Comparison

RSSBud vs TimeFlow

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

TimeFlow

Visualize the passage of time with this elegant utility. Track progress for the year, month, week, and day with real-time updates and customizable widgets. Stay motivated and focused on your goals.

Highlights
  • Real-time progress tracking
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Minimalist design
  • Daily motivation
  • Year, month, week, and day progress
Features
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Time flies—visualize it with TimeFlow! It's hard to realize how fast the time is passing by, so use TimeFlow to keep reminding yourself. TimeFlow is your ultimate time management and motivation tool, helping you visualize the passage of time like never before. See how much of the year, month, week, or day has passed in a clean, elegant design. Features: Real-Time Progress Tracking: Instantly see the percentage of time passed for the year, month, week, and day. Customizable Home Screen Widgets: Add a widget to your home screen to stay motivated daily. Personalize it to fit your style! Beautiful, Minimalist Design: Focus on time without distractions. Daily Motivation: See time’s progress to inspire productivity and focus. Download TimeFlow now and take control of your time before it flies away!

Screenshots

RSSBud4 screens
TimeFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RSSBud at Free against TimeFlow's $0.99. TimeFlow's advantage is review sentiment (68% vs 50%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On rating, ratings volume, 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

RSSBud is free to download; TimeFlow costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for RSSBud against 4.6 for TimeFlow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of RSSBud's written reviews are positive against 68% of TimeFlow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RSSBud ships an update every 6 weeks, TimeFlow fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RSSBud versus TimeFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRSSBudTimeFlow
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (27 ratings) — better4.6 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews67.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer承宇 张Prastab Ghimire

Customer experience

RSSBud

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

TimeFlow

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral17.9%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

RSSBud

No in-app purchases

None

TimeFlow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RSSBud free?
RSSBud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimeFlow free?
TimeFlow costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RSSBud or TimeFlow?
RSSBud is rated higher. RSSBud averages 4.6 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while TimeFlow averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.
Do RSSBud or TimeFlow have ads?
Neither RSSBud nor TimeFlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RSSBud or TimeFlow?
RSSBud ships an update every 6 weeks, and TimeFlow fortnightly. Most recently, RSSBud was updated on September 23, 2026 and TimeFlow on August 12, 2026.

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