NewsBlur vs DeepFox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NewsBlur
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.
- 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
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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. LISTEN TO YOUR STORIES Turn articles into audio with voices in 21 languages. Follow highlighted paragraphs, tap to jump ahead, adjust playback speed, and queue stories in Up Next. Keep listening with the screen locked. Full listening is included with Premium Archive and Premium Pro. Free and Premium accounts can try 30-second previews. 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
DeepFox
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Key Features: * AI-Powered Discovery: DeepFox intelligently analyzes content across the internet to find news and insights that are highly relevant to your interests. * Real-Time Alerts: Get immediate notifications for breaking news and updates that matter most to you — never miss important developments again. * Ask & Get Answers: Ask any question, and DeepFox will pull the most relevant, up-to-date answers from across the web, helping you find exactly what you need in an instant. * Personalized Topics: Select the topics that matter most to you and let DeepFox curate a tailored newsfeed that evolves with your preferences. * Track Critical News: Automatically track emerging trends, niche stories, and important developments that are often overlooked by traditional news outlets. * Stay Ahead of the Curve: DeepFox uncovers hidden, valuable insights that might be missed by other news apps, giving you a competitive edge. * Smart Search & Filters: Find the information you're looking for with ease using powerful search tools, custom filters, and topic-based searches. Why Choose DeepFox? * Curated Just for You: Say goodbye to irrelevant news. DeepFox delivers only the stories and updates that matter to your specific interests. * Comprehensive Coverage: Not just mainstream headlines—DeepFox dives deep into the web to surface important, overlooked updates and trends. * Ask Anything: Need answers? Just ask, and DeepFox will fetch the best results from the web, providing you with quick and reliable insights. * Effortless Updates: Set your preferences once, and DeepFox will automatically keep you updated with relevant news and answers—no more manual searching. * Stay Informed 24/7: DeepFox is always working to ensure you never miss out on critical news or insights again. How It Works: 1. Sign Up & Set Preferences: Customize your feed based on your topics, industries, or people you care about. 2. AI News Discovery: DeepFox starts scanning the internet in real-time to discover relevant updates based on your interests. 3. Ask Questions: Need quick answers? Simply ask anything, and DeepFox will retrieve the best responses sourced from the web. 4. Stay Updated: Receive smart notifications on the most important news and insights that match your preferences.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DeepFox at none against NewsBlur's 3. DeepFox also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. NewsBlur sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. DeepFox asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | NewsBlur | DeepFox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (514 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 56.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 514 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NewsBlur, Inc. | ZHONGYUAN ZHU |
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
DeepFox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NewsBlur
- NewsBlur Premium Pro$29.991 Month
- NewsBlur Premium$35.991 Year
- NewsBlur Premium Archive$99.991 Year
DeepFox
No in-app purchases









