Comparison

Meow vs Ego Reader

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

Head to head
About

Meow

Customize your device's home screen with a variety of elegant and practical widgets. Choose from over 300 styles to display quotes, notes, tasks, photos, step counts, clocks, and more. Enhance your productivity and personalize your device's look.

Highlights
  • 300+ widget styles
  • Quote widget
  • Time note/countdown widget
  • Task list widget
  • Photo widget with frames
  • Today steps widget
  • Clock widget
  • Quick phrase keyboard extension
Features
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"Meow" is a lightweight, elegant and practical tool set of widget. It is only 10+ Mb in size, but it can be matched with more than 300 styles of small components. Of course, the large number is not the point. The point is no matter how to match it. , The results are all elegant and beautiful, and you can easily get the widgets you like. In the current version, "Meow" provides 9 widgets, which are composed of 8 desktop widgets and 1 keyboard extension. These functions are "Quote", "Time Note", "Launch" and "Task List", "Photo", "Today Steps", "Clock", "Calendar" and "Quick Phrase", these small tools are not limited to good-looking, most of them are also very useful. Even if they are separated from the desktop widgets, they have relatively complete functions in the app. Function Quick View - Quote: Display a paragraph of text input on the widget, which can be used for self-excitation, motto, simple reminders, etc.; you can also choose your favorite style for different content texts. -Time Note: Almost all-round countdown day tool, supports countdown days, cumulative days, percentage progress display, cycle cycles, multi-color themes, etc. - Quick Phrase: Expand the shortcut phrases on the keyboard. The simple design fits the original interface. You can enter frequently used phrases into the app. When you need to use it, you only need to long press to switch the keyboard and quickly click to use it. - Launch: Support custom URL Schemes launch tool, built-in dozens of unified styles and beautifully designed icons, which are efficient and beautiful. - Task List: A concise tool that can be used alone in the app, suitable for recording some simple to-do items. - Photo: Add your favorite photos, and select the frame style to present on the desktop; some styles provide the function of displaying the date, making this not a simple display of photos. - Today Steps: A widget showing the daily steps, you can set your own goals, and you can also generate a static map. - Clock: The design concept is mainly decoration, provides a number of interesting clock styles, and is continuously updated. Privacy Meow optionally integrates with Apple’s HealthKit API. This data is used to display your step on today steps widget. Subscription - Become Meow Pro to unlock all Meow features. - Subscription membership costs $1.49 per year, with a 7-day free trial. Payment will be made directly through your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. After the purchase or trial, the renewal will be carried out automatically, and the Apple iTunes account will be deducted within 24 hours before the expiration. After the deduction is successful, the subscription cycle will be extended by 1 subscription cycle. You can modify the automatic subscription settings in the system account settings. If you need to cancel the renewal, please do so at least 24 hours before the current billing period. Privacy Policy: https://shimo.im/docs/904wG0xy2jErhOf8/ Terms of Use: https://shimo.im/docs/G2luo02rR7Y9COXx/

About

Ego Reader

This app provides a streamlined way to manage and read RSS feeds. It supports various feed formats, organizes subscriptions by category, and offers features like background refresh, dark mode, and content sharing.

Highlights
  • Supports RSS1.0, RSS2.0, Atom feeds
  • Organizes subscriptions by category
  • Unread list with mixed posts
  • Background refresh and notifications
  • Dark mode and font customization
  • Load full content and share posts
Features
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Official Site: egorss.com Ego Reader is a simple, elegant RSS reader. it: - supports RSS1.0, RSS2.0, Atom... - supports an unread list that has all your unread posts mixed together - supports manage your subscriptions through categories - supports multi-operation of subscriptions by long-press a subscription - supports OPML import (export is on the way) - supports load full content of posts. - supports backup subscriptions. - supports background refresh and notifications. - fetches avatar of every subscription source whenever possible - extracts cover from every article (if the article has images inside) - has a lot of preference settings - supports change font size and line-height of posts - supports share posts - supports add posts to collection. - supports code highlight in posts - supports dark mode - supports read origin - .... If you have any questions, you can - email us: pxmagestudio@gmail.com - user guide: https://www.yuque.com/pocv40/alcg2a/ap92w4 - other docs: https://www.yuque.com/pocv40/alcg2a

Screenshots

Meow4 screens
Ego Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Meow at 3.8 against Ego Reader's 3.0. Meow also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 57%). Ego Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Meow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per year and Ego Reader sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Meow holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Meow's written reviews are positive against 57% of Ego Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meow ships an update every 5 weeks, Ego Reader monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Meow versus Ego Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeowEgo Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (12 ratings) — better3.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB14 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer鑫 吴华健 黄

Customer experience

Meow

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative4.2%

Ego Reader

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Meow

Subscriptions1
  • Meow Pro - Year7 Days trial$1.491 Year
One-time1
  • Meow Pro$2.99
3 purchases

Ego Reader

One-time3
  • One Month Ego Pro Membership$1.99
  • One Year Ego Pro Membership$12.99
  • Life Time Ego Pro Membership$17.99

Questions

Is Meow free?
Meow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ego Reader free?
Ego Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Meow or Ego Reader?
Meow is rated higher. Meow averages 3.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Ego Reader averages 3.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Meow or Ego Reader have ads?
Neither Meow nor Ego Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meow or Ego Reader?
Meow ships an update every 5 weeks, and Ego Reader monthly. Most recently, Meow was updated on September 23, 2026 and Ego Reader on September 14, 2026.

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