Feeddler RSS News Reader vs An Otter RSS Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Feeddler RSS News Reader
A fast and customizable RSS reader that syncs with popular services and offers offline reading. It presents news in an easy-to-read interface with extensive customization options for a personalized reading experience.
- Syncs with multiple RSS services
- Offline reading of cached articles
- Feed and folder management
- Customizable UI with night mode
- Article marking and sorting options
- Swipe gestures for navigation
- Save and share articles
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Feeddler was first released in 2010, a few days before the first-generation iPad release. Feeddler has been one of the most popular RSS readers for iPhone and iPad and has been picked as a top news app by numerous media over the years. * "New and Noteworthy" and "What's Hot" - featured by Apple * "Cleanest and most user-friendly interface" - iPhone Life Magazine * "Essential iPad Apps" - Gizmodo * "10 Must Have iPad Apps" - Cool Tricks N Tips * ... and many more Feeddler is a fast and highly customizable RSS Reader client that stays perfect sync with RSS services and presents RSS stories in an easy-to-read interface. Feeddler is a universal app that supports iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads. Features: * Syncs with Bazqux Reader (optional account, 30-day free trial). * Syncs with FeedHQ (optional account, , 30-day free trial). * Syncs with Feedly (optional account, free). * Syncs with InoReader (optional account, free). * Syncs with The Old Reader (optional account, free). * Supports multiple accounts. * Supports feed management - add/delete/rename/sort subscriptions and folders. * Caches RSS articles and images for offline reading * Able to set up each subscription to open articles directly in RSS, full text mode, or web (online only). * Able to mark all items as read for any RSS subscription or mark only loaded items as read. * Able to mark items as read based on date or automatically mark items as read while user scrolling headlines. * Able to show only feeds/folders with unread items. * Swipe RSS articles for navigation, and pinch articles to change font size. * Save/Share articles by tapping-and-holding any articles shown on the preview list. * E-mail sharing with optional default recipients. * Copy-and-paste titles, links, or full articles. * Lots of UI customization options including summary preview and the comfortable night mode. More features in the Pro version: + Supports landscape mode on iPhone. + Supports keyword search to find and add feeds. + Sync all subscriptions, or sync subscriptions in a folder for offline reading. + Sync options: sync all feeds or unread items only, sync from last sync, days or weeks. For faster syncing, use "Unread only" + "FromLastSync." + No ads If you like Feeddler, please consider writing positive reviews on the App Store. We keep adding features, fixing bugs, and improving app performance. Please send us feedback at feeddler@gmail.com. Thanks for your support.
An Otter RSS Reader
A minimalistic RSS reader that synchronizes your subscribed feeds across Apple devices via iCloud. It allows for automatic feed discovery, organization into folders, and reading articles in a standard web view. Integrates with Shortcuts and offers home screen widgets for unread counts.
- iCloud feed synchronization
- Auto-discover RSS feeds
- Group feeds into folders
- Read articles in web view
- Shortcuts integration
- Home screen widgets
- Import/Export with OPML
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An Otter RSS Reader is a simple RSS reader for following news, blogs, and personal sites without another account. Subscribe to feeds, organize them into folders, and let iCloud keep everything in sync across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Otter keeps the experience intentionally calm: quick refreshes, native navigation, readable article views, and just enough personality to make checking your feeds feel pleasant. New in 2.0, the iPad edition grew up. The Front Page opens to today's stories while native adaptive columns keep feeds and the story list side by side when there’s room, then collapse cleanly on smaller screens. Articles set in a real serif with a comfortable reading measure, on iPad and iPhone alike. Features: - Subscribe to RSS, Atom, JSON Feed, and XML feeds - Sync subscriptions and reading state with iCloud - The Front Page: a daily opening spread across iPhone and iPad - Smart Folders that fill themselves — long reads, quick reads, podcasts, videos - A serif reading view with adjustable typography - Reading Insights: streaks, reading calendar, and when-you-read patterns - Organize feeds into folders - Import and export subscriptions with OPML - Keyboard shortcuts and menu commands on iPad - Refresh feeds in the background or manually - Shortcuts actions, Home Screen widgets, and alternate app icons Otter Pro, the optional subscription, adds ad-free reading, custom Smart Folders, TL;DR article summaries, and the full Reading Insights dashboard. Otter is not trying to be a social network, inbox, or power-user dashboard. It is a practical little RSS reader for people who still like the open web. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://anotterrss.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Feeddler RSS News Reader at none against An Otter RSS Reader's 10. Feeddler RSS News Reader also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 60%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). An Otter RSS Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks) and rating (4.1 vs 3.8). 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
Both are free to download. An Otter RSS Reader sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Feeddler RSS News Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
An Otter RSS Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 73 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Feeddler RSS News Reader's written reviews are positive against 60% of An Otter RSS Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Feeddler RSS News Reader ships an update every 4 weeks, An Otter RSS Reader every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Feeddler RSS News Reader | An Otter RSS Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (48 ratings) | 4.1 (73 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48 | 73 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | C.B. Liu | Josh Holtz |
Customer experience
Feeddler RSS News Reader
An Otter RSS Reader
User reviews
Feeddler RSS News Reader
From 48 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📱 Clean and simple interface
- 🔄 Reliable sync with Google Reader
- ⏱️ Fast and responsive
- 📚 Excellent for reading RSS feeds
- 🔖 Good organization and sorting options
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔑 Requires login to third-party service
- 💰 Paid version required for some features
- 📢 Intrusive ads in free version
- 🔍 Limited feed discovery options
An Otter RSS Reader
From 73 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Elegant and convenient
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Cute RSS reader in every way
- 👍 Works Great, syncs on all iOS Devices
- 👍 More than an 'okay minimalistic app'
Room to improve
- 🐛 It does not work
- 🐛 Abandoned app
- 🐛 Bug list view dark mode
- 🐛 Only shows a couple of entries
- 🐛 Missing keyboard shortcuts
Bugs and requests
Feeddler RSS News Reader
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues after OS updates
- Freezing and slow performance on older devices
- Inconsistent sync between devices and Google Reader
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to mark individual articles as read
- Option to automatically mark articles as read when scrolled past
- Integration with more sharing/bookmarking services
- Landscape mode support for article view
- Customizable font and theme options
An Otter RSS Reader
Reported bugs
10 issues- It does not work
- Articles flicker in and out of existence and about 30 of them don't show at all
- The list views are messed up with many black spaces where a feed item should appear but is completely black
- Reader mode seems to not work
- Articles show up in duplicated often, articles had been marked as read will show up again as unread
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- Feeds disappear after closing the app
- Feeds don't refresh
- Crashes when importing OPML files
- Crashing when importing opml files
- Crashes when trying to import an OPML file
Requested features
13 requests- Encripted iCloud backups would be welcome
- Mark articles read on scrolling past them
- Option to hide read articles by default instead of manually hiding all the time
- When clicking on a top level folder it expands the folder clicking the arrow should expand the folder
- Needs swipe gestures example swipe right mark read/unread swipe left add to favorite
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- Need to add an option to sort by oldest and newest first
- If in reader mode hitting the safari button should open in the in app browser instead of leaving the app
- Under notifications there should be an option to show badge count with unread articles
- Should be an option to see favicons to the left of the headline to quickly see at a glance which site posted the story as well as an option to enable images if there is one in the story
- MiniFlux Sync would be nice
- Offline reading?
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
Feeddler RSS News Reader
No in-app purchases
An Otter RSS Reader
- Otter Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Otter Pro Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Small Tip2 variants$0.99
- Medium Tip2 variants$2.99
- Large Tip2 variants$5.99
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- Mega Tip2 variants$12.99
Questions
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