Comparison

xFeed RSS Reader vs Corvus RSS Reader for Safari

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

Corvus RSS Reader for Safari

A privacy-focused RSS and Atom feed reader for Apple devices. Subscribe to websites, YouTube channels, and blogs, and organize content with folders, tags, and smart filters. Offers multiple view modes and extensive customization for a distraction-free reading experience.

Highlights
  • RSS & Atom feed subscription
  • YouTube channel subscriptions
  • Folder and nested sub-folder organization
  • Multiple view modes (Magazine, list, card, etc.)
  • Article saving (Star, Pin, Read Later)
  • Full-text search
  • Customizable themes and layouts
  • OPML import/export
Features
Currently charting
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Corvus RSS Reader is a privacy-first RSS and Atom feed reader built natively for Safari on macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. Subscribe to your favorite websites, YouTube channels, and blogs, and read everything in one clean, distraction-free interface. FEATURES - RSS & Atom Feeds, Subscribe to any website that publishes a feed. Corvus auto-discovers feeds on the page you're visiting. - Discover Feeds, Browse a curated directory of 450+ feeds across 34 categories. Find popular feeds from 47 countries, or explore the full international catalog. - YouTube Channels, Subscribe to any YouTube channel directly from its page. Handles and custom URLs are resolved automatically. - Folder Organization, Group feeds into folders and nested sub-folders. Keep Tech, News, YouTube, and Design neatly separated. - 5 View Modes, Magazine, list, card, expanded, and full-view layouts. Choose the reading experience that works best for you. - Star, Pin & Read Later, Save articles for later, star your favorites, and pin important items. Built-in smart feeds for quick access. - Keyboard Shortcuts, Navigate, star, refresh, and manage articles entirely from the keyboard. J/K to browse, S to star, V to open, and more. - Full-Text Search, Search across all your articles by title, content, or author. Find anything instantly, even in thousands of articles. - Themes & Customization, Light, dark, and auto themes. Customizable accent colors, font sizes, density settings, and newspaper-style column layouts. - Tags & Smart Filters, Organize articles with custom tags and create smart filters that automatically group content by your rules. - OPML Import & Export, Bring your subscriptions from any other reader, or export them at any time. Your data is always portable. - Feed Health Dashboard, Monitor the health of your subscriptions. See which feeds are active, broken, or slow to update. - 33 Languages, Fully localized in English, Spanish (Spain and Mexico), French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. PRIVACY FIRST No account required. No sign-ups, no cloud sync, no tracking. Your feeds and articles live entirely on your device. Corvus RSS Reader collects zero data. BUILT FOR SAFARI Corvus RSS Reader is not a Chrome extension ported to Safari. It is built specifically for Safari with native performance, no background processes, and zero data collection. Works on Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

Screenshots

xFeed RSS Reader3 screens
Corvus RSS Reader for Safari4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: xFeed RSS Reader at Free against Corvus RSS Reader for Safari's $0.99. xFeed RSS Reader also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 1). Corvus RSS Reader for Safari's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

xFeed RSS Reader is free to download; Corvus RSS Reader for Safari costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Corvus RSS Reader for Safari holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: xFeed RSS Reader has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

xFeed RSS Reader ships an update every 6 months, Corvus RSS Reader for Safari every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
xFeed RSS Reader versus Corvus RSS Reader for Safari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterxFeed RSS ReaderCorvus RSS Reader for Safari
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.5 (13 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#117 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS1515.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB18 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNothing EverywhereAlejandro Estol

Customer experience

xFeed RSS Reader

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

Corvus RSS Reader for Safari

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Corvus RSS Reader for Safari

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

xFeed RSS Reader

No in-app purchases

None

Corvus RSS Reader for Safari

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is xFeed RSS Reader free?
xFeed RSS Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Corvus RSS Reader for Safari free?
Corvus RSS Reader for Safari costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, xFeed RSS Reader or Corvus RSS Reader for Safari?
Corvus RSS Reader for Safari is rated higher. xFeed RSS Reader averages 3.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Corvus RSS Reader for Safari averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do xFeed RSS Reader or Corvus RSS Reader for Safari have ads?
Neither xFeed RSS Reader nor Corvus RSS Reader for Safari shows ads.
Which is updated more often, xFeed RSS Reader or Corvus RSS Reader for Safari?
xFeed RSS Reader ships an update every 6 months, and Corvus RSS Reader for Safari every 5 days. Most recently, xFeed RSS Reader was updated on October 19, 2026 and Corvus RSS Reader for Safari on October 11, 2026.

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