Comparison

FlowReader vs FeedDeck

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

FeedDeck

Features
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FeedDeck is an open source RSS and social media feed reader, inspired by TweetDeck. FeedDeck allows you to follow your favorite feeds in one place on all platforms. FeedDeck is written in Flutter and uses Supabase and Deno as it's backend. - Available for mobile and desktop: FeedDeck provides the same experience for mobile and desktop with nearly 100% code sharing. - RSS and Social Media Feeds: Follow your favorite RSS and social media feeds. - News: Get the latest news from your favorite RSS feeds and Google News. - Social Media: Follow your friends and favorite topics on Medium, Reddit and Tumblr. - GitHub: Get your GitHub notifications and follow your repository activities. - Podcasts: Follow and listen to your favorite podcasts, via the built-in podcast player. - YouTube: Follow and view your favorite YouTube channels. Terms & Conditions: https://feeddeck.app/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://feeddeck.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

FlowReader4 screens
FeedDeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlowReader at none against FeedDeck's 1. FeedDeck's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 57 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price 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. FeedDeck sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $8.99 per month. FlowReader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlowReader ships an update every 57 months, FeedDeck every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FlowReader versus FeedDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowReaderFeedDeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 57 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSultan IrkaliyevRico Berger

In-app purchases

None

FlowReader

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

FeedDeck

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly$8.991 Month

Questions

Is FlowReader free?
FlowReader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FeedDeck free?
FeedDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FlowReader or FeedDeck have ads?
Neither FlowReader nor FeedDeck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlowReader or FeedDeck?
FlowReader ships an update every 57 months, and FeedDeck every 5 weeks. Most recently, FlowReader was updated on September 21, 2026 and FeedDeck on September 15, 2026.

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