NetNewsWire vs ArticleOne
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
ArticleOne
Receive a single, curated industry briefing each afternoon, free from endless feeds and algorithmic noise. Get the day's most important developments, clearly written and transparently sourced from industry experts. Access an archive of past briefings and enjoy an immersive reading experience.
- Single curated daily briefing
- Transparent sourcing with direct links
- Sectioned by topic
- Immersive reading interface
- Archive access
- Ad-free experience
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Stop doomscrolling. Start reading. Article One delivers a single, curated industry briefing to your phone every afternoon. No endless feed. No algorithmic noise. Just the day's most important developments, written in clear prose and sourced transparently from the people who matter most in your industry. Every claim is attributed. Tap any passage to see exactly which account on X contributed that insight — their handle, their tweet, their take. Jump straight to the original post or profile. Article One doesn't hide where the information comes from. It puts the source front and center. Built for professionals, not scrollers. One digest per day. Sectioned by topic. Designed to be read in a few minutes over your afternoon coffee. If you missed a day, the archive has you covered. A reading experience, not a news app. Dark, immersive interface. Serif typography. Beautiful photography. No banner ads, no pop-ups, no clutter. Just your briefing. Free to start. Read 3 full digests per month at no cost. Subscribe for $1.99/month for unlimited daily reads and full archive access. Terms of Use: https://ethanjamesfox.com/articleone/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NetNewsWire at none against ArticleOne's 1. NetNewsWire also leads on ratings volume (890 vs 1) and chart position (#106 vs unranked). ArticleOne's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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. ArticleOne sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. NetNewsWire asks for nothing beyond the download.
ArticleOne holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetNewsWire has 890 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NetNewsWire ships an update monthly, ArticleOne every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NetNewsWire | ArticleOne |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (890 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 890 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #106 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Brent Simmons | Ethan Fox |
Customer experience
NetNewsWire
ArticleOne
In-app purchases
NetNewsWire
No in-app purchases
ArticleOne
- Article One Unlimited$1.991 Month
