Comparison

NetNewsWire vs feeeed

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Direct feed downloading
  • iCloud and third-party syncing
  • Customizable article themes
  • Reader view
  • Starred articles
  • Smart feeds
  • Home screen widgets
Currently charting
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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

About

feeeed

Build a personalized, ad-free news feed from any website or social media. Enjoy a customizable reader, offline access, and AI summaries. Stay informed on your own terms.

Highlights
  • Customizable ad-free news feed
  • Fast, focused reader mode
  • AI article summaries
  • Offline reading
  • Subscribe to websites, social media, and communities
  • Custom reminders and flashcards
  • Homescreen widgets
Features
Currently charting
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Stay informed without losing sanity. A feed curated by you, not the social-media mob. with feeeed, you can build your own ad-free news feed, on your own terms: • subscribe to any website and get the latest stories in your feed • view articles in a fast, focused, customizable reader mode • see local weather, flashbacks from your photo library or birthdays from your contacts • no ads or purchases • free ai summaries of articles • offline mode: download dozens of stories to read when you're offline • subscribe to communities from reddit, youtube channels, tiktok profiles, mastodon or threads accounts • add your own custom reminders, or flashcards • see your step count for the day, and your progress towards 10k steps. (powered by an optional integration with the Health) • browse a curated catalog of suggested news feeds for any topic • full dark mode, including auto-dark mode for any site • a built-in chatbot that can recommend feeds and channels for any topic • customize your app icon, tab bar, algorithm and more • see news on your homescreen with a customizable widget • create and share lists of feeds • groups feeds into folders and pin your favorite folders to the tab bar for one-tap access • a lot more! it's 100% private and on-device (no servers, no accounts, nothing leaves your device). don't worry — it's still as fast, smooth and addicting as your favorite Mark Zuckerberg app. it includes a built-in reader mode and reading list. it's fast! take back your news feed ~ scroll on your own terms :)

Screenshots

NetNewsWire4 screens
feeeed4 screens

Verdict

The call

NetNewsWire and feeeed are too close to call on the numbers: across 11 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for NetNewsWire against 4.8 for feeeed. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 882 and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of NetNewsWire's written reviews are positive against 91% of feeeed's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
NetNewsWire versus feeeed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetNewsWirefeeeed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (882 ratings)4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.7% of reviews91.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8821.5K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#145 — better#180
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB103 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperBrent SimmonsJames Parrott

Customer experience

NetNewsWire

All ratings882 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews321 reviews
Positive84.7%
Neutral7.5%
Negative7.8%

feeeed

All ratings1,473 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews456 reviews
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.6%

Bugs and requests

NetNewsWire

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

feeeed

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Issues with loading certain feeds or articles
  • Problems with the 'Read Later' feature
  • Inconsistencies in the 'Reader' mode

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to sort/filter feeds
  • Improve sync between devices
  • Add support for more content types (e.g. podcasts)
  • Provide more customization options (e.g. font size, layout)
  • Implement translation/localization features
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  • Add push notifications for new content

In-app purchases

None

NetNewsWire

No in-app purchases

None

feeeed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NetNewsWire free?
NetNewsWire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is feeeed free?
feeeed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NetNewsWire or feeeed?
feeeed is rated higher. NetNewsWire averages 4.7 out of 5 from 882 ratings, while feeeed averages 4.8 from 1.5K ratings.
Do NetNewsWire or feeeed have ads?
Neither NetNewsWire nor feeeed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NetNewsWire or feeeed?
NetNewsWire ships an update monthly, and feeeed monthly. Most recently, NetNewsWire was updated on September 23, 2026 and feeeed on September 23, 2026.
Which is more popular, NetNewsWire or feeeed?
NetNewsWire currently peaks at #145 in the App Store charts, and feeeed at #180. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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