Comparison

RSS News Ticker vs Hubly Reader

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

Hubly Reader

Stay informed with your preferred news sources through a clean and modern RSS reader. Organize articles by category, search quickly, and enjoy distraction-free reading. Upgrade for unlimited feeds, notifications, and read-later functionality.

Highlights
  • Personalized RSS feed following
  • Clean and modern interface
  • Article categorization and filtering
  • Quick article search
  • Distraction-free reader mode
  • Unlimited feeds with Premium
  • Read Later functionality
Features
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All your news in one place and summarized for you. Hubly brings all your news sites into a single, clean feed designed like a magazine. Add any site: just paste its address and Hubly finds the feed for you. And every day, the AI on your device prepares a summary of the last 24 hours of news. Everything is computed on‑device — nothing leaves your phone. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Follow all your news sites in one feed, without intrusive ads • Add a source in one step — paste an address, Hubly detects the feed • Read in peace with Reader mode: a clean article, no ads or banners; tap once to return to the full page • Explore by topic: Hubly automatically sorts articles (Tech, AI, Science, Sports, Politics, Culture…) • Save articles to read later • A personalized feed that adapts to what you read YOUR DAILY AI SUMMARY A clear, journalist‑style synthesis of the day's important news, generated on your device with Apple Intelligence. Private, fast, no account. Get it every day at the time you choose. PRIVACY FIRST No account required. The summary is computed on‑device. Your reading stays yours. iCloud sync across your devices. HUBLY PREMIUM Go unlimited: unlimited sources, per‑source notifications, and zero ads.

Screenshots

RSS News Ticker4 screens
Hubly Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hubly Reader at 5.0 against RSS News Ticker's 4.2. RSS News Ticker's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 50%) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Hubly Reader 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

Hubly Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 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 complicate that: 88% of RSS News Ticker's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hubly Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RSS News Ticker ships an update every 3 weeks, Hubly Reader fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RSS News Ticker versus Hubly Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRSS News TickerHubly Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (13 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDaniel HoeferQuentin Van Eylen

Customer experience

RSS News Ticker

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

Hubly Reader

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

RSS News Ticker

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

Hubly Reader

One-time1
  • Hubly Premium$2.99

Questions

Is RSS News Ticker free?
RSS News Ticker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hubly Reader free?
Hubly Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RSS News Ticker or Hubly Reader?
Hubly Reader is rated higher. RSS News Ticker averages 4.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Hubly Reader averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do RSS News Ticker or Hubly Reader have ads?
Hubly Reader shows ads; RSS News Ticker does not.
Which is updated more often, RSS News Ticker or Hubly Reader?
RSS News Ticker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hubly Reader fortnightly. Most recently, RSS News Ticker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hubly Reader on October 25, 2026.

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