RSS News Ticker vs Riverside
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Riverside
A streamlined RSS reader for effortless news and blog consumption. Enjoy a clutter-free reading experience with home screen widgets and timely notifications for new content.
- Clean interface
- Home screen widgets
- Lock screen widgets
- Background updates
- Timely notifications
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A streamlined RSS reader app that brings your favorite news and blogs to your fingertips with elegance and ease. ■ Clean Interface: A clutter-free reading space for your daily news intake. ■ Widgets: Access the latest headlines directly from your home screen and lock screen. ■ Background Updates & Notifications: Stay informed with timely notifications on new content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RSS News Ticker at 88% against Riverside's 14%. RSS News Ticker also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Riverside'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
Both are free to download. RSS News Ticker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Riverside asks for nothing beyond the download.
RSS News Ticker holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RSS News Ticker has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of RSS News Ticker's written reviews are positive against 14% of Riverside's.
RSS News Ticker ships an update every 3 weeks, Riverside every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RSS News Ticker | Riverside |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (11 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Daniel Hoefer | Maiku Yamaguchi |
Customer experience
RSS News Ticker
Riverside
In-app purchases
RSS News Ticker
- Small Tip$0.99
- Mid Tip$2.99
- Big Tip$5.99
Riverside
No in-app purchases








