Comparison

RSSReader vs Corvus RSS Reader for Safari

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

Head to head
About

RSSReader

Curate your personal news stream by adding any RSS feeds you desire. Stay informed with a customized list of updates tailored to your interests.

Highlights
  • Customizable RSS feed list
  • Add any feed
  • Stay informed
  • Personalized updates
Features
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Create your own customized RSS feed list to keep yourself updated. Add any feeds you want anytime, and keep informed.

About

Corvus RSS Reader for Safari

A privacy-focused RSS and Atom feed reader for Apple devices. Subscribe to websites, YouTube channels, and blogs, and organize content with folders, tags, and smart filters. Offers multiple view modes and extensive customization for a distraction-free reading experience.

Highlights
  • RSS & Atom feed subscription
  • YouTube channel subscriptions
  • Folder and nested sub-folder organization
  • Multiple view modes (Magazine, list, card, etc.)
  • Article saving (Star, Pin, Read Later)
  • Full-text search
  • Customizable themes and layouts
  • OPML import/export
Features
Currently charting
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Corvus RSS Reader is a privacy-first RSS and Atom feed reader built natively for Safari on macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. Subscribe to your favorite websites, YouTube channels, and blogs, and read everything in one clean, distraction-free interface. FEATURES - RSS & Atom Feeds, Subscribe to any website that publishes a feed. Corvus auto-discovers feeds on the page you're visiting. - Discover Feeds, Browse a curated directory of 450+ feeds across 34 categories. Find popular feeds from 47 countries, or explore the full international catalog. - YouTube Channels, Subscribe to any YouTube channel directly from its page. Handles and custom URLs are resolved automatically. - Folder Organization, Group feeds into folders and nested sub-folders. Keep Tech, News, YouTube, and Design neatly separated. - 5 View Modes, Magazine, list, card, expanded, and full-view layouts. Choose the reading experience that works best for you. - Star, Pin & Read Later, Save articles for later, star your favorites, and pin important items. Built-in smart feeds for quick access. - Keyboard Shortcuts, Navigate, star, refresh, and manage articles entirely from the keyboard. J/K to browse, S to star, V to open, and more. - Full-Text Search, Search across all your articles by title, content, or author. Find anything instantly, even in thousands of articles. - Themes & Customization, Light, dark, and auto themes. Customizable accent colors, font sizes, density settings, and newspaper-style column layouts. - Tags & Smart Filters, Organize articles with custom tags and create smart filters that automatically group content by your rules. - OPML Import & Export, Bring your subscriptions from any other reader, or export them at any time. Your data is always portable. - Feed Health Dashboard, Monitor the health of your subscriptions. See which feeds are active, broken, or slow to update. - 33 Languages, Fully localized in English, Spanish (Spain and Mexico), French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. PRIVACY FIRST No account required. No sign-ups, no cloud sync, no tracking. Your feeds and articles live entirely on your device. Corvus RSS Reader collects zero data. BUILT FOR SAFARI Corvus RSS Reader is not a Chrome extension ported to Safari. It is built specifically for Safari with native performance, no background processes, and zero data collection. Works on Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

Screenshots

RSSReader4 screens
Corvus RSS Reader for Safari4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RSSReader at Free against Corvus RSS Reader for Safari's $0.99. RSSReader also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). Corvus RSS Reader for Safari's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

RSSReader is free to download; Corvus RSS Reader for Safari costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Corvus RSS Reader for Safari holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RSSReader ships an update every 3 months, Corvus RSS Reader for Safari every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
RSSReader versus Corvus RSS Reader for Safari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRSSReaderCorvus RSS Reader for Safari
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating1.0 (4 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#117 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKChiangAlejandro Estol

Customer experience

RSSReader

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Corvus RSS Reader for Safari

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

RSSReader

No in-app purchases

None

Corvus RSS Reader for Safari

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RSSReader free?
RSSReader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Corvus RSS Reader for Safari free?
Corvus RSS Reader for Safari costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RSSReader or Corvus RSS Reader for Safari?
Corvus RSS Reader for Safari is rated higher. RSSReader averages 1.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Corvus RSS Reader for Safari averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RSSReader or Corvus RSS Reader for Safari have ads?
Neither RSSReader nor Corvus RSS Reader for Safari shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RSSReader or Corvus RSS Reader for Safari?
RSSReader ships an update every 3 months, and Corvus RSS Reader for Safari every 5 days. Most recently, RSSReader was updated on October 16, 2026 and Corvus RSS Reader for Safari on October 11, 2026.

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