News Tracker vs Feedwire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
News Tracker
This app allows you to easily follow multiple websites and blogs by organizing them into topics. Quickly access your favorite sites with a single tap. On iPad, experience split-screen browsing to view up to three websites simultaneously.
- Organize websites by topic
- Quick access to favorite sites
- Split-screen browsing on iPad
- Follow blogs and news sites
- Bookmark management
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Easily follow multiple websites and blogs with the "News Tracker" bookmarking app. USAGE: 1. Add topics. 2. Add websites to topics. 3. Enjoy :) Now you can quickly open your favorite sites by just simply tapping on the topic names! SPLIT BROWSING ON IPAD: On iPad, you can browse simultaneously up to 3 websites side by side on a single screen!
Feedwire
This app lets you curate your online content by combining RSS feeds and websites into personalized collections. Use smart queries to tailor feeds to your interests and organize them by category or source for real-time updates.
- Combine RSS feeds and websites
- Create custom collections
- Use smart queries for personalization
- Organize feeds by category/source
- Real-time updates
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Feedwire empowers you to personalize your online experience by combining rss feeds and websites into custom collections. Use smart queries to create collections tailored to your interests, and customize your feed bar by category or source to receive real-time updates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Feedwire at every 2 weeks against News Tracker's every 5 months. Feedwire also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). News Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (11.3 vs 17.2). On price, ratings volume, 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. News Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Feedwire sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Feedwire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
News Tracker ships an update every 5 months, Feedwire every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | News Tracker | Feedwire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.3 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | +17 | 17+ |
| Developer | Andrei Sadovnicov | Randy George Stacel |
Customer experience
News Tracker
Feedwire
In-app purchases
News Tracker
- Premium version without ads$1.99
Feedwire
- Feedwire Pro7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Feedwire Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Feedwire Pro Lifetime Access$19.99
