Newsify vs MaxFeeder
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/
MaxFeeder
A fast, ad-free news reader that aggregates content from various sources into a single, organized page. Customize your feed layout with columns and tabs, and enjoy a clean reading experience without distractions.
- Organize feeds into columns and tabs
- Clean reader view without pop-ups
- Follow YouTube, Reddit, Medium, Bluesky
- Reading statistics and daily goals
- Bookmark and Read Later options
- No account needed for basic use
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MaxFeeder is a fast, quiet news reader. Add the sites you actually read, arrange them the way you think, and see everything new in one place — no algorithm, no infinite scroll, no ads. No account needed to start reading. BUILT AROUND HOW YOU READ Group feeds into columns, and columns into tabs — Morning, Tech, Sports, whatever fits. Unread counts show what's new at a glance, show only unread stories when you want a clean list, and Mark All Read clears a column when you're done with it. READ WITHOUT LEAVING Tap any story for a clean reader view: the article text and images, without pop-ups or cookie banners. Keep things with bookmarks, or park them in Read Later. MORE THAN RSS Follow YouTube channels, Reddit, Medium, and Bluesky alongside ordinary feeds. New to RSS? Start from the suggested feeds and adjust from there. KEEP THE HABIT Reading stats, a daily goal, and a streak — a gentle nudge, not a leaderboard. FREE Up to 6 feeds, stored on your device. No account required. MAXFEEDER PRO — $12 FOR ONE YEAR Unlimited feeds, search across the last 30 days of your feeds, sync across your devices and the web, and your Bluesky Following timeline. Pro requires a free MaxFeeder account. One payment. It does not auto-renew — nothing further is charged, and Pro simply ends when the year is up unless you choose to buy another. Terms of Service: https://www.maxfeeder.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.maxfeeder.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MaxFeeder at none against Newsify's shown. MaxFeeder also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Newsify's advantage is ratings volume (4.5K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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 MaxFeeder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MaxFeeder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Newsify has 4.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Newsify ships an update every 6 weeks, MaxFeeder daily. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Newsify | MaxFeeder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ben Alexander | Bryan Payne |
Customer experience
Newsify
MaxFeeder
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
MaxFeeder
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
MaxFeeder
- MaxFeeder Pro — 1 Year$12.00








