Comparison

xFeed RSS Reader vs Laconic News

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

Laconic News

Features
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Laconic aggregates news from hundreds of sources, groups related articles into unified stories, and delivers AI-generated summaries — so you get the full picture without the noise. KEY FEATURES - Smart Clustering: Related articles are automatically grouped together, eliminating redundancy across outlets - AI Summaries: Each story gets a concise, AI-generated headline and summary capturing the essential facts - AI News Agent: Ask questions about current events in natural language — get briefings, timelines, and cross-source analysis - Source Transparency: Every story links back to original sources so you can always dig deeper - Trending Topics: See what's breaking right now and filter by topic - Cross-Spectrum Coverage: Aggregates across the political spectrum for a balanced view Laconic is built on a simple belief: in an era of information overload, the most valuable thing we can offer is clarity.

Screenshots

xFeed RSS Reader3 screens
Laconic News4 screens

Verdict

The call

xFeed RSS Reader and Laconic News are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
xFeed RSS Reader versus Laconic News: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterxFeed RSS ReaderLaconic News
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB32 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperNothing EverywhereJustin Steigel

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

Laconic News

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

xFeed RSS Reader

No in-app purchases

None

Laconic News

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is xFeed RSS Reader free?
xFeed RSS Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Laconic News free?
Laconic News is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do xFeed RSS Reader or Laconic News have ads?
Neither xFeed RSS Reader nor Laconic News shows ads.

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