Comparison

Kewanee Star Courier vs RSS Reader

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

Head to head
About

Kewanee Star Courier

Access local news, in-depth journalism, and engaging multimedia content. Stay informed with breaking news, sports scores, and weather alerts. Customize your reading experience with features like offline access and adjustable text size.

Highlights
  • In-depth local journalism
  • Breaking news and alerts
  • Sports coverage
  • Streamlined multimedia experience
  • Offline reading
  • eNewspaper access
Features
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From critically acclaimed storytelling to powerful photography to engaging videos — the Star Courier app delivers the local news that matters most to your community. APP FEATURES: • Access all of our in-depth journalism, including things to do around town, sports coverage from high school to the pros, and much more. • Enjoy a streamlined, fast-loading experience that makes it easy to view the stories, photos, and videos that matter to you. • Get breaking news, sports scores, and weather alerts with real-time notifications tailored to your interests. • Customize your experience by saving your favorite stories, adjusting text size, using night mode, or reading offline. • eNewspaper: Just like our print edition but accessible on your mobile devices. And access to USA TODAY and 200+ local eNewspapers. MORE INFORMATION: • Privacy Policy: https://cm.starcourier.com/privacy/ • Terms of Service: https://cm.starcourier.com/terms/ • Help Center: https://help.starcourier.com • Subscriptions are charged to your account at confirmation of purchase and automatically renew each month or year, unless turned off in your account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. See "Subscription Support" in the app's Settings for more details and customer service contact information.

About

RSS Reader

Features
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RSS Reader gives you a calm, focused way to follow the web on your own terms. Add trusted RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds, bring over subscriptions with OPML, and keep up with the stories that matter without algorithmic noise. Built for readers who want control, not another social timeline. Key features: • Follow RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds in one place • Import and export subscriptions with OPML • Browse Today, Priority, New, Saved, Later, Listen, and Archive views • Sort stories by priority, newest, oldest, shortest, or longest • Save important articles and queue stories for later • Read clean full-text articles when available • Store articles offline with configurable retention and storage limits • Filter sponsored and promoted feed items • Get quiet notifications from the sources you choose • Listen to podcast and audio feed items • Generate private on-device summaries and daily briefings with Apple Intelligence on supported devices • Open feed links from rss:// or feed:// URLs RSS Reader is designed for a simple daily rhythm: start with your sources, scan what is new, save what matters, and read without the noise. Apple Intelligence features require a supported device and system availability. Some feeds may provide limited article text, images, or audio depending on publisher support. --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://sudoswisshub.github.io/RSS/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://sudoswisshub.github.io/RSS/privacy.html

Screenshots

Kewanee Star Courier4 screens
RSS Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: RSS Reader at none against Kewanee Star Courier's shown. RSS Reader also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, 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

Both are free to download. Kewanee Star Courier sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and RSS Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kewanee Star Courier ships an update monthly, RSS Reader every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Kewanee Star Courier versus RSS Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKewanee Star CourierRSS Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size184 MB8 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperUSA TODAY Co., Inc.Alice-Georgiana TURCANU

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Kewanee Star Courier

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Digital Rate1 Month trial2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Digital Subscription1 Month trial$16.991 Month
  • Annual Digital Subscription1 Year trial$69.991 Year
3 purchases

RSS Reader

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly Pass$1.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly Pass$2.991 Month
  • Premium Annual Pass$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Kewanee Star Courier free?
Kewanee Star Courier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RSS Reader free?
RSS Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kewanee Star Courier or RSS Reader have ads?
Kewanee Star Courier shows ads; RSS Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, Kewanee Star Courier or RSS Reader?
Kewanee Star Courier ships an update monthly, and RSS Reader every 9 days. Most recently, Kewanee Star Courier was updated on October 1, 2026 and RSS Reader on October 11, 2026.

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