Readup vs Feed Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Readup
This app provides a free and open-source platform for reading online content. It fosters a community where users can engage with shared reading experiences. Users can access the official privacy policy and terms of use for transparency.
- Free and open-source
- Community engagement
- Online content reading
- Privacy policy available
- Terms of use accessible
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Readup is a free & open-source reading app. Join our community today! Please read our official Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://readup.org/privacy
Feed Viewer
This app aggregates news from your chosen RSS feeds and converts them into daily podcasts. It functions as a full-text reader, even when offline, and offers synchronization across multiple Apple devices and Windows.
- Full-text RSS reader
- Offline reading capability
- News podcasts from feeds
- Cross-device synchronization
- RSS feed search
- OPML import
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Feed Viewer is an RSS reader with a news widget for iPhone/iPad/Mac and a personal podcast news app. It is perfect for daily news delivery or as an offline reader for traveling. You’ll have a podcast compiled from your chosen sources, ready for you to listen to every day. Product features: • Full-text RSS reader, even offline • News podcasts from the content of your RSS feeds • iOS ↔ iPadOS ↔ macOS ↔ Windows synchronization • RSS feed search • OPML import Terms of use (EULA): https://www.feedviewer.app/termsofuse
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Readup at 92% against Feed Viewer's 0%. Readup also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Feed Viewer's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Feed Viewer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Readup asks for nothing beyond the download.
Readup holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Readup has 33 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Readup's written reviews are positive against 0% of Feed Viewer's.
Readup ships an update monthly, Feed Viewer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on August 3, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Readup | Feed Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (33 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shore Logic, LLC | Vaclav Dajbych |
Customer experience
Readup
Feed Viewer
In-app purchases
Readup
No in-app purchases
Feed Viewer
- Essential3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Basic3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Advanced$19.991 Month
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- Premium$24.991 Month
