xFeed RSS Reader vs Web Subscriber
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Personalized news feed
- Categorize and organize content
- Quickly find latest updates
- Customizable reading experience
- Stay informed on the go
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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
Web Subscriber
This app aggregates content from your favorite websites and blogs into a single, unified reading list. It offers smart streams to help you manage high-volume feeds, discover trending topics, browse visually, and view short posts.
- Unified reading list
- Organize subscriptions by tags
- Slow Feeds for low-volume content
- Hot Links for trending topics
- Image browsing mode
- Micro-Blogposts view
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You don't have to check your favorite websites one by one! Web Subscriber is a web-feed reader that lets you subscribe to many websites and blogs in one place. Web Subscriber shows you all articles of websites you subscribe to as a unified reading list. You can also organize your subscriptions by tagging them. If you start having lots of subscriptions, Web Subscriber helps you by providing smart and interesting streams of articles: - 'Slow Feeds' singles out your low-volume subscriptions, so they don't drown in the noise of high-frequency news sites. - 'Hot Links' shows you what gets linked to from multiple articles to help you find what's important. - 'Images' lets you leisurely browse your reading list like a photo album of article images. See if something piques your interest! - 'Micro-Blogposts' Tweet-like untitled posts with max. 280 characters. Web Subscriber supports any website or blog offering a web-feed in the RSS, Atom or JSONFeed format.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Web Subscriber at 4.1 against xFeed RSS Reader's 3.5. Web Subscriber also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15). xFeed RSS Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Web Subscriber sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. xFeed RSS Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Web Subscriber holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of xFeed RSS Reader's written reviews are positive against 59% of Web Subscriber's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
xFeed RSS Reader ships an update every 6 months, Web Subscriber every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | xFeed RSS Reader | Web Subscriber |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (13 ratings) | 4.1 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.2% of reviews — better | 59.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nothing Everywhere | Zozi Apps |
Customer experience
xFeed RSS Reader
Web Subscriber
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
Web Subscriber
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
xFeed RSS Reader
No in-app purchases
Web Subscriber
- Web Subscriber - Full Version$4.99
Questions
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