Comparison

xFeed RSS Reader vs Elytra

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

Head to head
About

xFeed RSS Reader

Stay informed with a personalized news feed. Organize and customize your updates to quickly access the information you care about, from politics to technology. Access your news anywhere, anytime.

Highlights
  • Personalized news feed
  • Categorize and organize content
  • Quickly find latest updates
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Stay informed on the go
Features
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Prepare yourself for the exciting, fast-paced world of reading news! Say goodbye to the uninformed dark ages of yesterday and say hello to xFeed! Whether you are at at home or waiting for a dentist appointment, xFeed is always with you to help you stay up to date with everything that you care about. Categorize, organize, customize and quickly find the latest updates, political happenings, technological gadgetry or whatever else it is that you find so interesting. The time has come. You are worth it. Get xFeed now and start enjoying life. For questions, comments, suggestions and support please visit: www.nothingeverywhere.com

About

Elytra

A privacy-focused RSS reader for iOS and macOS that offers native article rendering, advanced search, and cross-device synchronization. It strips tracking scripts and provides customizable appearance options for a clean reading experience.

Highlights
  • Privacy-focused design
  • Native article and image rendering
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Search within articles
  • Customizable appearance
  • Mute filters
  • Widgets
Features
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Elytra is a private RSS reader for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Follow the news sites and blogs you choose, read them in a clean native reader with every tracker stripped out, and keep everything in sync across your devices. Elytra is a paid app: every new account starts with a 14-day free trial, after which you can subscribe or buy a one-time lifetime licence. WHY ELYTRA PRIVATE BY DESIGN: Your account is created automatically. There is no email, no password and no personal information. A random account ID and anonymous crash reports are the only data Elytra uses, and only to sync your feeds and keep the app stable. NO TRACKING: Elytra removes tracking scripts and tracking pixels from every article, so what you read stays between you and your device. NATIVE READER: Articles are rendered with native iOS text and image views, not a web view. That means Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, text selection across paragraphs, syntax-highlighted code blocks and fast scrolling on long articles. SYNC: Your feeds, folders, read state and bookmarks sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac through Elytra's own service. The Mac app is a separate download on the Mac App Store. PUSH NOTIFICATIONS: Get real-time alerts from blogs that support the WebSub protocol, and near real-time local notifications from the ones that do not. FULL-TEXT ARTICLES: When a feed only ships a summary, Elytra can fetch the full article for you. SEARCH: Search for a feed, then an article, then a phrase inside the article. Elytra was the first RSS reader to search within articles. MUTE FILTERS: Hide topics, spoilers and keywords you do not want in your timeline. OPML: Import your subscriptions from another reader, and export them at any time. OFFLINE BOOKMARKS: Bookmarked articles are stored on your device, so you can read them without a connection. FEED FORMATS: RSS, Atom and JSON Feed are all supported. IMAGE LOADING: Choose when images load to save mobile data, or load them on demand. APPEARANCE: Light and dark themes, a choice of serif and sans-serif fonts, and support for custom fonts installed on your device. LINKED HEADERS: When an author links section headers, Elytra lets you share a link straight to that section. WIDGETS: Four widgets bring your favourite feeds and latest updates to your Home Screen and Lock Screen. ——— Elytra uses its own sync service and cannot connect to Feedly, Inoreader, iCloud or other RSS syncing services. ——— Terms: https://elytra.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://elytra.app/privacy/

Screenshots

xFeed RSS Reader3 screens
Elytra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: xFeed RSS Reader at none against Elytra's 9. xFeed RSS Reader also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 44%) and iOS requirement (15 vs 26.0). Elytra's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and rating (3.7 vs 3.5). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

Both are free to download. Elytra sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. xFeed RSS Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Elytra holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of xFeed RSS Reader's written reviews are positive against 44% of Elytra's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

xFeed RSS Reader ships an update every 6 months, Elytra every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
xFeed RSS Reader versus Elytra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterxFeed RSS ReaderElytra
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (13 ratings)3.7 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.2% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB56 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperNothing EverywhereNikhil Nigade

Customer experience

xFeed RSS Reader

All ratings13 ratings
Positive53.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive62.2%
Neutral15.3%
Negative22.5%

Elytra

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral2.2%
Negative53.3%

Bugs and requests

xFeed RSS Reader

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App crashes on launch after updates
  • Crashes when adding new feeds
  • Crashes during feed refresh/sync
  • Articles not marked as read properly
  • Duplicate articles appearing in feeds
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  • Feed icons not displaying correctly
  • Safari links not working on newer devices
  • Complex pages with images cause crashes
  • UI reverts to old style after viewing articles
  • Articles fail to load when selected
  • Auto-update feature not functioning
  • Feed autodiscovery feature unreliable
  • Editing feed titles resets without done button
  • Add feed dialog doesn't close after confirmation
  • Confirmation dialog has two 'yes' buttons instead of yes/no
  • iOS 6 compatibility issues
  • iOS 7 page scrolling auto-jumps to bottom
  • Memory management problems on older devices

Requested features

19 requests
  • iCloud sync across multiple devices
  • Push notifications for feed updates
  • Mark all as read functionality
  • Automatic background feed updates
  • OPML import/export support
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  • Google Reader integration
  • Adjustable text and row sizes
  • Safari extension support for ad blocking
  • Full article display without leaving app
  • Tweet and Facebook sharing options
  • Favicon display next to feed titles
  • Search functionality for discovering feeds
  • Dark mode option
  • Unread article badge on app icon
  • Optional confirmation dialogs
  • Ability to edit feed URLs after creation
  • Disable UI animations option
  • Better button positioning to avoid accidental taps
  • Audio and video feed support

Elytra

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

xFeed RSS Reader

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Elytra

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$10.491 Year
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  • Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$20.001 Year
One-time5
  • Free TrialFree
  • 1 Month Subscription$0.99
  • 3 Months Subscription$2.99
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  • 1 Year Subscription$12.99
  • Lifetime Subscription$54.99

Questions

Is xFeed RSS Reader free?
xFeed RSS Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elytra free?
Elytra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, xFeed RSS Reader or Elytra?
Elytra is rated higher. xFeed RSS Reader averages 3.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Elytra averages 3.7 from 9 ratings.
Do xFeed RSS Reader or Elytra have ads?
Neither xFeed RSS Reader nor Elytra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, xFeed RSS Reader or Elytra?
xFeed RSS Reader ships an update every 6 months, and Elytra every 3 weeks. Most recently, xFeed RSS Reader was updated on October 15, 2026 and Elytra on October 16, 2026.

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