NewsRushFree vs NetNewsWire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NewsRushFree
This app is a straightforward RSS client that synchronizes with your Google Reader account. It offers core features like starring, sharing, social bookmarking, and marking articles as read. The application is free to use and supports iPhone and iPod devices.
- Google Reader synchronization
- Starring articles
- Sharing articles
- Social bookmarking
- Marking as read
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NewsRushFree is a simple RSS client that syncs with your Google Reader account. All the features are the same as NewsRush, the only difference being ads within the application. Supported functions include starring, sharing, socialbookmarking and marking as read.
NetNewsWire
This app aggregates articles from your favorite blogs and news sites, offering a faster and more organized way to consume content. It provides control over your news feed, eliminating the need to visit multiple websites or rely on social media algorithms. Enjoy a streamlined reading experience with customizable features and syncing capabilities.
- Direct feed downloading
- iCloud and third-party syncing
- Customizable article themes
- Reader view
- Starred articles
- Smart feeds
- Home screen widgets
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It’s like podcasts, but for reading. NetNewsWire is a free and open source RSS reader. It shows you articles from your favorite blogs and news sites and keeps track of what you’ve read. It’s fast, stable, and accessible. If you’ve been going from site to site in your browser looking for new articles to read — or counting on the unreliable algorithms of corporate social media — let NetNewsWire bring you the news you want. It’s easy and fun. And it puts you, not billionaires, in control of your news. Features: * Direct feed downloading * Syncing via iCloud, Feedbin, Feedly, BazQux, Inoreader, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, and FreshRSS * Multiple accounts * Custom article themes * Reader view * Share sheet * Starred articles * All Unread and Today smart feeds * Folders * Importing and exporting OPML feed lists * Background refreshing * Searching * Hiding read articles * Timeline customization * Keyboard shortcuts * Context menus * Home screen widgets for today, unread, and starred articles * Share extension
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NetNewsWire at 84% against NewsRushFree's 0%. NetNewsWire also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (882 vs 10). NewsRushFree's advantage is iOS requirement (3.0 vs 17.0). 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.
NetNewsWire holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetNewsWire has 882 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of NewsRushFree's written reviews are positive against 84% of NetNewsWire's.
| Parameter | NewsRushFree | NetNewsWire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (10 ratings) | 4.7 (882 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 84.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 882 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #147 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 3.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | GoRunFast | Brent Simmons |
Customer experience
NewsRushFree
NetNewsWire
In-app purchases
NewsRushFree
No in-app purchases
NetNewsWire
No in-app purchases
