Comparison

Boom Feed vs Elytra

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Boom Feed

Features
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Boom Feed is a free RSS, Podcast, news reader and aggregation app. Just tell the app what topics you want to follow, and it will always keep you up to date on the latest headlines! It's just a good old fashioned news reader with a clean and easy to use interface. No useless bells and whistles that ruin usability. Try it today, and leave feedback on things you would like to see improved!

About

Elytra

A privacy-focused RSS reader for iOS and macOS that offers native article rendering, advanced search, and cross-device synchronization. It strips tracking scripts and provides customizable appearance options for a clean reading experience.

Highlights
  • Privacy-focused design
  • Native article and image rendering
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Search within articles
  • Customizable appearance
  • Mute filters
  • Widgets
Features
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Elytra is a private RSS reader for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Follow the news sites and blogs you choose, read them in a clean native reader with every tracker stripped out, and keep everything in sync across your devices. Elytra is a paid app: every new account starts with a 14-day free trial, after which you can subscribe or buy a one-time lifetime licence. WHY ELYTRA PRIVATE BY DESIGN: Your account is created automatically. There is no email, no password and no personal information. A random account ID and anonymous crash reports are the only data Elytra uses, and only to sync your feeds and keep the app stable. NO TRACKING: Elytra removes tracking scripts and tracking pixels from every article, so what you read stays between you and your device. NATIVE READER: Articles are rendered with native iOS text and image views, not a web view. That means Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, text selection across paragraphs, syntax-highlighted code blocks and fast scrolling on long articles. SYNC: Your feeds, folders, read state and bookmarks sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac through Elytra's own service. The Mac app is a separate download on the Mac App Store. PUSH NOTIFICATIONS: Get real-time alerts from blogs that support the WebSub protocol, and near real-time local notifications from the ones that do not. FULL-TEXT ARTICLES: When a feed only ships a summary, Elytra can fetch the full article for you. SEARCH: Search for a feed, then an article, then a phrase inside the article. Elytra was the first RSS reader to search within articles. MUTE FILTERS: Hide topics, spoilers and keywords you do not want in your timeline. OPML: Import your subscriptions from another reader, and export them at any time. OFFLINE BOOKMARKS: Bookmarked articles are stored on your device, so you can read them without a connection. FEED FORMATS: RSS, Atom and JSON Feed are all supported. IMAGE LOADING: Choose when images load to save mobile data, or load them on demand. APPEARANCE: Light and dark themes, a choice of serif and sans-serif fonts, and support for custom fonts installed on your device. LINKED HEADERS: When an author links section headers, Elytra lets you share a link straight to that section. WIDGETS: Four widgets bring your favourite feeds and latest updates to your Home Screen and Lock Screen. ——— Elytra uses its own sync service and cannot connect to Feedly, Inoreader, iCloud or other RSS syncing services. ——— Terms: https://elytra.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://elytra.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Boom Feed3 screens
Elytra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Elytra at none against Boom Feed's shown. Elytra also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months). Boom Feed's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Boom Feed sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Elytra sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boom Feed ships an update every 12 months, Elytra every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Boom Feed versus Elytra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoom FeedElytra
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.7 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB56 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBrandon SteckleinNikhil Nigade

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Boom Feed

One-time1
  • Boom Feed Premium$1.99
9 purchases

Elytra

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$10.491 Year
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  • Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$20.001 Year
One-time5
  • Free TrialFree
  • 1 Month Subscription$0.99
  • 3 Months Subscription$2.99
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  • 1 Year Subscription$12.99
  • Lifetime Subscription$54.99

Questions

Is Boom Feed free?
Boom Feed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Elytra free?
Elytra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Boom Feed or Elytra have ads?
Boom Feed shows ads; Elytra does not.
Which is updated more often, Boom Feed or Elytra?
Boom Feed ships an update every 12 months, and Elytra every 3 weeks. Most recently, Boom Feed was updated on October 4, 2026 and Elytra on October 16, 2026.

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