Newsify vs Watch Feeds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Newsify
Consolidate all your favorite websites, blogs, and RSS feeds into a single, visually appealing reader. Enjoy offline access, customizable layouts, and seamless sharing options. Upgrade for advanced features like AI summaries and ad-free reading.
- All news, blogs, and RSS feeds in one app
- Sync with Feedly, Newsify, or iCloud
- Multiple article list layouts
- Background syncing with notifications
- Offline reading with image caching
- Unread articles widget
- Night mode and customizable themes
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Read and share your favorite websites and blogs with an amazing newspaper-like layout. Featured by Apple as "New and Noteworthy" and "What's Hot" in over 100 countries! FEATURES • All of your news, blogs and RSS feeds in one free reader app! • Sync with Feedly or Newsify or use without an account and sync with iCloud • Access Newsify on your computer at newsify.co (requires Newsify account) • Multiple article list layouts: Large View, Newspaper View, Table View, Split View on iPad (thumbnails displayed when available) • Background syncing with notifications • Offline reading including image caching • Unread articles widget • View and save images by tapping-and-holding image • Night mode (automatic/manual, enabled in settings) • Themes (light, sepia, gray, dark) • In-app Safari view (see Open Links setting) • Full-text view (pinch out in the article view or enable swipe in Article Browser settings) • Article search (pull down subscription list for search bar) • Multiple accounts • Full screen article reading (tap text to toggle) • Full screen original web page browser (two finger tap to toggle) • Pull to move between articles • Pull to refresh article list • Show only unread folders/subscriptions or all • Show all articles or just unread • Sort by newest or oldest first • Mark previous & all as read • Tap-and-hold to mark read and toggle starred • Option to mark read while scrolling & pull up to mark all as read (enable in settings) • Landscape view • Fully customizable sync • Add and edit subscriptions • Add custom feed URLs (enter URLs in feed search box and tap Search) • Automatically sync on start • Share articles with many popular services: Facebook, Twitter, Buffer, Evernote, Instapaper, LinkedIn, Pinboard, Pinterest, Pocket and Tumblr • Email articles or links, copy links or open the original web page in the app or in Safari or Chrome • View original articles with Google mobilizer • Browse individual subscriptions contained in a folder (tap-and-hold folders or tap gray circle icon on right side of folder entry) GET MORE WITH NEWSIFY PREMIUM Newsify is free to download and use. Newsify Premium unlocks these amazing features. Try it free for 7 days! • Automatic Full Text: Get full text automatically for most partial feeds and save for offline reading • AI Article Summaries: Summarize articles with Apple Intelligence (beta feature, requires iOS/iPadOS 26) • More Images: Get more high-res images for feeds with small or no images • Search Full Text: Search the full text of partial feeds not just the preview • Priority Support: Be first in line to get all of your questions answered • Remove Ads: Enjoy your list of articles with no ads • Newsify Account Plus: Add mute filters, get new items up to 10x faster and keep more feed history. – To start your trial: Select Premium in settings and tap "Start free trial" Newsify Premium is $2.99 USD per month or $29.99 USD per year and may vary depending on your location. If you choose to purchase Newsify Premium, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Any free trial period remaining will be forfeited when purchasing Newsify Premium. Newsify's privacy policy: https://newsify.co/privacy-policy/ Newsify's terms of use: https://newsify.co/terms-and-conditions/
Watch Feeds
Browse RSS feeds directly on your Apple Watch, even without your iPhone. Read full articles, view images, and receive notifications for breaking news. Syncs with various services and offers offline reading capabilities.
- Browse RSS feeds on Apple Watch
- Offline reading with cached content
- Fetch full article content
- Image viewer with zoom
- Search and add new feeds
- Syncs with multiple RSS services
- Notifications and complications
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Watch Feeds is an independent app for your Apple Watch. With Watch Feeds, you can browse your RSS feeds right on your watch, without your iPhone nearby. You Control Your Feeds: Watch Feeds gives you complete control over your subscriptions. You can read articles from the sites you are interested in and can easily unsubscribe from the feeds if you don't enjoy them. Read using Wifi or LTE: Watch Feeds can fetch articles via Wifi or LTE, without your iPhone nearby. It will also cache the feed contents and allow you to continue reading even when you don't have an internet connection. Always Stay Up to Date: Unlike other news apps, Watch Feeds not only shows you the headlines! Most of the websites will automatically provide you with an excerpt or summary. However, if you want to read more, Watch Feeds will fetch the full article content for you. Image Viewer: Watch Feeds will automatically find the image from the article. If you want to see the details of the image, simply double taps the image and use Digital Crown to zoom. Search and Add Feeds: Discover interesting feeds with Watch Feeds. Discover new feeds by category, or use the text field to search feeds. Read When You Have Time: Found an interesting article? Use actions to add the article to Read Later or send it to your iPhone! This allows you to find them easily and read them when you have free time. Notifications & Complications: Stay connected! Watch Feeds will send you notifications and complications refresh to make sure you never miss any important news! Actions (iPhone app & Pro unlock required): Actions allow you to share/save an article within your watch! Currently, Watch Feeds supports the following actions: Read Later Share Open in Browser Send to iPhone New Mastodon Post Send to Instapaper Send to Pocket Send to Raindrop Send to Tagpacker Send to Readwise Send to Omnivore Remind Me Later Translate Watch Feeds supports the following syncing services: Inoreader The Old Reader NewsBlur BazQux Reader Feedbin Fever Tiny Tiny RSS FreshRSS iCloud Local (Use without syncing) Sync Read (A very simple syncing service that requires Sign in with Apple)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Watch Feeds at none against Newsify's shown. Watch Feeds also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Newsify's advantage is ratings volume (4.4K vs 26) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Newsify sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Watch Feeds sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Newsify against 4.7 for Watch Feeds. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Newsify has 4.4K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Newsify's written reviews are positive against 83% of Watch Feeds's.
Newsify ships an update every 2 months, Watch Feeds monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Newsify | Watch Feeds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.4K ratings) | 4.7 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ben Alexander | Kevin Guan |
Customer experience
Newsify
Watch Feeds
Bugs and requests
Newsify
Reported bugs
4 issues- Syncing issues causing data loss
- Broken full-text article rendering
- Unreliable push notifications
- Compatibility problems with latest iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Improved article organization and filtering
- Enhanced offline reading capabilities
- Integration with third-party services (e.g., Pocket, Instapaper)
- Customizable app icons and themes
- Ability to import/export OPML files
Watch Feeds
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Newsify
- Newsify Premium$2.991 Month
- Newsify Premium$29.991 Year
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Newsify Premium (1 month)$2.99
- Newsify Premium (3 months)$8.99
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- Newsify Premium (1 year)$29.99
Watch Feeds
- Unlock Pro$3.99









