# NewsBlur vs RSS Mobile

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RSS Mobile at none against NewsBlur's 3. RSS Mobile also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 57%) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). NewsBlur's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (513 vs 58). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. NewsBlur sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. RSS Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for NewsBlur against 4.6 for RSS Mobile. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NewsBlur has 513 ratings behind it against 58, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of NewsBlur's written reviews are positive against 81% of RSS Mobile's.

NewsBlur ships an update weekly, RSS Mobile every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | NewsBlur | RSS Mobile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (513 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/newsblur-rss-news-reader/id463981119/reviews)** | [4.6 (58 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rss-mobile/id533007246/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **513** | 58 |
| Positive reviews | 56.7% of reviews | **81.3% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | Freemium | **Free** |
| Size | 33 MB | 16 MB |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | **17.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [NewsBlur, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/463981122) | [Elias Panfilow](https://appshunter.io/developer/533007249) |

## What reviewers say

### NewsBlur

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/newsblur-rss-news-reader/id463981119)

Consolidate all your favorite news sources, blogs, and newsletters into one personalized feed. Customize your reading experience with themes, text adjustments, and offline access. Train the app to highlight important stories and hide irrelevant ones.

**Highlights:** Personalized RSS news feed, Offline reading, Customizable themes and text, Story filtering and training, Home screen widgets, Article summarization with AI, Text-to-speech for articles

**Features:** Vision Pro support, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| NewsBlur Premium Pro | $29.99 | per month |
| NewsBlur Premium | $35.99 | per year |
| NewsBlur Premium Archive | $99.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Fast and reliable
- 👍 Excellent news reader
- 🔒 Great privacy policy
- 💡 Useful training and filtering features
- 👍 Seamless sync across devices

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes and bugs, especially on iPad
- 👎 Paywall for basic features
- 👎 Outdated and cluttered UI
- 👎 Difficult to manage feeds and folders

**Reported bugs**

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

**Requested features**

- Customizable font sizes
- Offline reading mode
- Improved sharing options
- Ability to delete feeds and folders


### RSS Mobile

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rss-mobile/id533007246)

This app allows you to read news from various channels directly on your device without relying on external web services. It downloads and stores feed updates locally for offline reading and supports easy migration with OPML file import/export.

**Highlights:** RSS, Atom, and JSON feed support, Offline feed storage, OPML import/export for migration, Simplified linked webpage view, Feed grouping, Post flagging and hiding, Safari browser subscription

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is NewsBlur free?

NewsBlur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is RSS Mobile free?

RSS Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, NewsBlur or RSS Mobile?

NewsBlur is rated higher. NewsBlur averages 4.7 out of 5 from 513 ratings, while RSS Mobile averages 4.6 from 58 ratings.

### Do NewsBlur or RSS Mobile have ads?

Neither NewsBlur nor RSS Mobile shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, NewsBlur or RSS Mobile?

NewsBlur ships an update weekly, and RSS Mobile every 3 months. Most recently, NewsBlur was updated on November 1, 2026 and RSS Mobile on November 1, 2026.

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