Comparison

RSSBud vs AdGuard Home

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

AdGuard Home

This app provides a simple and quick way to manage your AdGuard Home server remotely. It offers full support for viewing statistics, managing logs, and controlling clients and filters.

Highlights
  • Dark and Light theme support
  • View all stats (top clients, queried/blocked domains)
  • Access logs and history
  • Block/unblock domains
  • Manage clients, filters, DNS lists
  • Access key AdGuard settings
Features
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AdGuard Home Controller makes managing your AdGuard Home simple, quick and easy. Features - Dark and Light theme support - Full support for all stats including top clients, queried and blocked domains - Logs and history with ability to one click block/unblock domain - Manage all your clients, filters, DNS blocklist/allowlist - Access to key AdGuard settings

Screenshots

RSSBud4 screens
AdGuard Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RSSBud at 4.6 against AdGuard Home's 4.1. RSSBud also leads on ratings volume (27 vs 9). AdGuard Home's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RSSBud holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of RSSBud's written reviews are positive against 57% of AdGuard Home'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, AdGuard Home every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RSSBud versus AdGuard Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRSSBudAdGuard Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (27 ratings) — better4.1 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer承宇 张Vishal Parikh

Customer experience

RSSBud

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

AdGuard Home

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

RSSBud

No in-app purchases

None

AdGuard Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RSSBud free?
RSSBud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AdGuard Home free?
AdGuard Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RSSBud or AdGuard Home?
RSSBud is rated higher. RSSBud averages 4.6 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while AdGuard Home averages 4.1 from 9 ratings.
Do RSSBud or AdGuard Home have ads?
Neither RSSBud nor AdGuard Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RSSBud or AdGuard Home?
RSSBud ships an update every 6 weeks, and AdGuard Home every 3 days. Most recently, RSSBud was updated on October 10, 2026 and AdGuard Home on October 13, 2026.

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