Comparison

RSSBud vs Apollo

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Apollo

Track your movie and TV show watching history with this app. Rate, review, and organize your viewing habits. Create custom lists, follow shows, and generate shareable posters.

Highlights
  • Log watched movies/series
  • Rate and review content
  • Track TV show progress
  • Create custom watchlists
  • Import Douban data
  • Generate shareable posters
  • View viewing statistics
Features
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**「PriceTag」、「少数派」、「小众软件」推荐应用** Apollo 是一款用来记录自己看过的电影/剧集的工具应用,你可以使用 Apollo 来给已看的电影/剧集添加评分、评论、记录自己的观影方式等,也可以用它来追踪目前在追的剧集的观看进度、或者创建自己的「待看清单」。 Apollo 同样支持创建自己的影视片单,将自己私藏的好电影进行归类,并支持将片单或单个电影/剧集生成精美的海报,与好友分享。 【产品主要功能】 - 支持导入豆瓣观影数据; - 丰富的影视数据库,轻松获取每一部电影/剧集的详细信息,包括高清海报、剧照、演职员、分集信息等; - 记录你已看的电影/剧集,支持选择要存档的海报样式,支持评分评论、支持选择观看方式(选择流媒体平台或下载观看、影院观看等其他观看方式)、支持自定义标签; - 反复观看的电影、剧集支持标识为「二刷」,烂片烂剧难以下咽时,支持标记为「弃看」; - 支持追剧功能,在追的剧集支持添加进「在看」列表中,时刻掌握每一部在追的剧的进度; - 创建自己的影视片单,将自己私藏的好电影/剧集进行归类; - 观影数据统计,通过好看且直观的图表来了解自己的观影喜好; - 发现更多好电影/剧集,片荒时可以去「发现」看看; - iCloud 云同步,所有数据实时上传,并可在不同设备间进行同步; - 支持自定义标签,更自由的为看过的电影/剧集进行标记,并可在「统计」页面中查看标签统计数据; - 支持生成精美的分享海报,与好友分享; 【联系我】 您的建议和反馈对我来说至关重要,在使用 Apollo 的过程中,您遇到的任何问题或者建议,都可以通过 AppStore 评论区留言或者邮箱、微博来联系我。 微博:@大导演张子恒 邮箱:zhang@ziheng.me 【关于 Apollo 高级版订阅服务说明】 Apollo 提供年度订阅计划和一次性买断计划,订阅价格分别为: ¥ 30/年(连续包年)、¥68/终身使用权(一次性付费,永久可用) - 您可以根据自己的实际用情况,选择年度计划或者一次性付费买断 Apollo 的永久使用权。 - 付款将在确认购买时向iTunes帐户收取。 - 除非至少在当前订阅期结束前 24 小时关闭自动续订,否则订阅将自动续订。 - 在当期结束前的24小时你的账户将被收取续订费用,并确定续费费用。 - 用户可以管理订阅,购买后在用户的“帐户设置”中也可以关闭自动续订。 - 如果提供的免费试用期的任何部分未使用,如果用户在试用的情况下购买该部分的订阅,那么未使用部分将失效。 - 如果您未购买自动续订订阅,您仍然可以正常使用我们的应用程序, 订阅到期后,任何未锁定的内容都可正常使用。 使用条款:[https://sites.google.com/view/apollo-terms-of-use/home](https://sites.google.com/view/apollo-terms-of-use/home) 隐私政策:[https://sites.google.com/view/apolloprivacypolicy/home](https://sites.google.com/view/apolloprivacypolicy/home)

Screenshots

RSSBud4 screens
Apollo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RSSBud at 4.6 against Apollo's 3.9. RSSBud also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Apollo's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Apollo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per year. RSSBud asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RSSBud holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 62 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of RSSBud's written reviews are positive against 64% of Apollo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RSSBud ships an update every 6 weeks, Apollo monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RSSBud versus Apollo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRSSBudApollo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (27 ratings) — better3.9 (62 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews64.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2762 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer承宇 张子恒 张

Customer experience

RSSBud

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Apollo

All ratings62 ratings
Positive74.2%
Neutral1.6%
Negative24.2%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive64.4%
Neutral6.7%
Negative28.9%

In-app purchases

None

RSSBud

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Apollo

Subscriptions1
  • Apollo 年费订阅$4.491 Year
One-time1
  • Apollo 永久会员$9.99

Questions

Is RSSBud free?
RSSBud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apollo free?
Apollo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RSSBud or Apollo?
RSSBud is rated higher. RSSBud averages 4.6 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Apollo averages 3.9 from 62 ratings.
Do RSSBud or Apollo have ads?
Neither RSSBud nor Apollo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RSSBud or Apollo?
RSSBud ships an update every 6 weeks, and Apollo monthly. Most recently, RSSBud was updated on September 23, 2026 and Apollo on September 22, 2026.

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