RSS News Ticker vs RSS
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.
RSS
This news reader allows you to control your content with advanced filtering options. Blacklist, whitelist, or graylist terms to ensure you see what matters without wasting time. Enjoy a clutter-free experience with no ads or data sharing.
- Advanced filtering (blacklist, whitelist, graylist)
- Content control
- Clutter-free reading
- No ads, account, or data sharing
- iCloud syncing
- One-time in-app purchase for unlimited filters
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A clutter-free reader app with easy-to-use but advanced filtering options, including a blacklist, a whitelist, and a graylist. You control what reaches you. Miss less while wasting less time. No ads. No account needed. No data sharing. No subscriptions. Effective Filtering: Add terms quickly to a filter list by selecting text. You can manage entire topics by selecting parts of a website link, such as '/crosswords/'. Articles containing a blacklisted term are automatically trashed. If no whitelisted term is present, articles containing a graylisted term are also automatically trashed. You can review the trash occasionally to verify your settings. Transparent And Fair Purchase Model: Start with up to 100 filter entries, then unlock unlimited filters with a one-time in-app purchase (5 USD)—no subscriptions or recurring fees. This lets you scale up to thousands of filter terms effortlessly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: RSS News Ticker at Free against RSS's $4.99. RSS News Ticker also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 2). RSS's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On ads, 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
RSS News Ticker is free to download; RSS costs $4.99 up front. RSS News Ticker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and RSS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RSS holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RSS News Ticker has 13 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 100% of RSS's.
RSS News Ticker ships an update every 3 weeks, RSS weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RSS News Ticker | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (13 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #159 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Hoefer | Volker Koch |
Customer experience
RSS News Ticker
RSS
In-app purchases
RSS News Ticker
- Small Tip$0.99
- Mid Tip$2.99
- Big Tip$5.99
RSS
- One-Time Unlock$4.99









