Boom Feed vs Flowist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boom Feed
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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!
Flowist
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Flowist is a fast, personal RSS reader for following news, blogs, and independent websites in one calm timeline. Add a site name or URL and Flowist discovers available RSS or Atom feeds—no account or algorithmic recommendations required. Read comfortably with a clean article view, inline images, adjustable typography, light, dark, and dim themes, and smooth full-screen navigation. Organize sources into folders, mark everything read, save favorites or Read Later, and search across your library. Key features: • RSS and Atom feed discovery by site name or URL • Clean full-article reader with inline images • Unread, Favorites, and Read Later views • Feed folders and health status • Search by title, summary, or article content • OPML import and export • iCloud sync for feeds, folders, and reading state • Offline Read Later snapshots • Adjustable typeface, text size, and spacing • Light, dark, and dim themes Flowist keeps you in control of what you read. Your sources stay yours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flowist at none against Boom Feed's 1. Flowist also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months). Boom Feed's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Boom Feed sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flowist asks for nothing beyond the download.
Boom Feed ships an update every 12 months, Flowist monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boom Feed | Flowist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Brandon Stecklein | MEHMET RECEP ESER |
In-app purchases
Boom Feed
- Boom Feed Premium$1.99
Flowist
No in-app purchases









