Comparison

Harbor vs NewsNinja

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

Head to head
About

Harbor

This app aggregates content from various sources into a unified timeline. It allows users to customize their reading experience with a unique feed rating system and discover new content through a curated directory. An optional subscription unlocks advanced features for power users.

Highlights
  • Unified timeline aggregation
  • Customizable feed rating system
  • Curated feed directory
  • Add feeds by URL
  • Ad-free and algorithm-free experience
  • Optional premium subscription
Features
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Harbor is the modern feed reader you didn’t know you needed. Follow the people, blogs, and feeds you care about, with no ads and no algorithms. It’s a feed reader you can browse casually, with the ability to aggregate from hundreds of sources without feeling too overwhelming. Harbor keeps its unified timeline manageable with a unique feed rating system. When you subscribe to a feed, you can tell Harbor you’re a “casual reader” or a “completionist” for that feed. Harbor then tries to ensure that you won’t miss a post from that blog you love that only posts once a month, while still allowing you to subscribe to feeds that post dozens of times per day. New to RSS, or newly returning to RSS? Harbor’s built-in and finely curated feed directory is the best way to find new blogs, newsletters, and websites to follow. Of course, you can always add new websites and blogs by their URL. Harbor Premium is an optional paid subscription for power users who subscribe to more than five feeds. Terms of Use: https://harbor.page/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://harbor.page/privacy-policy/

About

NewsNinja

Consolidate your favorite RSS feeds, YouTube channels, and Reddit subreddits into a single, personalized news stream. Enjoy AI-powered summaries, distraction-free reading, and intelligent grouping of articles to save time and stay informed.

Highlights
  • Unified RSS, Reddit, and YouTube feeds
  • AI-powered summaries and translations
  • Distraction-free reader mode
  • Intelligent article grouping
  • Fact-checking capabilities
  • Mute unwanted topics
  • Organize feeds by categories
Features
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Your news, podcasts, videos, and social feeds. One app, your way. NewsNinja brings RSS feeds, YouTube channels, Reddit, podcasts, X (Twitter), Mastodon, Bluesky, Substack, Medium, and Hacker News together in a personalized news reader. Catch up on the stories you care about, listen to your favorite shows, and save time with AI summaries. No ads. No account required. Just the sources you choose, with the freedom to make your feed your own. YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE Make Today your personal dashboard, with the latest news, videos, podcasts, and social posts alongside your calendar events, due and overdue reminders, weather forecasts, and crypto prices. Track your favorite coins with two years of price history. Choose your sections, change their order, and pick the layouts that work for you. ALL YOUR SOURCES, TOGETHER Follow websites and blogs through RSS, watch YouTube channels, browse subreddits, and keep up with Hacker News. Follow accounts on X, Mastodon, and Bluesky without signing in to those networks. Read their posts alongside your other feeds, without needing to post or participate. PODCASTS, WITH MORE WAYS TO CATCH UP Listen to episodes with a built-in player that stays within reach as you browse. Download podcasts for offline listening, generate transcripts, search within an episode, or read along without audio. Get the main points with AI summaries. LESS TIME CATCHING UP Summarize articles, YouTube videos, podcasts, and Reddit discussions with AI. Choose from three summary styles to suit how much detail you want. Translate articles and news into your preferred language. FACT CHECKING & LEARN MORE Explore the claims behind a headline with AI-assisted fact checking for articles, YouTube videos, and Reddit threads. Use Learn More to explore a topic further and add context to what you're reading. READ WITHOUT THE CLUTTER Reader Mode removes distracting page elements for a clean reading experience. Adjust fonts, text size, reader styles, and themes to make long articles comfortable to read. ONE STORY, FEWER REPEATS Intelligent grouping brings articles about the same story together, helping you spot overlapping coverage and avoid reading the same news repeatedly. Choose between grouping algorithms to suit your feeds. FOLLOW THE CONVERSATION Browse Reddit links, images, and videos, read full comment threads, and catch up on Hacker News discussions. Summarize lengthy Reddit conversations to get the key points faster. A FEED THAT FEELS LIKE YOURS Organize sources into categories, customize your sidebar, and choose from card and list layouts. Mute unwanted topics with keyword filters and star articles to read later. DAILY BRIEFING & NEWS OVERVIEW Get a personalized daily briefing that brings together your calendar events, weather, financial updates, reminders, and news in one concise summary. Catch up on the stories across your feeds with News Overview, so you can see the bigger picture without opening every article. DISCOVER SOMETHING WORTH FOLLOWING Search for RSS feeds, subreddits, podcasts, YouTube channels, and Substack publications in one place. Explore curated feeds by topic and country, or import your existing subscriptions with OPML. Guided setup helps you get started with your feeds and integrations. STAY IN THE LOOP Get notifications about noteworthy stories, so you can catch up even when you're away from your feed. AT HOME ON YOUR APPLE DEVICES Read on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with iCloud sync to keep your experience connected across devices. Privacy policy: https://ainews.ninja/privacypolicy Terms and conditions: https://ainews.ninja/terms

Screenshots

Harbor4 screens
NewsNinja4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NewsNinja at 4.7 against Harbor's 4.1. NewsNinja also leads on ratings volume (44 vs 9). Harbor's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and review sentiment (60% vs 50%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Harbor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and NewsNinja sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.79 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NewsNinja holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 44 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Harbor's written reviews are positive against 50% of NewsNinja's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Harbor ships an update daily, NewsNinja every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Harbor versus NewsNinja: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarborNewsNinja
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (9 ratings)4.7 (44 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings944 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB133 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPixel Foundry, LLCTimelabs Ltd

Customer experience

Harbor

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

NewsNinja

All ratings44 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Harbor

Subscriptions2
  • Harbor Premium Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Harbor Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
4 purchases

NewsNinja

Subscriptions3
  • AI Summary - Weekly$0.797 Days
  • NewsNinja+7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • NewsNinja+7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • NewsNinja+$24.99

Questions

Is Harbor free?
Harbor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NewsNinja free?
NewsNinja is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Harbor or NewsNinja?
NewsNinja is rated higher. Harbor averages 4.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while NewsNinja averages 4.7 from 44 ratings.
Do Harbor or NewsNinja have ads?
Neither Harbor nor NewsNinja shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Harbor or NewsNinja?
Harbor ships an update daily, and NewsNinja every 2 weeks. Most recently, Harbor was updated on October 16, 2026 and NewsNinja on October 18, 2026.

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