Comparison

RSS News Ticker vs RSS

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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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.

Screenshots

RSS News Ticker4 screens
RSS4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
RSS News Ticker versus RSS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRSS News TickerRSS
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.2 (13 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#159 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB28 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDaniel HoeferVolker Koch

Customer experience

RSS News Ticker

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

RSS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

RSS News Ticker

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Mid Tip$2.99
  • Big Tip$5.99
1 purchases

RSS

One-time1
  • One-Time Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is RSS News Ticker free?
RSS News Ticker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RSS free?
RSS costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RSS News Ticker or RSS?
RSS is rated higher. RSS News Ticker averages 4.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while RSS averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do RSS News Ticker or RSS have ads?
Neither RSS News Ticker nor RSS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RSS News Ticker or RSS?
RSS News Ticker ships an update every 3 weeks, and RSS weekly. Most recently, RSS News Ticker was updated on November 3, 2026 and RSS on November 8, 2026.

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