Comparison

Crew vs Bulletin

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

Head to head
About

Crew

This app provides a native iOS experience for browsing Stack Overflow content. It offers a clean, ad-free interface with powerful navigation and filtering tools for questions, answers, and comments. Enjoy a streamlined way to engage with the developer community.

Highlights
  • Native iOS design
  • Ad-free browsing
  • Powerful question filters
  • Dark mode
  • Real-time question previews
  • Gesture navigation
Features
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#PH daily pick 29/01/2020 "Crew brings the web service to a native app with a beautiful UI that makes browsing Stack Overflow much nicer than on the web." - MacStories "Crew isn't just an app, though. It's been designed with iOS guidelines in mind, making it look and feel every bit the native iPhone and iPad experience in a way the Stack Overflow website just can't match." - iMore Crew is a beautiful StackOverflow app built for fast navigation with powerful set of features. The delightful interface is coupled with extensive features that feel part on your device, whilst elevating your Stack Overflow experience. It’s created specifically with iOS design guidelines in mind, so it fits right at home on your device. Browse question without distraction or ads, use filter, add comments, or visit specific website areas like tags profile or badges section. You can quickly view list, tabs, inbox, notifications and more using gestures and context menu. Crew is an unofficial app, and side effects may include an incredible browsing experience. EXCITING FEATURES: - Trends and search support - All questions,answers and comments from Stack Overflow in your hands. - Search support - Rich rendering of questions - Dark mode - Beautiful iOS centric Ui - Universal app for iPhone and iPad. - Compose question with real time previews. - Powerful question filters (month, week, votes and more) It’s constatly evolving. If you have anything you’d specifically like to see, come to the Settings section and text me, I’d love to hear it! This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by Stack Overflow. Terms Of Use: https://www.danieljamestronca.com/crew/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.danieljamestronca.com/crew/privacy-policy

About

Bulletin

This app uses AI to summarize news articles from your RSS feeds, allowing you to quickly grasp key information. It offers a customizable reading experience with features like dark mode, adjustable text, and organization tools. Save articles for later and sync across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • AI-powered article summaries
  • Customizable RSS feed management
  • Read later functionality
  • Dark mode and appearance options
  • Cross-device sync with iCloud
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Bulletin is a modern RSS news reader with summaries built in, so you can get through everything you follow in less time. You choose every source, and no algorithm decides what surfaces. Use the summary to decide what to read, then open the article in a distraction-free reader with no ads. SMART SUMMARY, POWERED BY REAL ARTICLE CONTENT Bulletin extracts the article before building its summary, rather than relying on the short text in an RSS feed. The result reflects what the article actually says, so you're not judging a story by its headline. • Read a concise summary in bullet points or one sentence • Switch to Quotes mode to read the article's key quotes, word for word • Improve unclear or clickbait headlines with a clearer, more accurate one • Summarise a whole feed or category, with each point citing the publication behind it. Tap to open the story • Copy, select, or share summaries Bulletin uses AI to summarise article content. YOU PICK EVERY SOURCE Start reading straight away with useful starter categories, then make Bulletin yours. Add the publications, independent writers, blogs, and specialist sites you trust. Nothing is inserted because an algorithm thinks it should be there. • Add an RSS feed from any supported site or feed URL • Import an existing collection with OPML, or export it when you need to • Create, rename, hide, and organise categories around the way you follow news • Enable, disable, or rename individual sources at any time • Mute phrases you do not want to see in your feeds A FOR YOU FEED, ON YOUR TERMS For You brings your chosen categories together in one personalised feed. Nothing is ranked or promoted: it is all from sources you added. Sort a combined feed purely by time and the sites that post twenty times a day bury the ones that post twice a week. Weaved mode keeps For You close to newest first, but never lets one source run more than twice before another gets a turn. Busy sites still appear as often, just spread out, so everything you follow gets seen. • Weaved mode, so no single source takes over the feed • Switch to chronological ordering whenever you prefer • Choose which categories appear together in For You READ THE WAY YOU WANT A summary is a starting point. When an article deserves your attention, open it in a clean reading view that keeps the text and images while removing page ads and newsletter prompts. You can also switch to the original page at any time. • Choose a serif or sans-serif reading font and adjust text size • Use light, dark, or extra-dark reading styles • Change article card size to make feeds compact or visual • Sort feeds, show or hide unread counts, and mark articles as read in batches SAVE IT FOR LATER Save an article to Read Later with one action, then return when the time is right. Your sources, reading history, preferences, and Read Later list stay in sync with iCloud across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. TRANSLATE AS YOU READ When a source is written in another language, translate its headlines, full articles and summaries entirely on your device. WIDGETS, SIRI AND SHORTCUTS • See recent headlines in Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Open Bulletin actions from Control Center or Siri • Follow the latest headlines in a Live Activity CLEAR ABOUT YOUR DATA Bulletin removes tracking parameters from article URLs. Anonymous usage analytics can be turned off, and article content is not collected for analytics. Your source list remains yours. TRY BULLETIN FREE The free tier includes 20 opens of the distraction-free reader and 5 shared Smart Summary or headline-improvement uses. Bulletin Pro unlocks unlimited reader opens, unlimited summaries, headline improvements, and alternate app icons. Monthly, Yearly, and Lifetime options are available, with pricing shown before purchase. Choose your sources, read the summary, and open what matters. Terms of Service: https://www.pixelfolio.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.pixelfolio.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Crew4 screens
Bulletin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crew at 67% against Bulletin's 42%. Crew also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Bulletin's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days) and device support (6 vs 3). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Crew sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Bulletin sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crew holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 64 and 185 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Crew's written reviews are positive against 42% of Bulletin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crew ships an update every 10 days, Bulletin every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Crew versus Bulletin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrewBulletin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (64 ratings) — better4.2 (185 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better41.5% of reviews
Number of ratings64185 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB79 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDaniel James TroncaPixelfolio Inc.

Customer experience

Crew

All ratings64 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral7.8%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

Bulletin

All ratings185 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral7.0%
Negative14.1%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive41.5%
Neutral17.0%
Negative41.5%

Bugs and requests

Crew

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bulletin

Reported bugs

22 issues
  • App crashes when importing feeds
  • App crashes when pasting URLs
  • App crashes when adjusting settings
  • Apple Watch app stuck on loading screen
  • Apple TV app stuck on loading screen
Show 17 more
  • iCloud sync not working properly across devices
  • Imported feeds not syncing to other devices
  • Arabic content causes app shutdown
  • Website links fail to load in watch app
  • Blank screen with spinning loader on startup
  • Widget not auto-refreshing
  • Widget images appearing white with dark theme
  • Imported feeds category structure not preserved
  • Toggle switches for feed selection not working
  • Add feed URL field not functional
  • Thumbnail images not loading for certain feeds
  • App freezes on startup without network
  • Slow and inconsistent app performance
  • Settings not persisting across devices
  • Read status not retained across devices
  • Blank screen loading issues on iPad and Mac
  • Scrolling issues on Apple Vision Pro

Requested features

26 requests
  • Font size adjustment capability
  • Category customization on Apple TV
  • Safari Reader view integration
  • Like/dislike article feedback system
  • Summary length customization
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  • Full article translation support
  • Reel/card-based news format
  • Widget auto-refresh functionality
  • Search by site name or URL
  • Reorder and prioritize categories
  • Mark articles as read on scroll
  • Swipe to next article navigation
  • History section for read articles
  • Granular notification customization by feed
  • Hierarchical feed organization
  • Bulk editing capabilities
  • Text-to-speech with adjustable voices
  • Top headlines view
  • Full iPad screen support in portrait mode
  • Brazilian Portuguese language support
  • Italian language support
  • Spanish language support
  • Chinese and Japanese language support
  • Duplicate story elimination
  • Feed preference syncing via iCloud
  • 7-day free trial period

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Crew

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time5
  • Smoothie-sized Tip$0.99
  • Sandwich-sized tip$2.99
  • Buffet-sized Tip$7.99
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  • Deluxe-sized tip$16.99
  • Lifetime Subscritpion$39.99
4 purchases

Bulletin

Subscriptions2
  • Bulletin Monthly Access$3.991 Month
  • Bulletin Pro (1 Year)$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Generous Tip$1.99
  • Bulletin Lifetime Access$39.99

Questions

Is Crew free?
Crew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bulletin free?
Bulletin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Crew or Bulletin?
Crew is rated higher. Crew averages 4.4 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Bulletin averages 4.2 from 185 ratings.
Do Crew or Bulletin have ads?
Neither Crew nor Bulletin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crew or Bulletin?
Crew ships an update every 10 days, and Bulletin every 4 days. Most recently, Crew was updated on September 14, 2026 and Bulletin on September 23, 2026.

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