Comparison

NewsBlur vs Feedspot Reader

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
Read full description

Follow the sites you care about with NewsBlur, a personal RSS news reader that brings your reading together. Keep up with news, blogs, newsletters, and more, with your subscriptions and reading progress synced across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and the web. READ YOUR WAY Browse stories from individual sites or bring a folder together in one reading list. Choose a comfortable theme, adjust the text, and use gestures to move through your stories. Download stories for offline reading and pick up where you left off. STORIES AT A GLANCE Add widgets to your Home Screen. Each widget can show All Site Stories, a folder, or one site. Choose its source with Edit Widget. FIND YOUR FOCUS Train NewsBlur on authors, tags, and words in headlines to highlight stories you want and hide ones you don't. You decide what matters. DISCOVER AND KEEP Find new sites, preview their latest stories, and try reading before subscribing. Save stories for later, organize them with tags, and search your reading. Share stories with comments on your NewsBlur blurblog and follow what friends are reading. GO DEEPER Use Text view to read an extracted article. Ask AI for a summary, background, or answers to questions about a story. Availability and usage limits depend on your account plan. IN YOUR LANGUAGE Use NewsBlur's interface in 21 languages, including right-to-left layouts for Arabic and Hebrew. Choose your language in Preferences or follow your device settings. Stories stay in the language they were published in. A NewsBlur account is required. Free accounts and optional paid subscriptions are available. Some features require a paid plan. SUBSCRIPTIONS If you purchase a subscription through the App Store, payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of use: https://www.newsblur.com/tos Privacy policy: https://www.newsblur.com/privacy

About

Feedspot Reader

Stay updated with your favorite news websites and blogs in one place. This app continuously monitors chosen sources, delivering fresh content so you never miss an update. It provides a fast, easy, and convenient way to manage your news feeds.

Highlights
  • Aggregates news from favorite sites
  • Monitors and delivers fresh content
  • Fast and convenient updates
  • Manages chosen news sources
  • Supports multiple devices
Features
Read full description

Feedspot offers a fast, easy, and convenient way to stay updated with your favorite news websites and blogs. It continuously monitors and delivers fresh content from the sources you choose, ensuring you never miss an update. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NewsBlur4 screens
Feedspot Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NewsBlur at 57% against Feedspot Reader's 0%. NewsBlur also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (513 vs 4). Feedspot Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Feedspot Reader sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NewsBlur has 513 ratings behind it against 4, 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 Feedspot Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NewsBlur ships an update weekly, Feedspot Reader every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NewsBlur versus Feedspot Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNewsBlurFeedspot Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (513 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews56.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings513 — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNewsBlur, Inc.Feedspot

Customer experience

NewsBlur

All ratings511 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews194 reviews
Positive56.7%
Neutral9.8%
Negative33.5%

Feedspot Reader

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
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

Feedspot Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

NewsBlur

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

Feedspot Reader

Subscriptions8
  • Basic Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Basic Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
Show 5 more
  • Business Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Basic Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Basic Yearly$79.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly$79.991 Year
  • Business Yearly$99.991 Year

Questions

Is NewsBlur free?
NewsBlur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Feedspot Reader free?
Feedspot Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NewsBlur or Feedspot Reader?
NewsBlur is rated higher. NewsBlur averages 4.7 out of 5 from 513 ratings, while Feedspot Reader averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do NewsBlur or Feedspot Reader have ads?
Neither NewsBlur nor Feedspot Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NewsBlur or Feedspot Reader?
NewsBlur ships an update weekly, and Feedspot Reader every 10 days. Most recently, NewsBlur was updated on October 30, 2026 and Feedspot Reader on October 30, 2026.

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