Simple RSS Reader vs Twine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple RSS Reader
Manage your news feeds with an intuitive interface. Organize articles into categories, customize your views, and access over 100 suggested feeds. Enjoy a clean reading experience with an optional ad-free subscription.
- Create, edit, and delete RSS categories
- Add, edit, and delete RSS feeds
- Intuitive user interface
- Refreshable RSS categories
- Card and tile view options
- Over 100 suggested RSS feeds
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Simple RSS Reader has the following features: 1) Create, Edit and Delete RSS Categories. 2) Add, Edit and Delete RSS Feeds. 3) Intuitive UI. 4) Refreshable RSS Categories. 5) Re-order RSS Categories. 6) Expand & Collapse RSS Categories. 7) Card and Tile Views. 8) Over 100 Suggested RSS Feeds. 9) Best of all it's ALL FREE!! 10) Comes with a yearly subscription to remove all ads! We hope you enjoy it! Privacy Policy: https://www.privacypolicies.com/privacy/view/f305e8c16cd604145072daa15c9b408f Terms of Use: https://www.privacypolicies.com/terms/view/73ecc2b1aba4752a1caee940de0f2977
Twine
This app lets you read your RSS feeds without algorithmic interference, offering a clean interface and customizable reading experience. Manage your feeds, bookmark articles, and enjoy background syncing with dynamic theming and light/dark modes.
- Support for RDF, RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds
- Comprehensive feed management (add, edit, remove, pin, group)
- Customizable reader view with adjustable typography
- Bookmark articles for later reading
- Background feed synchronization
- OPML import/export for feed management
- Light/Dark mode and dynamic theming
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Twine offers a simple and beautiful user experience to browse your RSS feeds without any algorithm and puts you in control Features: - Supports multiple feed formats. RDF, RSS, Atom and JSON feeds - Feed management: Add, Edit, Remove & Pin feeds, Feed grouping - Access to pinned feeds/groups from bottom bar in the home screen - Smart fetching: Twine looks for feeds when given any website homepage - Customizable reader view: Adjust typography and sizes, view articles without any distractions or fetch full article or reader article in the browser. - Bookmark posts to read later - Search posts - Background sync - Import and exports your feeds with OPML - Dynamic content theming - Light/Dark mode support - Widgets Privacy: - No ads and doesn't track your usage data. We only collect crash reports anonymously. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Twine at 4.0 against Simple RSS Reader's 2.0. Twine also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 1). Simple RSS Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Simple RSS Reader sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year and Twine sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Twine holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Twine has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Simple RSS Reader ships an update every 2 weeks, Twine every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple RSS Reader | Twine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 225 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | sachin kanadia | Sasikanth Miriyampalli |
Customer experience
Simple RSS Reader
Twine
In-app purchases
Simple RSS Reader
- Go Ad Free!$4.991 Year
Twine
- Twine Premium Monthly$1.491 Month
- Twine Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Twine Premium Lifetime$14.99
- Twine Premium Lifetime$23.99
