TidBITS News vs feeeed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TidBITS News
Access the latest news and product updates for Mac and iOS devices from a long-standing internet publication. Read full articles with graphics and embedded videos, and follow links to external resources. Content is downloaded for offline reading.
- Headline and summary display
- Pull-to-refresh functionality
- Full article reading with graphics and video
- Adjustable font sizes
- In-app web browsing
- Offline content access
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Stay up to date with the latest news and products in the Mac and iOS worlds with TidBITS (tidbits.com), the oldest Internet-only publication on the planet! The award-winning publication was founded in 1990 by Adam Engst, regularly voted one of the most influential figures in the Macintosh industry. Displays headlines and summaries for the most recent TidBITS stories. At the top of the headline screen, pull to refresh the list. Tap to read the full text of any recent TidBITS article, complete with graphics and embedded movies. Choose among font sizes for reading articles. Follow links to referenced Web sites and other Internet resources in Safari. All headlines and articles are downloaded to your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch so you can catch up on TidBITS while on the subway or on an iPad/iPod touch that's out of range of a Wi-Fi network.
feeeed
Build a personalized, ad-free news feed from any website or social media. Enjoy a customizable reader, offline access, and AI summaries. Stay informed on your own terms.
- Customizable ad-free news feed
- Fast, focused reader mode
- AI article summaries
- Offline reading
- Subscribe to websites, social media, and communities
- Custom reminders and flashcards
- Homescreen widgets
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Stay informed without losing sanity. A feed curated by you, not the social-media mob. with feeeed, you can build your own ad-free news feed, on your own terms: • subscribe to any website and get the latest stories in your feed • view articles in a fast, focused, customizable reader mode • see local weather, flashbacks from your photo library or birthdays from your contacts • no ads or purchases • free ai summaries of articles • offline mode: download dozens of stories to read when you're offline • subscribe to communities from reddit, youtube channels, tiktok profiles, mastodon or threads accounts • add your own custom reminders, or flashcards • see your step count for the day, and your progress towards 10k steps. (powered by an optional integration with the Health) • browse a curated catalog of suggested news feeds for any topic • full dark mode, including auto-dark mode for any site • a built-in chatbot that can recommend feeds and channels for any topic • customize your app icon, tab bar, algorithm and more • see news on your homescreen with a customizable widget • create and share lists of feeds • groups feeds into folders and pin your favorite folders to the tab bar for one-tap access • a lot more! it's 100% private and on-device (no servers, no accounts, nothing leaves your device). don't worry — it's still as fast, smooth and addicting as your favorite Mark Zuckerberg app. it includes a built-in reader mode and reading list. it's fast! take back your news feed ~ scroll on your own terms :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: feeeed at 4.8 against TidBITS News's 3.8. feeeed also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 64%) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
feeeed holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: feeeed has 1.5K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of TidBITS News's written reviews are positive against 92% of feeeed's.
TidBITS News ships an update every 4 months, feeeed monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TidBITS News | feeeed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | 91.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #199 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Matt Neuburg | James Parrott |
Customer experience
TidBITS News
feeeed
Bugs and requests
TidBITS News
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
feeeed
Reported bugs
3 issues- Issues with loading certain feeds or articles
- Problems with the 'Read Later' feature
- Inconsistencies in the 'Reader' mode
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to sort/filter feeds
- Improve sync between devices
- Add support for more content types (e.g. podcasts)
- Provide more customization options (e.g. font size, layout)
- Implement translation/localization features
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- Add push notifications for new content
In-app purchases
TidBITS News
No in-app purchases
feeeed
No in-app purchases








