RSSBud vs ServerBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RSSBud
Discover and subscribe to RSS feeds from websites and apps. This open-source tool helps you stay updated with content you love, offering automatic URL expansion and integration with popular RSS readers.
- Detect RSS and RSSHub feeds
- Discover relevant RSS feeds
- Optimized for mobile environments
- Share sheet extension
- Fast subscription to RSS readers
- Edit RSSHub feed parameters
- Automatic rule updates
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Discover and subscribe to RSS feeds in a flash with RSSBud, a completely free and open-source tool! Designed to uncover and subscribe to RSS feeds from various websites and apps, this tool can become your vital partner in staying up-to-date with all the content you love. Key Features: - Detect RSS feeds in web pages. - Detect RSSHub feeds appropriate for web pages (supports all rules of RSSHub Radar). - Discover other RSS feeds relevant to web pages (powered by RSSBud Rules). - Specifically optimized for mobile environments, expanding URLs automatically and adapting to mobile sub-domains. - Share sheet extension available for quick sharing of your favorite feeds. - Fast subscription to major RSS readers including Reeder, Fiery Feeds, and Ego Reader, as well as system default RSS reader. - Fast subscription to web clients of Tiny Tiny RSS, Miniflux, Fresh RSS, Feedly, Inoreader, Feedbin, The Old Reader, and Feeds Pub. - Edit parameters for RSSHub feeds to suit your needs. - Rules are automatically kept up to date. - Support for x-callback-url — use with the Shortcuts app to open a world of possibilities. With a user-friendly interface and an array of customizable options, RSSBud strives for a fluid and gratifying user experience every time. Enjoy its entire feature list at no cost at all, while being assured of its reliability and transparency, thanks to its open-source status.
ServerBox
Manage your Linux servers remotely with SSH and SFTP. Control Docker containers and utilize experimental snippet features. Ping your servers to check connectivity.
- SSH client
- SFTP client
- Docker/Podman management
- Snippet feature (experimental)
- Ping utility
- Open Source
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This project is completely OPEN SOURCE. You can click the "App Support" button near the score below to download other system versions or compile them by yourself. Support for major Linux distributions. Support SSH, SFTP, docker/podman management, snippet.(experimental feature) Support Ping.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ServerBox at 91% against RSSBud's 50%. ServerBox also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ServerBox holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 91 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of RSSBud's written reviews are positive against 91% of ServerBox's.
RSSBud ships an update every 6 weeks, ServerBox fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RSSBud | ServerBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (27 ratings) | 4.9 (91 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 91.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 91 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 承宇 张 | 吐司工作室 |
Customer experience
RSSBud
ServerBox
Bugs and requests
RSSBud
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ServerBox
Reported bugs
11 issues- Server list disk tab unit error (GB displayed as MB, TB as GB)
- App crashes on iPhone 8plus iOS16.X
- App becomes laggy and unresponsive after update
- Adjusting order requires app restart
- App crashes on iOS 12
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- Startup consistently calls Face ID, making it unusable
- Add server button is hidden and cannot be revealed
- Cannot get Debian 12 docker status
- 2FA login to serv00 servers fails
- Cannot reconnect after connection lost
- Auto-capitalization of first letter in code input
Requested features
14 requests- Option to revert to old network/disk tab display
- Fix unit display errors in disk tab
- Support for iPhone 8plus iOS16.X
- Support for iOS 12 crash
- Support for 2FA login on serv00
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- Automatically add current tag when creating new server config
- Support for server jump/intermediate servers
- Option to change app icon
- More diverse color options for UI elements
- Add notes below buttons for clarity
- Support for Windows 10/11
- Web version deployable via Docker
- Focus on network card speed instead of connection count
- Support for IPv6
In-app purchases
RSSBud
No in-app purchases
ServerBox
No in-app purchases
