Comparison

RSS News Ticker vs Feedit

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

Head to head
About

RSS News Ticker

Organize your news feeds with this reader. Subscribe to RSS and Atom sources, with articles cached locally for offline reading. Features include iCloud sync, a unified newsfeed, tagging for organization, bookmarking, and word muting.

Highlights
  • Subscribe to RSS & Atom feeds
  • Offline article caching
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Unified newsfeed and timeline
  • Tagging for article organization
  • Bookmark articles for later
  • Mute specific words or topics
Features
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Start bringing order in your news-jungle. Ticker can help you with that. FEATURES Subscribe RSS & Atom sources Subscribe to RSS and Atom feeds in Ticker. All articles are cached locally so you can read them on the go. Use pull-to-refresh to sync all your sources at once. iCloud Sync Your data is only accessible to you, thats why Ticker uses your private iCloud to sync across your devices. Newsfeed & Timeline Access articles of all your sources in one newsfeed. Check your viewed articles in the dedicated timeline. Tags Use tags to bring order in the news-jungle. Tags identify relevant articles by keywords you can define. Articles which include a keyword are automatically assigned to that tag. You can look up relevant articles per tag or view all articles that have at least one tag assigned. Bookmarks Don't have time to read all articles when they pop up? No problem, you can bookmark articles and read them later on. A dedicated Bookmarks view keeps track of all your bookmarked articles to have it available anytime. Mute words Sometimes, topics pop up in your feed, that might not be interesting. In that case, you can mute words for a specific period of time (one day, a week, a month) or even forever.

About

Feedit

Manage your news consumption with a clean interface. Organize articles from various sources, save them for later, and catch up on unread content. Offers a reader view and home screen widgets for quick access.

Highlights
  • Sync with iCloud or local storage
  • Integrates with popular RSS services
  • Read later functionality
  • Catch up on unread articles
  • Optional reader view
  • Home screen widgets
  • Safari web extension
Features
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Take control of the news you care about and read what matters to you! Read and share articles from your favorite blogs and websites in a clean and intuitive interface. FEEDS Sync with iCloud, or use the built-in “On My Device” local account. Third party account services that integrate and sync with Feedit: BazQux, Feedbin, Feedly, Inoreader, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, FreshRSS. Feedit also supports extension services – best supported by Local and iCloud accounts: Reddit, Mastodon. You can subscribe to your timelines, a specific username, hashtag, subreddit, etc. STARRED This is a smart collection of articles acting mostly as a read later service. This will save what you want to read or reference later and syncs across devices(except local account). CATCH UP This is a smart collection of your articles that show up as unread after 24 hours of being published. This way you’re able to reference them on your time when you’re ready to get to them and avoid a cluttered timeline. READER VIEW This is an optional feature where it ultimately comes to preference Does not work with extension services(Twitter - deprecated, Reddit, Mastodon) You can find this feature in the article view If you prefer Reader View, you can toggle this for all your subscriptions, or individually WIDGETS View your recent articles – comes in small, medium, large and, for devices that support it, extra large. View your current Today, Unread and Starred filter counts – small sized widget SAFARI WEB EXTENSION: FIND FEED How to enable: - Open Settings app - Select Safari - Select Extensions - Select Feedit - Turn Feedit On - Turn on “All Websites” From there, go to a page in Safari, bring up the Safari options, and tap “Find Feed”

Screenshots

RSS News Ticker4 screens
Feedit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RSS News Ticker at 88% against Feedit's 33%. RSS News Ticker also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Feedit's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. RSS News Ticker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Feedit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RSS News Ticker holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of RSS News Ticker's written reviews are positive against 33% of Feedit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RSS News Ticker ships an update every 3 weeks, Feedit every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
RSS News Ticker versus Feedit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRSS News TickerFeedit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (13 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB39 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDaniel HoeferTyler Lawrence

Customer experience

RSS News Ticker

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

Feedit

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

RSS News Ticker

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Mid Tip$2.99
  • Big Tip$5.99
None

Feedit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RSS News Ticker free?
RSS News Ticker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Feedit free?
Feedit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RSS News Ticker or Feedit?
RSS News Ticker is rated higher. RSS News Ticker averages 4.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Feedit averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do RSS News Ticker or Feedit have ads?
Neither RSS News Ticker nor Feedit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RSS News Ticker or Feedit?
RSS News Ticker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Feedit every 2 months. Most recently, RSS News Ticker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Feedit on October 24, 2026.

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