Comparison

feeeed vs RSS

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

feeeed

Build a personalized, ad-free news feed from any website or social media. Enjoy a customizable reader, offline access, and AI summaries. Stay informed on your own terms.

Highlights
  • Customizable ad-free news feed
  • Fast, focused reader mode
  • AI article summaries
  • Offline reading
  • Subscribe to websites, social media, and communities
  • Custom reminders and flashcards
  • Homescreen widgets
Features
Currently charting
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Stay informed without losing sanity. A feed curated by you, not the social-media mob. with feeeed, you can build your own ad-free news feed, on your own terms: • subscribe to any website and get the latest stories in your feed • view articles in a fast, focused, customizable reader mode • see local weather, flashbacks from your photo library or birthdays from your contacts • no ads or purchases • free ai summaries of articles • offline mode: download dozens of stories to read when you're offline • subscribe to communities from reddit, youtube channels, tiktok profiles, mastodon or threads accounts • add your own custom reminders, or flashcards • see your step count for the day, and your progress towards 10k steps. (powered by an optional integration with the Health) • browse a curated catalog of suggested news feeds for any topic • full dark mode, including auto-dark mode for any site • a built-in chatbot that can recommend feeds and channels for any topic • customize your app icon, tab bar, algorithm and more • see news on your homescreen with a customizable widget • create and share lists of feeds • groups feeds into folders and pin your favorite folders to the tab bar for one-tap access • a lot more! it's 100% private and on-device (no servers, no accounts, nothing leaves your device). don't worry — it's still as fast, smooth and addicting as your favorite Mark Zuckerberg app. it includes a built-in reader mode and reading list. it's fast! take back your news feed ~ scroll on your own terms :)

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

feeeed4 screens
RSS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: feeeed at Free against RSS's $4.99. feeeed also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 2). RSS's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). On ads, chart position, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

feeeed is free to download; RSS costs $4.99 up front. RSS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. feeeed asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

feeeed holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: feeeed has 1.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of feeeed's written reviews are positive against 100% of RSS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

feeeed ships an update monthly, RSS weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
feeeed versus RSS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterfeeeedRSS
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews91.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#196#153 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB28 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJames ParrottVolker Koch

Customer experience

feeeed

All ratings1,534 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews462 reviews
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.5%

RSS

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

Bugs and requests

feeeed

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Issues with loading certain feeds or articles
  • Problems with the 'Read Later' feature
  • Inconsistencies in the 'Reader' mode

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to sort/filter feeds
  • Improve sync between devices
  • Add support for more content types (e.g. podcasts)
  • Provide more customization options (e.g. font size, layout)
  • Implement translation/localization features
Show 1 more
  • Add push notifications for new content

RSS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

feeeed

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RSS

One-time1
  • One-Time Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is feeeed free?
feeeed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RSS free?
RSS costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, feeeed or RSS?
feeeed is rated higher. feeeed averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while RSS averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do feeeed or RSS have ads?
Neither feeeed nor RSS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, feeeed or RSS?
feeeed ships an update monthly, and RSS weekly. Most recently, feeeed was updated on September 29, 2026 and RSS on September 14, 2026.
Which is more popular, feeeed or RSS?
feeeed currently peaks at #196 in the App Store charts, and RSS at #153. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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