FlowReader vs RSS Reader & Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlowReader
Stay updated with your favorite news and blogs through a powerful RSS feed reader. Easily add unlimited feeds, save articles, and customize the app's appearance. Enjoy a convenient daily news experience with features like an in-app browser and reader mode.
- Add unlimited RSS feeds
- Save articles to favorites
- In-app browser
- Safari reader mode support
- Share links on social media
- Local news storage
- Customizable appearance
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Add your personal news and blog feeds, and keep up to date with the new information. It is convenient daily news reader, which provides powerful news aggregation and curation features. FlowReader features: • Absolutely free • Add unlimited number of feeds • Add news & articles to favourites by swipe • Open links using the in-app browser • Supporting of Safari reader mode • Share links on social networks • Pull to refresh for updating the list of news • Store news locally on your device • Choose appearance of application
RSS Reader & Widget
Display your favorite news feeds directly on your home screen with a customizable widget. Easily add RSS feeds within the app for quick access to updates. Designed for simplicity and convenience.
- Add RSS Feeds in App
- iOS14 Widget Support
- Customizable Widget
- Simple and Easy to Use
- Direct Home Screen Access
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SImple RSS Reader & Widget Have all your important news directly on your home screen! This app is just a customizable, simple widget that displays RSS feeds on your home screen. Features: - Add RSS Feeds in APP - iOS14 Widget - Easy to use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RSS Reader & Widget at 5.0 against FlowReader's 4.0. RSS Reader & Widget also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 57 months). FlowReader's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
RSS Reader & Widget holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
FlowReader ships an update every 57 months, RSS Reader & Widget monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlowReader | RSS Reader & Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 57 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sultan Irkaliyev | KSY Studio |
Customer experience
FlowReader
RSS Reader & Widget
In-app purchases
FlowReader
No in-app purchases
RSS Reader & Widget
No in-app purchases
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