Comparison

RSSolved vs Bulletins

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

Head to head
About

RSSolved

Manage your RSS and Atom feeds with this streamlined reader. Enjoy a clean interface, automatic feed length management, and easy article reading via an integrated browser. It prioritizes user privacy with no account creation or tracking.

Highlights
  • iOS 13 dark mode support
  • iPad master/detail split scene
  • Swipe to mark read/unread
  • Automatic feed length management
  • Integrated Safari browser widget
  • Auto-detect RSS/Atom feeds
  • Sort and rename feeds
  • App icon badge for unread count
Features
Currently charting
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Features: - iOS 13 dark mode fully supported for reading in bed next to your sleeping loved ones. - Supports iPads with a master/detail split scene. - Mark items read/unread with a swipe. - Automatically keeps the feed length to its natural length, but never deletes unread items. - Uses standard iOS Safari browser widget for full article. - Tries to auto-detect links to RSS/Atom feeds on websites. - If your beloved site can't be auto-detected, you can always enter the direct link to the feed. - Fetches website favicons for clarity. - Sort and rename your feeds. - Pull to refresh all or a single feed. - Number of unread items on app icon badge. Explicitly absent Features: - No accounts need to be created. - Doesn't try to suck you into a platform. - No user tracking/analysis whatsoever. Promise: We use this app ourselves on a daily basis. It will be kept up to date with latest iOS versions and device form factors for the foreseeable future.

About

Bulletins

Features
Currently charting
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Read your RSS feeds. On the iPad they are displayed in a magazine style format or a scrolling style format, the scrolling style format is available on the iPhone. Bulletins doesn't require any other 3rd party subscription, subscribe to feeds directly from the app and organize your feeds into folders.

Screenshots

RSSolved3 screens
Bulletins2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RSSolved at $0.99 against Bulletins's $2.99. RSSolved also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and chart position 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

RSSolved costs $0.99 and Bulletins $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RSSolved ships an update every 5 months, Bulletins every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RSSolved versus Bulletins: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRSSolvedBulletins
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#107 — better#146
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB7 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperBenjamin ErhartGuy Shaviv

In-app purchases

None

RSSolved

No in-app purchases

None

Bulletins

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RSSolved free?
RSSolved costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bulletins free?
Bulletins costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do RSSolved or Bulletins have ads?
Neither RSSolved nor Bulletins shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RSSolved or Bulletins?
RSSolved ships an update every 5 months, and Bulletins every 4 months. Most recently, RSSolved was updated on September 29, 2026 and Bulletins on October 14, 2026.
Which is more popular, RSSolved or Bulletins?
RSSolved currently peaks at #107 in the App Store charts, and Bulletins at #146. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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