Next Level News vs Simple Wire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Simple Wire
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Simple Wire is an RSS reader for people who want their news in one place, in order, without an algorithm in the middle. Add the sites you actually read. Simple Wire finds their feed, keeps them organized in folders, and shows you what's new — newest first, every time. No ranking, no "for you," no AI summaries, no ads. Just your feeds. SIMPLE, FAST, CLEAN • Paste any website address and Simple Wire finds its feed for you • Folders, plus dedicated All / Unread / Favorites views at every level • A clean reader view with adjustable text size and full Dark Mode • Reader Mode pulls in the full article when a feed only gives you a preview • Swipe to mark read or favorite; pull past the end of a list to clear it out • Favorites are kept forever, even if the original feed drops the article • OPML import and export, so your subscriptions are never locked in • Works with password-protected feeds, with credentials kept in the Keychain • Save pages, follow sites, or send articles straight from the system share sheet • A Saved library with collections for the articles and pages you want to keep • Search across your articles • Home Screen widgets on iPhone and iPad showing your latest unread articles, from all feeds or just one • Checks for new articles in the background as often as you choose, or only when you open it • Dynamic Type support throughout ON EVERY SCREEN YOU OWN One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The iPad and Mac apps use a proper three-pane layout with keyboard shortcuts and a real menu bar. Your feeds, folders, read status, and favorites sync privately through your own iCloud — and if you'd rather keep everything on one device, sync is a switch you control. SHARE WITH PEOPLE, NOT WITH A PLATFORM Simple Wire has a small, deliberately old-fashioned social layer: you share articles with people you actually know. • Share your follow link with anyone — they tap it once and your shares appear in their Following tab • Or invite one specific person to a private connection, just between the two of you • Attach a short note when you share directly with someone • Organize the people you follow into folders, exactly like your feeds • Turn off notifications from anyone without unfollowing them, and remove a follower whenever you want There are no comments, no likes, no follower counts, and no public directory to get lost in. Following someone is always free. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION Simple Wire has no servers. There is no Simple Wire account and no Simple Wire database — your reading lives on your device and in your own iCloud, which means we couldn't look at it if we wanted to. No analytics, no ad tracking, no third-party SDKs. FREE, AND A ONE-TIME UNLOCK The reader is free, with no limits on feeds or folders. Following other people and reading what they share is always free. A single $4.99 purchase lets you share articles through Simple Wire and choose a custom app icon and reader font — one time, no subscription, shareable with your family. If you'd like to support development beyond that, there's an optional Tip Jar. It doesn't unlock anything. Questions or feedback: arosemenaapps@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Next Level News at 14.7 against Simple Wire's 17.0. 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
Both are free to download. Next Level News sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Simple Wire sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Next Level News | Simple Wire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.7 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | App Tyrant Corp | Luis Arosemena |
In-app purchases
Next Level News
- Weekly Plan7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Monthly Plan$8.991 Month
- Next Level News Yearly$64.991 Year
Simple Wire
- Tip Jar$2.99
- Simple Wire Unlock$4.99







