GNews RSS vs FlowReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GNews RSS
A free and ad-free news reader that aggregates content from public RSS feeds. It allows users to stay updated with their favorite sources without any interruptions or costs.
- RSS feed aggregation
- Ad-free experience
- Completely free
- Supports public RSS feeds
- News reader functionality
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GNews RSS is a news reader based to the public and free RSS feeds v2.0. This app is totally free and without ads.
FlowReader
Stay updated with your favorite news and blogs through a powerful RSS feed reader. Easily add unlimited feeds, save articles, and customize the app's appearance. Enjoy a convenient daily news experience with features like an in-app browser and reader mode.
- Add unlimited RSS feeds
- Save articles to favorites
- In-app browser
- Safari reader mode support
- Share links on social media
- Local news storage
- Customizable appearance
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Add your personal news and blog feeds, and keep up to date with the new information. It is convenient daily news reader, which provides powerful news aggregation and curation features. FlowReader features: • Absolutely free • Add unlimited number of feeds • Add news & articles to favourites by swipe • Open links using the in-app browser • Supporting of Safari reader mode • Share links on social networks • Pull to refresh for updating the list of news • Store news locally on your device • Choose appearance of application
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GNews RSS at 5.0 against FlowReader's 4.0. GNews RSS also leads on update cadence (every 16 months vs every 57 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). FlowReader's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GNews RSS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
GNews RSS ships an update every 16 months, FlowReader every 57 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | GNews RSS | FlowReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months — better | Every 57 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alessandro Ornano | Sultan Irkaliyev |
Customer experience
GNews RSS
FlowReader
In-app purchases
GNews RSS
No in-app purchases
FlowReader
No in-app purchases
