Newsroom vs RSS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Newsroom
Access a curated selection of news from BERNAMA, covering national, business, infographics, and international topics. Available in Bahasa Malaysia, English, and Mandarin.
- Nation news
- Business news
- Infographics
- Foreign news
- Multilingual support (BM, English, Mandarin)
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Welcome to our Newsroom mobile app, a one-stop centre of news generated by BERNAMA. Always the trusted name. We bring you the selected news - Nation, Biz, Infographics, and Foreign News. Available in Bahasa Malaysia, English and Mandarin. Copyright © Bernama.
RSS
Consolidate your favorite websites into a single, streamlined feed reader. Enjoy fast navigation, automatic feed detection, and offline translation for articles. Keep your reading organized with folders and sync your progress across devices.
- Automatic feed detection
- Organize feeds with folders
- Fast article navigation
- Background refresh & push notifications
- Bookmark articles
- iCloud sync across devices
- Offline auto-translation
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RSS - Article Reader is a clean, fast feed reader that brings all your favorite websites together in one place. Designed to feel right at home on your iPhone. A clean interface, smooth performance, and a reading experience built for speed. • Wide Format Support Supports every version of RSS, Atom, and JSON Feed. Just paste a website URL and feeds are detected automatically. • Organize with Folders Group your feeds into folders to keep your subscriptions tidy and easy to navigate. • Read Through Articles Fast Navigate between articles and mark as read with a single tap. Every button is placed for effortless reading flow. • Never Miss an Update Background refresh and push notifications keep you informed when your favorite sites publish new content. • Bookmark Articles Save articles to read later and revisit them anytime. • Sync Across Devices iCloud keeps your subscriptions, read status, and bookmarks in sync. Switch phones without missing a beat. • Easy Migration Switch from another reader with OPML import and export. • Auto-translate foreign articles Translate articles with one tap from the detail view. The feature is powered by Apple's translation engine and works offline too.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RSS at 50% against Newsroom's 0%. Newsroom's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Newsroom ships an update fortnightly, RSS every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Newsroom | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bernama Malaysia | Climb App |
Customer experience
Newsroom
RSS
In-app purchases
Newsroom
No in-app purchases
RSS
No in-app purchases
