Xray News vs R2SReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Xray News
This app helps you see through news noise by presenting diverse viewpoints on a subject. It color-codes and tags stories by their position on the U.S. political spectrum, allowing you to control your preferred perspectives while easily exploring others. All analysis happens on your device, ensuring your reading habits are private.
- Groups news coverage by subject
- Color-codes stories by political spectrum
- Tags articles by underlying bias
- Prioritizes preferred political viewpoints
- Facilitates expanding comfort zone
- On-device news analysis
- Privacy-focused data handling
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HOW BIG IS YOUR NEWS BUBBLE? We designed Xray News on the basic premise that if it's easier to read more viewpoints — people will read more viewpoints. It's not rocket science. XRAY THE NEWS We live in a world where news websites are designed to get you to read everything but the actual news. What if you could see through all that noise? Xray strips away all the fluff and only leaves behind the one thing our readers want. The actual news. HOW DOES IT WORK? Xray scans the news and groups coverage of a subject in real time, without any human interference. Every story is color-coded and tagged according to its position on the U.S. political spectrum, making it easy to tell the underlying bias of everything you are reading. YOU ARE IN CONTROL You choose the parts of the political spectrum you are comfortable with — and Xray News will prioritize the viewpoints you prefer, but make it super easy to expand your comfort zone. COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT Xray fetches and analyzes the news for you right on your device. Nothing about you, your reading habits, or your fellow readers is ever collected by us. LEGAL Privacy Policy — https://xii.agency/xray/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use — https://xii.agency/xray/tos/
R2SReader
Build a personalized news stream from your trusted sources with this lightweight RSS feed reader. It prioritizes your privacy by not requiring sign-up or unnecessary permissions, offering a simple and secure way to stay informed.
- Personalized news stream
- Trusted source aggregation
- No sign-up required
- Privacy-focused design
- Lightweight performance
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PERSONALIZED STREAM R2SReader is a lightweight RSS feed reader that helps you to build a personalized news stream from your trusted sources. SIMPLICITY No sign-up needed, you can start using it right after install. PRIVACY Privacy is our top priority. Never ask unnecessary permission and never access your information without your permission.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: R2SReader at 6 against Xray News's 1. On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Xray News against 5.0 for R2SReader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: R2SReader has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Xray News | R2SReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Twelve Products LLC | Howard Su |
Customer experience
Xray News
R2SReader
In-app purchases
Xray News
No in-app purchases
R2SReader
No in-app purchases
