NetNewsWire vs TinyTinyClient
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
TinyTinyClient
This app allows users to read and manage RSS feeds hosted on a tt-rss server. It offers features like browsing feeds by category, marking articles as read, and sharing content. Users can subscribe, unsubscribe, and manage labels for their feeds.
- Browse and manage RSS feeds
- Organize feeds by categories and labels
- Mark articles as read on scroll
- View and share articles
- Subscribe and unsubscribe from feeds
- View server information
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TinyTinyClient is an iOS app used to communicate with a tt-rss server. TinyTinyClient (also known as TTC) is used to read and manage RSS feeds that are hosted on a tt-rss server. You can use any server you'd like, as long as you have the credentials for it. Any feature suggestions or bug reports are welcome! # Features - Browse your feeds - Hide and show special feeds - Mark as read on scroll - View feeds in categories - Subscribe and unsubscribe from feeds (requires: >= API level 5) - View articles within the app - Share articles - Browse labels (requires: >= API level 1) - View server information - Publish articles - See labels that are applied to articles
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NetNewsWire at none against TinyTinyClient's 2. NetNewsWire also leads on ratings volume (882 vs 3) and chart position (#141 vs unranked). TinyTinyClient's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. TinyTinyClient sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. NetNewsWire asks for nothing beyond the download.
TinyTinyClient holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetNewsWire has 882 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NetNewsWire ships an update monthly, TinyTinyClient every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NetNewsWire | TinyTinyClient |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (882 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 882 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #141 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brent Simmons | Milo Gertjejansen |
Customer experience
NetNewsWire
TinyTinyClient
In-app purchases
NetNewsWire
No in-app purchases
TinyTinyClient
- Small Donation$0.99
- Medium Donation$4.99
