Stream vs Reeder Classic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stream
Consolidate all your news feeds into a single, unified timeline. Offers a clean interface, easy import of existing lists, and support for open reading standards for a fresh user experience.
- Unified feed timeline
- Simple user interface
- Import existing lists
- Supports open reading standards
Read full descriptionHide full description
With Stream all your feeds appear as a unified timeline. With its simple user interface, ability to import existing lists, and support for open reading standards, Stream is a great choice if you're looking for a different experience.
Reeder Classic
This app combines an RSS reader and a read-later client, offering iCloud syncing for your news feeds and saved articles. It features a focus-enhancing reading mode, customizable widgets, and the ability to mark items as read while scrolling. Enjoy a clutter-free reading experience with its reader view.
- RSS feed reader
- Read later client
- iCloud syncing
- Bionic Reading mode
- Customizable widgets
- Mark as read on scroll
- Reader view
Read full descriptionHide full description
Keep control of your news reading with Reeder Classic, RSS reader and read later client in one app, now with support for iCloud syncing. FEEDS Sync all your feeds and articles with iCloud. Reeder Classic comes with a built-in RSS/Feeds service which will keep everything in sync on all your devices. Of course, this is optional. You can still just use one of the many third-party services supported by Reeder or just RSS (without sync). READ LATER This is Reeder's built-in read later service which stores all your data securely in iCloud. A sharing extension allows you to add links from outside of Reeder. BIONIC READING A higher dimension of reading. With Bionic Reading you read texts with more focus, awareness, and sustainability. Read more about Bionic Reading at bionic-reading.com. WIDGETS View most recent articles, configurable to only show items from feeds, folders, searches (for services that support searches) or tags (for read later services). MARK AS READ ON SCROLL With version 5, Reeder finally supports marking items as read while scrolling. Off by default, this can be enabled on a per-account basis. READER VIEW Enter Reader View (for feed items and read later links that support this) for a clutter-free reading experience directly in Reeder's article viewer. You can enable "Automatic Reader View" on a per-feed basis to always load items of a feed with Reader View. SUPPORTED THIRD-PARTY SERVICES Feedbin, Feedly, FeedHQ, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, Inoreader, BazQux Reader, FreshRSS, Instapaper and Pocket.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Stream at Free against Reeder Classic's $4.99. Stream also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (86% vs 61%). Reeder Classic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (820 vs 21). On ads, 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
Stream is free to download; Reeder Classic costs $4.99 up front. Stream sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Reeder Classic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stream holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reeder Classic has 820 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Stream's written reviews are positive against 61% of Reeder Classic's.
Stream ships an update every 3 months, Reeder Classic monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stream | Reeder Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (21 ratings) — better | 4.1 (820 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 60.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 820 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #16 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rob Fahrni | Silvio Rizzi |
Customer experience
Stream
Reeder Classic
Bugs and requests
Stream
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Reeder Classic
Reported bugs
4 issues- Articles not loading properly
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between articles
- Unreliable background sync
- Issues with Twitter integration
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to filter feeds by keywords
- Option to change app icon
- Support for more languages
- Tighter integration with Matter app
- Offline reading mode
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- Text-to-speech support
In-app purchases
Stream
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$1.99
- Large Tip$4.99
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- Enormous Tip$9.99
Reeder Classic
No in-app purchases







