Comparison

Simple RSS Reader vs RSSBud

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

Head to head
About

Simple RSS Reader

This utility app offers a clean and simple interface for reading the latest news and information from RSS feeds. Easily share your favorite articles via social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.

Highlights
  • Clean and clear interface
  • Fast and easy to use
  • Share news via Twitter or Facebook
  • Multiple feeds detection
Features
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If you need to read only the latest information or news, in a clean and simple way and share via Facebook or Twitter, this is your reader. A nice way to read RSS feeds in a simple, and clean interface with fast controls. Features: - Clean and clear interface, fast and easy to use. - Send your favorite news via Twitter or Facebook - Multiple feeds detection.

About

RSSBud

Discover and subscribe to RSS feeds from websites and apps. This open-source tool helps you stay updated with content you love, offering automatic URL expansion and integration with popular RSS readers.

Highlights
  • Detect RSS and RSSHub feeds
  • Discover relevant RSS feeds
  • Optimized for mobile environments
  • Share sheet extension
  • Fast subscription to RSS readers
  • Edit RSSHub feed parameters
  • Automatic rule updates
Features
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Discover and subscribe to RSS feeds in a flash with RSSBud, a completely free and open-source tool! Designed to uncover and subscribe to RSS feeds from various websites and apps, this tool can become your vital partner in staying up-to-date with all the content you love. Key Features: - Detect RSS feeds in web pages. - Detect RSSHub feeds appropriate for web pages (supports all rules of RSSHub Radar). - Discover other RSS feeds relevant to web pages (powered by RSSBud Rules). - Specifically optimized for mobile environments, expanding URLs automatically and adapting to mobile sub-domains. - Share sheet extension available for quick sharing of your favorite feeds. - Fast subscription to major RSS readers including Reeder, Fiery Feeds, and Ego Reader, as well as system default RSS reader. - Fast subscription to web clients of Tiny Tiny RSS, Miniflux, Fresh RSS, Feedly, Inoreader, Feedbin, The Old Reader, and Feeds Pub. - Edit parameters for RSSHub feeds to suit your needs. - Rules are automatically kept up to date. - Support for x-callback-url — use with the Shortcuts app to open a world of possibilities. With a user-friendly interface and an array of customizable options, RSSBud strives for a fluid and gratifying user experience every time. Enjoy its entire feature list at no cost at all, while being assured of its reliability and transparency, thanks to its open-source status.

Screenshots

Simple RSS Reader4 screens
RSSBud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RSSBud at 4.6 against Simple RSS Reader's 2.6. RSSBud also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 25%) and ratings volume (27 vs 5). Simple RSS Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RSSBud holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RSSBud has 27 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Simple RSS Reader's written reviews are positive against 50% of RSSBud's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple RSS Reader ships an update every 2 weeks, RSSBud every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Simple RSS Reader versus RSSBud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple RSS ReaderRSSBud
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (5 ratings)4.6 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings527 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB23 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMario Alejandro Ramos Perez承宇 张

Customer experience

Simple RSS Reader

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral37.5%
Negative37.5%

RSSBud

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Simple RSS Reader

No in-app purchases

None

RSSBud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple RSS Reader free?
Simple RSS Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RSSBud free?
RSSBud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simple RSS Reader or RSSBud?
RSSBud is rated higher. Simple RSS Reader averages 2.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while RSSBud averages 4.6 from 27 ratings.
Do Simple RSS Reader or RSSBud have ads?
Neither Simple RSS Reader nor RSSBud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple RSS Reader or RSSBud?
Simple RSS Reader ships an update every 2 weeks, and RSSBud every 6 weeks. Most recently, Simple RSS Reader was updated on June 2, 2026 and RSSBud on September 23, 2026.

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