Comparison

Feedster vs Reeder.

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

Head to head
About

Feedster

This app provides a streamlined way to follow your favorite websites, blogs, and news sources in one place. It offers customizable feeds, a distraction-free reader mode, and cloud synchronization across devices. Enjoy a personalized content experience with privacy as a priority.

Highlights
  • Customizable RSS feeds
  • Cloud synchronization across devices
  • Distraction-free reader view
  • Save articles for later
  • Search for feeds and articles
  • Home screen widget for latest articles
  • Dark mode support
  • Privacy-focused with iCloud sync
Features
Currently charting
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Feedster: Your Personalized RSS Reader Feedster is a powerful and intuitive RSS reader designed to streamline how you follow your favorite websites, blogs, and news sources, all in one convenient app. What is Feedster? Feedster offers a seamless, personalized content consumption experience. Whether you're tracking the latest news, staying updated on your favorite blogs, or following niche sites, Feedster organizes everything in one place, so you never miss a beat. Key Features - Customizable Feeds: Add and organize your preferred RSS feeds to tailor your content experience. - Effortless Synchronization: Keep your feeds updated across all your Apple devices with automatic cloud sync. - Reader View: Enjoy distraction-free reading with our built-in reader mode. - Save for Later: Bookmark articles and read them at your convenience (Coming Soon). - Search & Discover: Easily search for feeds and articles to find the content you care about. - Recent Articles Widget: Quickly view the latest articles through our convenient home screen widget. - Dark Mode: Switch to Dark Mode for a more comfortable reading experience at night. - Privacy-Focused: Your privacy is our priority—your data is securely saved through Apple iCloud, ensuring you maintain full ownership. Why Choose Feedster? Feedster was crafted with a user-first approach, focusing on creating a smooth and enjoyable experience. Happy reading! Your Feedback Matters I'm committed to continuously improving Feedster. Your feedback is invaluable in helping me make the app even better, so don’t hesitate to share your thoughts with me!

About

Reeder.

Consolidate your reading, watching, and listening into a single, unified timeline. Sync your progress across devices and share curated content with others. Organize saved links and create custom views with powerful filters.

Highlights
  • Unified timeline for all content
  • Cross-device syncing via iCloud
  • Shareable feeds from tags
  • Customizable filters for timelines
  • Save and organize links
  • Integrates videos, podcasts, and social media
Features
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Reeder is your all-in-one inbox for reading, watching and listening to content from various sources. From Unread Counts to Timeline Syncing Say goodbye to unread counts! With Reeder, your timeline position is synced across all your devices, letting you pick up right where you left off. Shared Feeds Turn any tag into a public, auto-updating feed that can be viewed in any browser or added to any RSS reader that supports JSON feeds, making it simple to share your curated content. Unified Timeline Reeder supports more than just RSS feeds. It integrates videos, podcasts and social media posts into a single, streamlined view. While it’s not meant to replace full-featured clients, Reeder offers a centralized way to keep track of everything you follow, with the option to open content in other apps (if supported) when you want to dive deeper. Filters Create custom timelines with filters based on keywords, media types or feed types. Save and Organize Links Easily save links from Safari or any other app to Reeder using its share extension, keeping everything organized and easy to find. iCloud Sync Reeder only syncs what’s important — your subscriptions, timeline position and tagged items (including Links, Favorites, Bookmarks and Later) — across all your devices using iCloud, making syncing faster and more efficient, with changes pushed to your other devices within seconds. Content is fetched directly from the sources, ensuring you always have the latest updates. Terms of Use: https://reeder.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://reeder.app/privacy

Screenshots

Feedster4 screens
Reeder.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Reeder. at Free against Feedster's $1.99. Reeder. also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (879 vs 3). Feedster's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 53%) and chart position (#102 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Reeder. is free to download; Feedster costs $1.99 up front. Feedster sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Reeder. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reeder. holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reeder. has 879 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Feedster's written reviews are positive against 53% of Reeder.'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Feedster ships an update every 2 weeks, Reeder. every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Feedster versus Reeder.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFeedsterReeder.
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)4.3 (879 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better53.2% of reviews
Number of ratings3879 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#102 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB29 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNikolaj JensenSilvio Rizzi

Customer experience

Feedster

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Reeder.

All ratings879 ratings
Positive80.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative14.8%
Written reviews708 reviews
Positive53.2%
Neutral15.5%
Negative31.2%

Bugs and requests

Feedster

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Reeder.

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Feeds failing to import or sync correctly
  • Inconsistent timeline ordering and display
  • Podcast and video playback issues
  • Crashes and stability problems

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add read/unread status indicators
  • Improve feed organization with folders
  • Provide more customization options for layout and typography
  • Integrate with third-party RSS services
  • Introduce keyboard shortcuts for common actions
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  • Add option to hide read/viewed content

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Feedster

One-time3
  • Coffee-Sized Tip$0.99
  • Lunch-Sized Tip$4.99
  • Pizza-Sized Tip$9.99
2 purchases

Reeder.

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Feedster free?
Feedster costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Reeder. free?
Reeder. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Feedster or Reeder.?
Reeder. is rated higher. Feedster averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Reeder. averages 4.3 from 879 ratings.
Do Feedster or Reeder. have ads?
Neither Feedster nor Reeder. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Feedster or Reeder.?
Feedster ships an update every 2 weeks, and Reeder. every 3 weeks. Most recently, Feedster was updated on October 9, 2026 and Reeder. on October 11, 2026.

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