Comparison

Next Level News vs InteroCast

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

Head to head
About

Next Level News

Consolidate your news from various sources into a single, organized feed. This reader offers advanced customization, bulk actions, offline saving options, and seamless iCloud synchronization across devices.

Highlights
  • Organize feeds into custom categories
  • Save articles as PDF, Webarchive, or .webloc
  • Multi-selection for bulk actions
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Advanced search with bulk actions
  • Background feed updates with notifications
Features
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Gather your news in one place and organize it the way you like; Next Level News is a one of a kind news reader with modern iOS features, powerful bulk actions, undo/redo support, iCloud sync, advanced search, multi-selection support, save for offline reading, and so much more.  YOUR NEWS, YOUR WAY Customize article previews for each feed and group feeds into your own custom categories. A NEW KIND OF NEWS READER Next Level News provides advanced features you won’t find in other apps; you can apply bulk actions not just to entire feeds, but also to entire sections of content and to custom categories you create.  SAVE FOR LATER, SAVE FOREVER -Save news articles as PDF files and view them in your favorite PDF reader app or in the Files app. -Save news articles as Webarchive files and view them in Safari offline. -Save news articles and web links as Web Internet Location Files (.webloc). MULTI-SELECTION Want to act on several articles but not the entire list? Multi-selection is supported. Most news readers allow you to either act on one article at a time or the entire list. With Next Level News, select as many articles as you want. UNDO/REDO Made a mistake? Next Level News supports undo/redo (even for bulk actions). FEATURES: •Follow the news from your most trusted sources. •Group news feeds into custom categories. •Subscribe to RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds. •Customize article previews for each feed. •Apply powerful bulk actions to an entire feed, an entire custom category, and even to an entire section of content by using the context menu shown when you long press on screen. •Apply bulk actions to all articles that appear above or below a particular article. •Add articles to your Favorites or send them to the Trash. •Share articles using the iOS Share Sheet. •Save articles as PDF files. •Save articles as Webarchive files. •Save news articles and links as Web Internet Location Files (.webloc). •Print RSS articles and web pages opened within the app (printing can be initiated through the Share Sheet or by using the Command+P keyboard shortcut on an iPad with an attached keyboard). •Undo and redo is fully supported, even for bulk actions (use either a shake gesture or the standard iOS three finger tap to bring up the undo/redo menu). •Sync articles on all your iOS devices via iCloud (iCloud can be disabled in the Settings app). •Take advantage of powerful search. •Apply bulk actions to search results. •Fast select multiple articles using the standard iOS two finger drag gesture on the timeline (this allows you to apply an action only to the selected articles). •Update feeds while the app is in the background and get notifications in the Notification Center. •Import and export OPML feed lists. •Choose your preferred text size with Dynamic Type. •Supports multiple windows on iPad. •Dark Mode is fully supported. •Open the Comments page of an article directly within the app (if a Comments page is provided by the feed author). •And more! --- Next Level News Pro offers a 7 day risk free trial. Cancel anytime before the trial period ends at no cost to you. If you choose to subscribe to Next Level News payment will be charged to your iTunes account. By default your subscription automatically renews and your account is charged 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. Cancel your subscription anytime in the App Store app to disable autorenew.

About

InteroCast

A private podcast player offering a clean listening experience with optional AI-powered transcripts and a conversational assistant. It prioritizes user privacy with no accounts or tracking, and allows for offline listening and episode clipping.

Highlights
  • On-device podcast playback
  • AI-powered transcripts
  • Conversational AI assistant
  • Offline episode downloads
  • Customizable playback speed
  • Episode clipping and sharing
Features
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A calmer, more private way to listen - and to actually engage with what you hear. InteroCast is a complete podcast player that runs entirely on your device. Search and subscribe, build a queue, download for offline, and listen in a clean, editorial design. No account. No tracking. No server in the middle. THE BASICS, DONE WELL • Find shows by name, or add any podcast by RSS URL • "Up Next" queue you can reorder with a long-press • Variable speed, skip controls, and a sleep timer • Download episodes for offline listening • New-episode notifications for shows you follow • CarPlay support and a Home Screen widget • iCloud sync keeps your library across devices • Built for iPhone and iPad, with a landscape two-pane layout GO DEEPER WITH AI (OPTIONAL) Bring your own OpenAI or Anthropic key to unlock: • Transcripts that follow along as you listen — generate them with OpenAI Whisper, or free and entirely on-device with Apple Intelligence • Ask - a chat assistant that knows your exact position in the episode, so you can ask "what was just said?", "summarize so far," or "what's coming up?" • Voice mode — a hands-free, real-time conversation about whatever you're hearing SAVE THE GOOD PARTS • Long-press any transcript line to clip it • Turn clippings into shareable pull-quote cards PRIVACY BY DESIGN Your library, history, downloads, and preferences live only on your device. There's no InteroCast account and no analytics server. When you use an AI feature, the request goes straight from your device to OpenAI or Anthropic with your own key — it never passes through us. Apple Intelligence transcription happens fully on-device. InteroCast is free to use as a podcast player. The AI features use your own API key, so you pay the providers directly only for what you use. A quieter way to listen.

Screenshots

Next Level News4 screens
InteroCast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: InteroCast at free against Next Level News's freemium. Next Level News's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (3 vs 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Next Level News sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and InteroCast sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Next Level News against 5.0 for InteroCast. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Next Level News ships an update weekly, InteroCast every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Next Level News versus InteroCast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNext Level NewsInteroCast
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.7 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB44 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperApp Tyrant CorpSeud.IO

Customer experience

Next Level News

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

InteroCast

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Next Level News

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Plan7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan$8.991 Month
  • Next Level News Yearly$64.991 Year
3 purchases

InteroCast

One-time3
  • Small tip$1.99
  • Generous Tip$4.99
  • Big Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Next Level News free?
Next Level News is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is InteroCast free?
InteroCast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Next Level News or InteroCast?
Next Level News and InteroCast are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Next Level News or InteroCast have ads?
Neither Next Level News nor InteroCast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Next Level News or InteroCast?
Next Level News ships an update weekly, and InteroCast every 3 weeks. Most recently, Next Level News was updated on November 3, 2026 and InteroCast on November 5, 2026.

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