Comparison

Cupfeed vs PetalFeed

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

Head to head
About

Cupfeed

Aggregate content from websites, YouTube, Reddit, and RSS feeds into one organized app. Enjoy AI summaries, an audio player, and customizable display options. Premium features include unlimited feeds and offline reading.

Highlights
  • Centralized content aggregation
  • AI-powered article summaries
  • Advanced audio player
  • Customizable display modes
  • Offline reading (Premium)
  • Feed organization with folders
  • Import/export feeds via OPML
Features
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Cupfeed is your personal magazine! Centralize all your favorite information sources in a single app: websites, YouTube channels, Reddit, RSS feeds and much more. Available on Mac, iPhone and iPad Feed Management - Subscribe to your favorite RSS feeds (blogs, news, YouTube, Reddit) - Add feeds via URL or built-in search - Import/export your feeds in OPML format - Organize your feeds into folders - Delete, reorder or rename your feeds and folders Filtering and Search - Filter your articles by status (read/unread) - Create custom filters to include or exclude specific articles - Search across all your articles and lists Optimized Reading & AI - Generate a summary using AI (on Apple Intelligence-compatible devices) - Listen to your articles with the advanced audio player - Automatic image retrieval - Easily share your favorite articles Display Customization - Choose between 4 display modes: List, Wide List, Grid or Magazine - Adjust the number of text lines and visual size - Personalize your experience with Dark and Light themes - Configure display individually for each feed or folder Premium Features - Unlimited feeds - Favorites: save your best articles - Full article access: automatic download of complete content - Offline mode: read your articles without an internet connection Privacy Policy: https://cupfeed.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://cupfeed.app/terms-of-use

About

PetalFeed

Features
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An RSS reader built for VoiceOver from day one. Follow blogs, Reddit, Mastodon, Bluesky and YouTube in one place, then listen to it all like a personal news broadcast. No ads, no tracking, no subscription. Every screen is fully labeled for VoiceOver, every swipe has a named custom action, related details are grouped so you hear them in one stop, and all text scales with Dynamic Type. Follow everything you read: - RSS and Atom feeds from any blog or news site - Subreddits, just by name - Your Mastodon and Bluesky timelines - YouTube channels, with videos that play right inside the app - A Discover tab of hand-picked feeds, subreddits and channels by topic Listen hands-free. Have any article, or a whole queue of them, read aloud in any voice installed on your device. Control playback from the Lock Screen, Control Center or the mini player that follows you through the app. The Hive turns your headlines into a short podcast-style show, written by Apple Intelligence and read aloud by distinct voices. Hawk Eye gives you a digest of the topics in your unread articles. Summaries give you the gist of any article in a few sentences. All of it runs privately on your device. Stay organized your way: - Petals are your feeds, Flowers are your folders - Smart Flowers fill themselves using rules you set - Bees filter out keywords, spoilers and topics you would rather skip - Similar articles are grouped, so one story is one stop - Rapid Review lets you triage a busy feed one card at a time - Full-text extraction gives you the whole article without the clutter Bring your library with you. Sync feeds, folders and read state two ways with Feedbin, Inoreader, FreshRSS or Miniflux, or import and export OPML anytime. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show your unread counts and latest headlines. Siri and Shortcuts can open an article, read your unread articles aloud, play The Hive, build a Hawk Eye digest or mark everything read. PetalFeed works on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Free 14-day trial, then one-time purchase. Free forever, even after the trial: - Reading RSS and Atom feeds - OPML import and export - Up to 10 Petals - Text-to-speech read aloud - Every accessibility feature PetalFeed Lifetime is a single purchase with no renewals. It unlocks: - Unlimited Petals - Sync with Feedbin, Inoreader, FreshRSS and Miniflux - The Hive, Hawk Eye and summaries - Bees and Smart Flowers - Widgets, Siri and Shortcuts - Refresh as often as every 5 minutes Already bought PetalFeed? You keep everything automatically. Enjoying it? An optional tip jar lets you say thanks. Private by design. Your feeds, articles and reading history stay on your device. All AI runs on the device: no servers, no PetalFeed account, no tracking, no ads. Sync happens only with a service you choose to connect, and your sign-in details stay in the device Keychain. AI features require an Apple Intelligence–capable device.

Screenshots

Cupfeed4 screens
PetalFeed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cupfeed at 16 against PetalFeed's 26.1. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cupfeed sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and PetalFeed sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cupfeed ships an update weekly, PetalFeed every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cupfeed versus PetalFeed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCupfeedPetalFeed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS16 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB11 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperCedric SchoeneckerDoxie Media LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Cupfeed

Subscriptions2
  • Cupfeed Pro$1.991 Month
  • Cupfeed Pro7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$24.99
5 purchases

PetalFeed

One-time5
  • 14-Day Free TrialFree
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
Show 2 more
  • PetalFeed Lifetime$9.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Cupfeed free?
Cupfeed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PetalFeed free?
PetalFeed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cupfeed or PetalFeed have ads?
Neither Cupfeed nor PetalFeed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cupfeed or PetalFeed?
Cupfeed ships an update weekly, and PetalFeed every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cupfeed was updated on October 24, 2026 and PetalFeed on October 26, 2026.

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