Comparison

Tech News Pro vs PetalFeed

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

Head to head
About

Tech News Pro

Stay current with the latest technology and startup news from around the globe. This app curates top stories from thousands of sources, ensuring you never miss important updates. Access comments, share articles, and save favorites for later.

Highlights
  • Real-time tech and startup news
  • Thousands of global news sources
  • Hacker News community curation
  • Quick navigation between stories
  • Access to community comments
  • Save and search favorite stories
Features
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Having trouble staying up to date with the latest technology and startup news? Look no further, Tech News by Hacker News is what you need: β€’ Never miss the latest tech and startup news, directly displayed within the app in a split second β€’ Read news from around the world, with thousands of sources in one place β€’ All the top news are directly curated by the Hacker News community, making sure you never miss what's important this very minute β€’ Jump from news to news with a single tap β€’ Check comments from the expert crowd of the Hacker News community β€’ Share your favorite news stories with a single tap β€’ Save your favorite stories to retrieve them later β€’ Search through your entire favorite stories collection β€’ Use shortcuts to quickly skim all your stories (right arrow: view next story, down arrow: view comments, up arrow: share, CMD + F: save as favorite; CMD + l: list all favorites)

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

Tech News Pro4 screens
PetalFeed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PetalFeed at Free against Tech News Pro's $1.99. Tech News Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

PetalFeed is free to download; Tech News Pro costs $1.99 up front. PetalFeed sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Tech News Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tech News Pro ships an update every 2 days, PetalFeed every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences Β· 4 level
Tech News Pro versus PetalFeed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTech News ProPetalFeed
Price$1.99Free β€” better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 days β€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationPaidβ€”
Best chart rank#132 β€” betterβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS16.6 β€” better26.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size13 MB11 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPierre StanislasDoxie Media LLC

In-app purchases

None

Tech News Pro

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

PetalFeed

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

Questions

Is Tech News Pro free?
Tech News Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PetalFeed free?
PetalFeed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tech News Pro or PetalFeed have ads?
Neither Tech News Pro nor PetalFeed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tech News Pro or PetalFeed?
Tech News Pro ships an update every 2 days, and PetalFeed every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tech News Pro was updated on October 27, 2026 and PetalFeed on October 26, 2026.

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