NetNewsWire vs Newst
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NetNewsWire
This app aggregates articles from your favorite blogs and news sites, offering a faster and more organized way to consume content. It provides control over your news feed, eliminating the need to visit multiple websites or rely on social media algorithms. Enjoy a streamlined reading experience with customizable features and syncing capabilities.
- Direct feed downloading
- iCloud and third-party syncing
- Customizable article themes
- Reader view
- Starred articles
- Smart feeds
- Home screen widgets
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It’s like podcasts, but for reading. NetNewsWire is a free and open source RSS reader. It shows you articles from your favorite blogs and news sites and keeps track of what you’ve read. It’s fast, stable, and accessible. If you’ve been going from site to site in your browser looking for new articles to read — or counting on the unreliable algorithms of corporate social media — let NetNewsWire bring you the news you want. It’s easy and fun. And it puts you, not billionaires, in control of your news. Features: * Direct feed downloading * Syncing via iCloud, Feedbin, Feedly, BazQux, Inoreader, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, and FreshRSS * Multiple accounts * Custom article themes * Reader view * Share sheet * Starred articles * All Unread and Today smart feeds * Folders * Importing and exporting OPML feed lists * Background refreshing * Searching * Hiding read articles * Timeline customization * Keyboard shortcuts * Context menus * Home screen widgets for today, unread, and starred articles * Share extension
Newst
This app offers a personalized news reading experience, allowing users to follow specific topics, access local news, and perform custom searches in multiple languages. It features a reader mode for uninterrupted reading and home screen widgets for quick access to headlines. The free version includes ads and limits the number of news sources.
- Personalized news feed
- Follow specific topics
- Local news access
- Custom search functionality
- Reader mode for articles
- Home screen widgets
- Multi-language support
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Newst gives you a new way to read the news. Get the headlines, follow specific topics, get local news and make custom searches in several languages easily. The free version of Newst lets you add a maximum of 5 sources to your feed and it's ad-supported. Newst Pro removes ads and lets you add more than 5 sources to your feed! STORIES UI A series of stories with the latest news you care about. WIDGETS SUPPORT Get the latest news right on your Home Screen. FAST UPDATES Newst updates its sources every few minutes. AUTOMATIC READER MODE Open articles automatically in Reader Mode to read without interruptions. CHOOSE TOPICS Customize your feed to show topics that intrests you like science, sports and health. LOCAL NEWS Get the latest news in your city. CUSTOM SEARCH You can follow specific keywords that interests you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NetNewsWire at 84% against Newst's 0%. NetNewsWire also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Newst's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Newst sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NetNewsWire asks for nothing beyond the download.
NetNewsWire holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetNewsWire has 888 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of NetNewsWire's written reviews are positive against 0% of Newst's.
NetNewsWire ships an update monthly, Newst every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NetNewsWire | Newst |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (888 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 888 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #93 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Brent Simmons | Matan Mashraki |
Customer experience
NetNewsWire
Newst
In-app purchases
NetNewsWire
No in-app purchases
Newst
- Newst Pro$3.99
