Comparison

Sylfeed vs AllNews

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sylfeed

A streamlined RSS reader designed for efficient article consumption with minimal finger movement. Offers features like iCloud and Feedly sync, image preloading, and advanced filtering by keyword or tag. Supports offline reading and integration with popular services like Pocket and Evernote.

Highlights
  • iCloud and Feedly sync
  • Image and webpage preloading
  • Article filtering by unread, starred, keyword
  • Tagging support
  • Offline reading and actions
  • Integration with Pocket, Evernote, Buffer
Features
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Sylfeed is a RSS Reader. This app is designed to be able to perform all operations with less finger movement. Therefore, you can read the article comfortably. also this app has unique features such as tagging or keyword search. §Features - Sync with iCloud (Stand-alone) - Sync with Feedly - Image preloading - Multi accounts support - Landscape mode support - Filtering articles unread, starred, and keyword - Tagging support - Offline support (reading, starring, tagging, more actions) - Read Later - Webpage Preloading - Multiple Post - Instant Post §Unread button - Unread button shows number of unread articles - Unread button has several roles by situation In list view - Tap to show the earliest unread article - Long press to mark all as read - Slide left to mark as read - Slide right to read now (or read later) - Slide up to undo In article view - Tap to next, Double tap to previous - Long press to scroll (and slide to accelerate) §External Services - Twitter - Buffer - HatenaBookmark - Evernote - Instapaper - Pocket

About

AllNews

This app allows users to read news from multiple RSS feeds simultaneously. Instead of scrolling through lists, news headlines scroll automatically, and users can tap on any headline to read the full story in a web browser. It offers customization for scrolling speed, update frequency, and source selection.

Highlights
  • Scroll multiple news feeds simultaneously
  • Read news in portrait or landscape mode
  • Automatic or manual news updates
  • Tap to read full story in browser
  • Select from 100+ RSS sources or add your own
  • Adjust scrolling speed and update frequency
  • Share news via social media and other apps
Features
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- Read scrolling news from multiple sources at a time - Personally, I don't watch TV at all. I don't even own a TV set. It's not that I'm poor. I just feel that watching TV is a waste of time. Yet, I visit one web site to anther to read news. Yes, I'm a news junkie. Wouldn't it be nice if you could read news from multiple sources at a time instead of visiting one web site to another? That's what AllNews is for. AllNews is a mobile app for iPhone and iPad users who would like to read multiple RSS news feeds at a time instead of visiting one news web site after another. With this app, you don't scroll a list of news captions. Even a teenager could make an app like that. Rather, AllNews will scroll each line of news captions for you. So just watch them and tap a news caption that catches your eyes so that you can read the entire story with a web browser. The app comes with a built-in library of 100+ RSS links. So just pick one or more and get lines of news captions rolling. - Features - 1. Let the application roll multiple lines of news captions from right to left. Right, you don’t have to scroll a list of stories. 2. Read news in the portrait or landscape mode. 3. Let the application automatically update news or tap the force-update button to manually update news. 4. Tap an interesting news caption that catches your eyes so that you can read the entire story with a web browser. 5. Select a news source from 100 URLs that comes with the app or create a news source with a URL of your own. 6. Adjust the scrolling speed. 7. Adjust the frequency of updating news between 600 seconds (10 minutes) and 3600 seconds (60 minutes). 8. Change the order by which lines of news captions appear. 9. Add-on: Be notified of new captions that have been added since the last update. 10.Add-on: Share news stories through social media (Facebook, Twitter, Weibo, TencentWeibo) or other apps (Message, Mail, Notes). 11.The app comes with a 14-page user's guide. 12.Languages: English and Japanese only. 13.Application file size: 32.5 MB. - System requirements - 1. iOS 9.0 or above 2. iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone SE, iPod Touch, iPad mini, iPad 2, iPad Air, iPad Pro. - Limitations - 1. A WiFi or WWAN connection is required to pull RSS news feeds. 2. The user can tap the menu button to go to other screens only when they hold the device in the portrait mode. 3. This app may be deprived of promised features if the device is jailbroken.

Screenshots

Sylfeed4 screens
AllNews4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sylfeed at 70% against AllNews's 0%. Sylfeed also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). AllNews's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.2). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

AllNews is free to download; Sylfeed costs $2.99 up front. AllNews sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Sylfeed asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sylfeed holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Sylfeed's written reviews are positive against 0% of AllNews's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sylfeed ships an update every 5 weeks, AllNews every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Sylfeed versus AllNews: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSylfeedAllNews
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#49 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.29.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB15 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGACHANETTomoyuki Okawa

Customer experience

Sylfeed

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative22.9%

AllNews

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sylfeed

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

AllNews

One-time2
  • New story indicator$0.99
  • Sharing news$0.99

Questions

Is Sylfeed free?
Sylfeed costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AllNews free?
AllNews is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sylfeed or AllNews?
Sylfeed is rated higher. Sylfeed averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while AllNews averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sylfeed or AllNews have ads?
Neither Sylfeed nor AllNews shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sylfeed or AllNews?
Sylfeed ships an update every 5 weeks, and AllNews every 2 months. Most recently, Sylfeed was updated on October 27, 2026 and AllNews on October 24, 2026.

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