Comparison

feeeed vs :)ssue

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

:)ssue

Features
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:)ssue is an RSS reader that behaves like a newspaper instead of a feed. It turns articles from the sites you follow into a morning and evening Daily edition, built around the delivery windows you choose. A PAPER, NOT A STREAM Every edition has a front page: a lead story, supporting stories, and sections by category. On a quiet day it is short. On a busy one it is long. Either way, it ends—and you are finished reading. GROUPED BY STORY, SHAPED FOR YOU The app analyzes articles on your device. It groups reports covering the same story into a single entry, organizes articles by category, and scores and arranges them to build each edition. As you read, it learns from the articles you open and those you mark Not for Me, so future editions gradually reflect what interests you. Related coverage stays close at hand, and you can adjust how the analysis works in Settings. YOUR WAY OF READING - Reader view for clean text, or the built-in browser for the full page - Your own compatible Safari content-blocker list, loaded from a URL - YouTube videos that play in place - Article retention settings and an image cache you can inspect and clear READ IT IN YOUR LANGUAGE Set a source language for a feed and the app can translate its headlines and article text into your language. Translation uses Apple's system translation and the languages downloaded on your device, so you can follow sites you could not read before. SUBSCRIPTIONS THAT STAY YOURS Add an RSS, Atom, or JSON feed by entering its address, or paste a website URL and let the app find the feed for you. Import and export your subscriptions as OPML whenever you like. There is no account to create and no server run by us that synchronizes your reading. Your subscriptions and reading history are stored on your device. AROUND THE SYSTEM - Home Screen widgets for your latest edition - Search from Control Center, the Lock Screen, or the Action button - Subscribe to a page from Safari - Add an article to a conversation from Messages - Find articles with Spotlight, Siri, and Shortcuts - Background refresh that helps prepare each edition before you open the app MAKE IT YOURS Adjust the analysis weights, set your morning and evening delivery windows, and use diagnostics when you want to look under the hood. No ads. No subscription. No account. If you would like to support the work, you can leave a tip—a single payment that unlocks nothing.

Screenshots

feeeed4 screens
:)ssue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: feeeed at none against :)ssue's 1. feeeed also leads on chart position (#165 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). :)ssue's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. :)ssue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. feeeed asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

feeeed ships an update monthly, :)ssue every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
feeeed versus :)ssue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterfeeeed:)ssue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#165 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB63 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperJames ParrottWatanabe Toshinori

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
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  • Add push notifications for new content

:)ssue

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

feeeed

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

:)ssue

One-time1
  • Tip$0.99

Questions

Is feeeed free?
feeeed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is :)ssue free?
:)ssue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do feeeed or :)ssue have ads?
Neither feeeed nor :)ssue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, feeeed or :)ssue?
feeeed ships an update monthly, and :)ssue every 8 days. Most recently, feeeed was updated on November 7, 2026 and :)ssue on November 7, 2026.

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