Comparison

Elytra vs RssCube

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

Head to head
About

Elytra

A privacy-focused RSS reader for iOS and macOS that offers native article rendering, advanced search, and cross-device synchronization. It strips tracking scripts and provides customizable appearance options for a clean reading experience.

Highlights
  • Privacy-focused design
  • Native article and image rendering
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Search within articles
  • Customizable appearance
  • Mute filters
  • Widgets
Features
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Elytra is a private RSS reader for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Follow the news sites and blogs you choose, read them in a clean native reader with every tracker stripped out, and keep everything in sync across your devices. Elytra is a paid app: every new account starts with a 14-day free trial, after which you can subscribe or buy a one-time lifetime licence. WHY ELYTRA PRIVATE BY DESIGN: Your account is created automatically. There is no email, no password and no personal information. A random account ID and anonymous crash reports are the only data Elytra uses, and only to sync your feeds and keep the app stable. NO TRACKING: Elytra removes tracking scripts and tracking pixels from every article, so what you read stays between you and your device. NATIVE READER: Articles are rendered with native iOS text and image views, not a web view. That means Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, text selection across paragraphs, syntax-highlighted code blocks and fast scrolling on long articles. SYNC: Your feeds, folders, read state and bookmarks sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac through Elytra's own service. The Mac app is a separate download on the Mac App Store. PUSH NOTIFICATIONS: Get real-time alerts from blogs that support the WebSub protocol, and near real-time local notifications from the ones that do not. FULL-TEXT ARTICLES: When a feed only ships a summary, Elytra can fetch the full article for you. SEARCH: Search for a feed, then an article, then a phrase inside the article. Elytra was the first RSS reader to search within articles. MUTE FILTERS: Hide topics, spoilers and keywords you do not want in your timeline. OPML: Import your subscriptions from another reader, and export them at any time. OFFLINE BOOKMARKS: Bookmarked articles are stored on your device, so you can read them without a connection. FEED FORMATS: RSS, Atom and JSON Feed are all supported. IMAGE LOADING: Choose when images load to save mobile data, or load them on demand. APPEARANCE: Light and dark themes, a choice of serif and sans-serif fonts, and support for custom fonts installed on your device. LINKED HEADERS: When an author links section headers, Elytra lets you share a link straight to that section. WIDGETS: Four widgets bring your favourite feeds and latest updates to your Home Screen and Lock Screen. ——— Elytra uses its own sync service and cannot connect to Feedly, Inoreader, iCloud or other RSS syncing services. ——— Terms: https://elytra.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://elytra.app/privacy/

About

RssCube

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RssCube is a new immersive RSS reader. List of currently supported features. - feed addition - Two types of subscription list style switching - Content collection, archiving - Two color themes - Exporting articles picture - Export OPML Price: Subject to the display price Privacy: html http://rsscube.cscript.site/privacy.html http://rsscube.cscript.site/terms.html Terms and Conditions: http://rsscube.cscript.site/terms.html Contact Author: jiangdi0924@gmail.com

Screenshots

Elytra4 screens
RssCube4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: RssCube at 15.0 against Elytra's 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Elytra sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and RssCube sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elytra ships an update fortnightly, RssCube every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Elytra versus RssCube: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElytraRssCube
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNikhil Nigade笛 姜

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Elytra

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$10.491 Year
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  • Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$20.001 Year
One-time5
  • Free TrialFree
  • 1 Month Subscription$0.99
  • 3 Months Subscription$2.99
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  • 1 Year Subscription$12.99
  • Lifetime Subscription$54.99
1 purchases

RssCube

One-time1
  • Standard Edition$1.99

Questions

Is Elytra free?
Elytra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RssCube free?
RssCube is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Elytra or RssCube have ads?
Neither Elytra nor RssCube shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elytra or RssCube?
Elytra ships an update fortnightly, and RssCube every 11 days. Most recently, Elytra was updated on September 23, 2026 and RssCube on September 15, 2026.

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