FlowReader vs News
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
News
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News-Crawler is a "source first" News-App / Feedreader / RSS-Reader / Aggregator. Features: - Shows only articles from sources you selected. - Enter your favorite Websites or RSS-Feeds. - Use keywords to completely block articles on certain topics or search for specific content. - Block sub, premium and plus articles. - Block articles, which have already been shown. - Bookmark articles to read them later. - Save articles as PDF. - Create your own news feed and determine the order of your sources. - Customize the design and font with your own colors. - Import/Export your data. - Very low battery consumption. - No Background activity. - No account obligation. - No ads. - Does not sell your data in any way. Made with Love in Germany. Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlowReader at none against News's 2. News's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 57 months). 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. News sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. FlowReader asks for nothing beyond the download.
FlowReader ships an update every 57 months, News every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlowReader | News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 57 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sultan Irkaliyev | Julian Bassner |
In-app purchases
FlowReader
No in-app purchases
News
- 1 Month Access$0.991 Month
- Premium$0.991 Year
