Comparison

Feedbin vs Reeder Classic

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

Head to head
About

Feedbin

Stay updated with your favorite content from RSS feeds, YouTube channels, and email newsletters all in one place. Organize and manage your subscriptions to follow your passions without missing a beat.

Highlights
  • RSS feed reader
  • YouTube channel following
  • Email newsletter aggregation
  • Subscription management
  • Content organization
Features
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Follow your passions with RSS, YouTube, and email newsletters. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

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.

Highlights
  • RSS feed reader
  • Read later client
  • iCloud syncing
  • Bionic Reading mode
  • Customizable widgets
  • Mark as read on scroll
  • Reader view
Currently charting
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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

Feedbin4 screens
Reeder Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Feedbin at Free against Reeder Classic's $4.99. Reeder Classic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (61% vs 46%). On rating, update cadence, ads and device support 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

Feedbin is free to download; Reeder Classic costs $4.99 up front. Feedbin sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Reeder Classic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Feedbin against 4.1 for Reeder Classic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reeder Classic has 820 ratings behind it against 78, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of Feedbin's written reviews are positive against 61% of Reeder Classic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Feedbin ships an update every 6 weeks, Reeder Classic monthly. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Feedbin versus Reeder Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFeedbinReeder Classic
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.2 (78 ratings) — better4.1 (820 ratings)
Positive reviews45.9% of reviews61.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings78820 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#4 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB27 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFeedbin, Inc.Silvio Rizzi

Customer experience

Feedbin

All ratings78 ratings
Positive78.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative17.9%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive45.9%
Neutral10.8%
Negative43.2%

Reeder Classic

All ratings820 ratings
Positive75.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative18.4%
Written reviews525 reviews
Positive61.0%
Neutral11.8%
Negative27.2%

Bugs and requests

Feedbin

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
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  • Text-to-speech support

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Feedbin

Subscriptions2
  • Feedbin Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Feedbin Yearly$59.991 Year
None

Reeder Classic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Feedbin free?
Feedbin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reeder Classic free?
Reeder Classic costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Feedbin or Reeder Classic?
Feedbin is rated higher. Feedbin averages 4.2 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while Reeder Classic averages 4.1 from 820 ratings.
Do Feedbin or Reeder Classic have ads?
Neither Feedbin nor Reeder Classic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Feedbin or Reeder Classic?
Feedbin ships an update every 6 weeks, and Reeder Classic monthly. Most recently, Feedbin was updated on October 17, 2026 and Reeder Classic on October 17, 2026.

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