Comparison

Sylfeed vs Feedibus

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
Currently charting
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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

Feedibus

This newsreader app aggregates content from RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds into a beautifully organized interface. It uses on-device AI to summarize articles, deduplicate content, and learn user interests for a personalized reading experience.

Highlights
  • AI-powered article summaries
  • Content deduplication
  • Personalized interest learning
  • Cross-device iCloud sync
  • Customizable reading view
  • Background updates
  • OPML import/export
Features
Currently charting
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Read News & Articles Feedibus is a newsreader app. It supports Atom, RSS, and JSON feeds. All techno-gibberish to you? Don’t worry. Many news websites and blogs offer this service for free so that you can read all your loved and trusted sources in a beautiful interface, organized automagically. Key Features, Making Feedibus Unique: - Magic Content: Enjoy full articles in a beautiful reading experience, even for feeds with just summaries. - Magic Deduplication: Streamline your timeline, grouping duplicates and similar content. - Magic Interests: Discover more, automagically learning your interests. - Magic Summaries: Automatically summarizes articles and displays them in a beautiful liquid glass card. All on-device powered by Apple Intelligence. What makes Feedibus so magical? We could tell you that it uses machine learning and other state-of-the-art computational methods to offer you this awesome experience — but that wouldn’t sound so cool, would it? What else? - iPad/iPhone Support: Read on all your devices. - iCloud Sync: Keeps your devices in sync, including all machine learning data. - Notifications: Define trigger phrases to retrieve local notifications during background refreshes. - Widget Support: Add your favorite news source right to your home screen. - Customizable Reading View: Pick your favorite font, size, and appearance. - Background Updates: Keeping your content fresh, effortlessly. - OPML-Import & Export - Bookmarking: Save articles for later. - Switch between Reading Experiences: Decide for yourself how to read articles, including Embedded Safari Reader Mode. - Favorite Feed Groups: Organize your feeds thematically & focus on what matters in the moment. - Sharing with Friends & Social Networks - Dark Mode / Light Mode … and much more. Design Philosophy We believe that reading your favorite news & articles should be fun, engaging, and informative. Some newsreaders seem to make this a chore, treating it like your email inbox. Feedibus presents all content in a chronological timeline. It highlights what it thinks is interesting and groups duplicate content for you just scroll through, discover and enjoy what you like. We want to go the extra mile for you — for instance, we even analyze the images within an article to detect faces and interesting content so that we can crop them to minimize required space while maintaining essential parts of the image. All powered by the amazing chips in your device! Privacy No sign-up required. All machine learning and processing happens locally on your device. We don’t know what you read, and we don’t want to. Please review our privacy policy for more details. Pay once, own forever Since 2.0 Feedibus requires a one-off payment if you download it from the app store. All functionality included. Only for customers of previous versions we maintain legacy in-app purchase options. — * The Fine Print Magic Content works for many websites; Feedibus supports its machine learning features for most languages, even if you subscribe to feeds of different languages simultaneously. Feedibus’ user interface is currently available in English & German, but more localization is on our to-do list. Magic Summaries only works on devices that have Apple Intelligence enabled and only for supported languages.

Screenshots

Sylfeed4 screens
Feedibus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sylfeed at 4.7 against Feedibus's 3.7. Sylfeed also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (70% vs 39%). Feedibus's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 3). On update cadence, ads, monetization model and chart position 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

Sylfeed costs $2.99 and Feedibus $3.99 up front. Feedibus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Sylfeed asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sylfeed holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Sylfeed's written reviews are positive against 39% of Feedibus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Sylfeed versus Feedibus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSylfeedFeedibus
Price$2.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better3.7 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better39.4% of reviews
Number of ratings312 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#52 — better#69
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB22 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperGACHANETNicolas Neubauer

Customer experience

Sylfeed

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

Feedibus

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral25.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive39.4%
Neutral30.3%
Negative30.3%

In-app purchases

None

Sylfeed

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Feedibus

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock Feedibus7 Days trial$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Unlock Feedibus One-Time Fee$3.99

Questions

Is Sylfeed free?
Sylfeed costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Feedibus free?
Feedibus costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sylfeed or Feedibus?
Sylfeed is rated higher. Sylfeed averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Feedibus averages 3.7 from 12 ratings.
Do Sylfeed or Feedibus have ads?
Neither Sylfeed nor Feedibus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sylfeed or Feedibus?
Sylfeed ships an update every 5 weeks, and Feedibus every 5 weeks. Most recently, Sylfeed was updated on October 12, 2026 and Feedibus on October 12, 2026.
Which is more popular, Sylfeed or Feedibus?
Sylfeed currently peaks at #52 in the App Store charts, and Feedibus at #69. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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