Newst vs Reeder.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Newst
This app offers a personalized news reading experience, allowing users to follow specific topics, access local news, and perform custom searches in multiple languages. It features a reader mode for uninterrupted reading and home screen widgets for quick access to headlines. The free version includes ads and limits the number of news sources.
- Personalized news feed
- Follow specific topics
- Local news access
- Custom search functionality
- Reader mode for articles
- Home screen widgets
- Multi-language support
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Newst gives you a new way to read the news. Get the headlines, follow specific topics, get local news and make custom searches in several languages easily. The free version of Newst lets you add a maximum of 5 sources to your feed and it's ad-supported. Newst Pro removes ads and lets you add more than 5 sources to your feed! STORIES UI A series of stories with the latest news you care about. WIDGETS SUPPORT Get the latest news right on your Home Screen. FAST UPDATES Newst updates its sources every few minutes. AUTOMATIC READER MODE Open articles automatically in Reader Mode to read without interruptions. CHOOSE TOPICS Customize your feed to show topics that intrests you like science, sports and health. LOCAL NEWS Get the latest news in your city. CUSTOM SEARCH You can follow specific keywords that interests you.
Reeder.
Consolidate your reading, watching, and listening into a single, unified timeline. Sync your progress across devices and share curated content with others. Organize saved links and create custom views with powerful filters.
- Unified timeline for all content
- Cross-device syncing via iCloud
- Shareable feeds from tags
- Customizable filters for timelines
- Save and organize links
- Integrates videos, podcasts, and social media
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Reeder is your all-in-one inbox for reading, watching and listening to content from various sources. From Unread Counts to Timeline Syncing Say goodbye to unread counts! With Reeder, your timeline position is synced across all your devices, letting you pick up right where you left off. Shared Feeds Turn any tag into a public, auto-updating feed that can be viewed in any browser or added to any RSS reader that supports JSON feeds, making it simple to share your curated content. Unified Timeline Reeder supports more than just RSS feeds. It integrates videos, podcasts and social media posts into a single, streamlined view. While it’s not meant to replace full-featured clients, Reeder offers a centralized way to keep track of everything you follow, with the option to open content in other apps (if supported) when you want to dive deeper. Filters Create custom timelines with filters based on keywords, media types or feed types. Save and Organize Links Easily save links from Safari or any other app to Reeder using its share extension, keeping everything organized and easy to find. iCloud Sync Reeder only syncs what’s important — your subscriptions, timeline position and tagged items (including Links, Favorites, Bookmarks and Later) — across all your devices using iCloud, making syncing faster and more efficient, with changes pushed to your other devices within seconds. Content is fetched directly from the sources, ensuring you always have the latest updates. Terms of Use: https://reeder.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://reeder.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Reeder. at 53% against Newst's 0%. Reeder. also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). Newst's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Newst sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Reeder. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Reeder. holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reeder. has 898 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Newst's written reviews are positive against 53% of Reeder.'s.
Newst ships an update every 8 days, Reeder. every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Newst | Reeder. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.3 (898 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 53.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 898 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Matan Mashraki | Silvio Rizzi |
Customer experience
Newst
Reeder.
Bugs and requests
Newst
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Reeder.
Reported bugs
4 issues- Feeds failing to import or sync correctly
- Inconsistent timeline ordering and display
- Podcast and video playback issues
- Crashes and stability problems
Requested features
6 requests- Add read/unread status indicators
- Improve feed organization with folders
- Provide more customization options for layout and typography
- Integrate with third-party RSS services
- Introduce keyboard shortcuts for common actions
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- Add option to hide read/viewed content
In-app purchases
Newst
- Newst Pro$3.99
Reeder.
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly$14.991 Year
