Comparison

Simple RSS Reader vs Aprox

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

Aprox

Manage your Proxmox Virtual Environment servers remotely. Monitor cluster and node status, control virtual machines and containers, and manage backups and snapshots securely.

Highlights
  • Secure SSL connection
  • Cluster and node status monitoring
  • VM/CT control (start, stop, suspend)
  • Backup management
  • Snapshot management
  • noVNC Web control
Features
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Aprox runs your Proxmox VE cluster from your pocket, your iPad and — properly, natively — your Mac. On the Mac it is a real Mac app, built for macOS from the start: a menu bar extra that shows what is running without opening a window, real keyboard shortcuts, and consoles that open as proper resizable windows. The iPhone build is built for the other half of the job: the alert at dinner, the snapshot before the risky upgrade, the container that needs restarting from the train. OPERATE • Start, shut down, reboot, pause, hibernate, reset and stop VMs and containers • Snapshots — take, roll back, delete, with the RAM state if you want it • Back up now to any storage, and see every scheduled job and when it next runs • Clone a guest, full or linked, and migrate one to another node • Cluster and per-node task lists, with full logs and the ability to stop a running task SEE • A cluster-wide dashboard: capacity actually in use, what has been promised to guests, and whether that is a plan or a problem • CPU, memory, disk and network history for every node, guest and storage • Guest agent details — IP addresses, hostname, the OS that is actually running • Node maintenance: pending updates, failed services, disk and SMART health BUILD • Create VMs and LXC containers with guided wizards • Edit the hardware of both — disks, network, CPU, memory, devices — with every pending change listed before you apply it • Browse an appliance template catalog and download straight to a node • Storage browsing, upload, download-from-URL, and restore from any backup • Firewall rules at cluster, node and guest level CONNECT • A built-in VNC console with a real keyboard, plus SPICE and serial • Password, API token, two-factor and custom realm sign-in • Certificate pinning for self-signed clusters, which is most homelabs • Nothing leaves your device: Aprox talks to your cluster and to nobody else. No account, no telemetry, no relay server. LIVE ON YOUR DEVICES • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and Control Center controls that start a guest without opening the app • Live Activities that follow a migration or a backup to the Lock Screen • Siri and Shortcuts for every power action • Handoff between iPhone, iPad and Mac • Alerts when a node drops, a task fails or a backup does not run TRY IT WITHOUT A SERVER Aprox ships with a complete demo cluster that runs entirely on-device. Nodes, guests, snapshots, tasks, consoles — everything works, nothing is a screenshot. Open it before you type a single credential. APROX PRO The free app browses your cluster and shows you everything above. Pro unlocks the console, guest creation, hardware editing, storage management, snapshots, backups, clones, migration, node maintenance and alerts. Available monthly, yearly or as a one-time lifetime purchase, all with Family Sharing and a 7-day free trial on the subscriptions. Requires a Proxmox VE 7.0 or newer server that you already run. Aprox is an independent client and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH. Proxmox is a registered trademark of its owner.

Screenshots

Simple RSS Reader4 screens
Aprox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Aprox at 5.0 against Simple RSS Reader's 2.6. Aprox also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and review sentiment (40% vs 25%). Simple RSS Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Aprox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Simple RSS Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Aprox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple RSS Reader has 5 ratings behind it against 1, 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 40% of Aprox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple RSS Reader ships an update every 2 weeks, Aprox daily. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Simple RSS Reader versus Aprox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple RSS ReaderAprox
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews40.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS6.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB13 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMario Alejandro Ramos PerezMaximilian Kenfenheuer

Customer experience

Simple RSS Reader

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

Aprox

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral22.0%
Negative38.0%

In-app purchases

None

Simple RSS Reader

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Aprox

Subscriptions2
  • Aprox Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Aprox Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Aprox Pro — Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Simple RSS Reader free?
Simple RSS Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aprox free?
Aprox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple RSS Reader or Aprox?
Aprox is rated higher. Simple RSS Reader averages 2.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Aprox averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Simple RSS Reader or Aprox have ads?
Neither Simple RSS Reader nor Aprox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple RSS Reader or Aprox?
Simple RSS Reader ships an update every 2 weeks, and Aprox daily. Most recently, Simple RSS Reader was updated on June 2, 2026 and Aprox on October 13, 2026.

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