RSSBud vs Reading3 for RSS
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.
Reading3 for RSS
This is a third-party client for miniflux, offering a streamlined experience for managing your RSS feeds. It provides a basic interface for accessing and reading content from your subscribed sources.
- Miniflux client
- RSS feed management
- Basic user experience
- Third-party application
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Reading is a third-party client designed to provide a basic experience with miniflux. Please note: this Application is not an official miniflux app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RSSBud at none against Reading3 for RSS's 3. RSSBud also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (27 vs 5). Reading3 for RSS's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 50%). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Reading3 for RSS sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. RSSBud asks for nothing beyond the download.
RSSBud holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RSSBud has 27 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of RSSBud's written reviews are positive against 63% of Reading3 for RSS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RSSBud | Reading3 for RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (27 ratings) — better | 4.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 承宇 张 | 恒敏 吴 |
Customer experience
RSSBud
Reading3 for RSS
In-app purchases
RSSBud
No in-app purchases
Reading3 for RSS
- Buy me a Coffee$0.99
- Buy me a Lunch$2.99
- Buy me a Feast$5.99
