# An Otter RSS Reader vs Majara

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Majara at none against An Otter RSS Reader's 11. Majara also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). An Otter RSS Reader's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. An Otter RSS Reader sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Majara asks for nothing beyond the download.

An Otter RSS Reader ships an update every 3 days, Majara daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | An Otter RSS Reader | Majara |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.1 (73 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/an-otter-rss-reader/id1529696614/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **73** | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | **Daily** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 45 MB | 43 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **15.1** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Josh Holtz](https://appshunter.io/developer/1460622095) | [Mahmoud Youssef](https://appshunter.io/developer/1811212578) |

## What reviewers say

### An Otter RSS Reader

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/an-otter-rss-reader/id1529696614)

A minimalistic RSS reader that synchronizes your subscribed feeds across Apple devices via iCloud. It allows for automatic feed discovery, organization into folders, and reading articles in a standard web view. Integrates with Shortcuts and offers home screen widgets for unread counts.

**Highlights:** iCloud feed synchronization, Auto-discover RSS feeds, Group feeds into folders, Read articles in web view, Shortcuts integration, Home screen widgets, Import/Export with OPML

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (7)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Otter Pro Monthly | $0.99 | per month |
| Otter Pro Annual | $9.99 | per year |
| Small Tip | $0.99 | one-time |
| Medium Tip | $2.99 | one-time |
| Large Tip | $5.99 | one-time |
| Mega Tip | $12.99 | one-time |
| Otter Pro Lifetime | $19.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Elegant and convenient
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Cute RSS reader in every way
- 👍 Works Great, syncs on all iOS Devices
- 👍 More than an 'okay minimalistic app'

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 It does not work
- 🐛 Abandoned app
- 🐛 Bug list view dark mode
- 🐛 Only shows a couple of entries
- 🐛 Missing keyboard shortcuts

**Reported bugs**

- It does not work
- Articles flicker in and out of existence and about 30 of them don't show at all
- The list views are messed up with many black spaces where a feed item should appear but is completely black
- Reader mode seems to not work
- Articles show up in duplicated often, articles had been marked as read will show up again as unread

**Requested features**

- Encripted iCloud backups would be welcome
- Mark articles read on scrolling past them
- Option to hide read articles by default instead of manually hiding all the time
- When clicking on a top level folder it expands the folder clicking the arrow should expand the folder
- Needs swipe gestures example swipe right mark read/unread swipe left add to favorite


### Majara

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/majara/id6761500012)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is An Otter RSS Reader free?

An Otter RSS Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Majara free?

Majara is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do An Otter RSS Reader or Majara have ads?

Majara shows ads; An Otter RSS Reader does not.

### Which is updated more often, An Otter RSS Reader or Majara?

An Otter RSS Reader ships an update every 3 days, and Majara daily. Most recently, An Otter RSS Reader was updated on October 24, 2026 and Majara on October 14, 2026.

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