Comparison

NewsBlur vs Tech Xplore

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

Head to head
About

NewsBlur

This app is a personal news reader that allows users to follow unlimited RSS subscriptions, share stories with friends, and discover new people with shared interests. It offers offline reading, full text extraction, and customizable reading preferences.

Highlights
  • Unlimited RSS subscriptions
  • Offline story and image support
  • Full text story extraction
  • Share and comment on news
  • Meet people with shared interests
  • Autoscrolling for hands-free reading
  • Saved stories with tagging
Features
Currently charting
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NewsBlur is a personal news reader bringing people together to talk about the world. A new sound of an old instrument. NewsBlur is popular for a reason. While also being the oldest surviving RSS news reader, it is used by many news organizations, popular blogs, editors, and individual readers to keep up with the world. Let's talk about major features: * Read an unlimited number of RSS subscriptions * Offline support for stories and images * Full text extracts the whole story and is sticky per-feed * Gestures and long presses for feeds and stories * Share and comment on the news with friends * Meet new people who share the same interests * Autoscrolling of text for hands-free reading * Collapsible folders * Saved stories with tagging * Mark stories as unread * Read by oldest/newest first * Filter by unread/all stories * Search for stories by feed or folder * Send to Facebook/Twitter/Instapaper/Pocket/Evernote/email/etc * Landscape view * Customizable offline sync settings You can also optionally subscribe with a NewsBlur Premium Subscription * Subscribe to an unlimited number of sites * Sites you subscribe to are updated up to 10x more often * Read by folder with the river of news * Search sites and folders * Save stories with searchable tags * Privacy options for your blurblog (shared stories) * Custom RSS feeds for folders and saved stories * Use the Text view which conveniently extracts the full original story The subscription is auto-renewable which means that once purchased it will be auto-renewed every year until you cancel it 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Duration of the subscription is 1 year. Your iTunes Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage your Subscription and Auto-Renewal by going to your Account Settings. You may access the privacy policy at https://www.newsblur.com/privacy, and the terms of use at https://www.newsblur.com/tos.

About

Tech Xplore

Stay updated with the latest in electronics and technology. Access a wide range of topics including IT, robotics, and green tech. A monthly subscription unlocks full content with a free trial week.

Highlights
  • Daily technology news updates
  • Covers IT, robotics, engineering, green tech
  • Full content subscription option
  • Free trial week
  • Cross-device access
Features
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Tech Xplore is an online news source covering the fields of electronics and technology. Tech Xplore is a part of the Science X network (sciencex.com), publisher of such popular news resources as Phys.org and Medical Xpress. Tech Xplore provides the latest news and updates on a wide range of subjects—information technology, robotics, engineering, green tech, computer sciences, semiconductors, telecom and high technology. All content is updated daily. Free app content is limited to selected spotlight stories. Access to Tech Xplore's full content is available with the monthly subscription plan for just $0.99. First subscription week is free! Subscription Options: - Unlimited digital access on any device for $0.99 per month. You will be charged in your local currency at the prevailing exchange rate as defined by iTunes. - The app offers 7 days trial. At the end of the free trial period, the full price of the subscription will be charged thereafter. Cancellations must occur 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Privacy policy can be found at https://sciencex.com/help/privacy/ Terms of use: https://sciencex.com/help/terms/ Questions and feedback: https://sciencex.com/help/feedback/

Screenshots

NewsBlur4 screens
Tech Xplore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NewsBlur at 57% against Tech Xplore's 0%. NewsBlur also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (502 vs 5). Tech Xplore's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). 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. NewsBlur sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month and Tech Xplore sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NewsBlur holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NewsBlur has 502 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of NewsBlur's written reviews are positive against 0% of Tech Xplore's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NewsBlur ships an update every 9 days, Tech Xplore every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
NewsBlur versus Tech Xplore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNewsBlurTech Xplore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (502 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews57.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings502 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
Best chart rank#196 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNewsBlur, Inc.Omicron Tech Ltd

Customer experience

NewsBlur

All ratings502 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews192 reviews
Positive57.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative33.3%

Tech Xplore

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

NewsBlur

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch for some users
  • Incorrect feed display and article loading issues
  • Syncing problems between web and mobile apps

Requested features

4 requests
  • Customizable font sizes
  • Offline reading mode
  • Improved sharing options
  • Ability to delete feeds and folders

Tech Xplore

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

NewsBlur

Subscriptions3
  • NewsBlur Premium Pro$29.991 Month
  • NewsBlur Premium Subscription$35.991 Year
  • NewsBlur Premium Archive$99.991 Year
1 purchases

Tech Xplore

Subscriptions1
  • Tech Xplore Subscription$0.991 Month

Questions

Is NewsBlur free?
NewsBlur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tech Xplore free?
Tech Xplore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NewsBlur or Tech Xplore?
NewsBlur is rated higher. NewsBlur averages 4.7 out of 5 from 502 ratings, while Tech Xplore averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do NewsBlur or Tech Xplore have ads?
Neither NewsBlur nor Tech Xplore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NewsBlur or Tech Xplore?
NewsBlur ships an update every 9 days, and Tech Xplore every 3 weeks. Most recently, NewsBlur was updated on September 22, 2026 and Tech Xplore on September 10, 2026.

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