Web Subscriber vs Fiper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Web Subscriber
This app aggregates content from your favorite websites and blogs into a single, unified reading list. It offers smart streams to help you manage high-volume feeds, discover trending topics, browse visually, and view short posts.
- Unified reading list
- Organize subscriptions by tags
- Slow Feeds for low-volume content
- Hot Links for trending topics
- Image browsing mode
- Micro-Blogposts view
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You don't have to check your favorite websites one by one! Web Subscriber is a web-feed reader that lets you subscribe to many websites and blogs in one place. Web Subscriber shows you all articles of websites you subscribe to as a unified reading list. You can also organize your subscriptions by tagging them. If you start having lots of subscriptions, Web Subscriber helps you by providing smart and interesting streams of articles: - 'Slow Feeds' singles out your low-volume subscriptions, so they don't drown in the noise of high-frequency news sites. - 'Hot Links' shows you what gets linked to from multiple articles to help you find what's important. - 'Images' lets you leisurely browse your reading list like a photo album of article images. See if something piques your interest! - 'Micro-Blogposts' Tweet-like untitled posts with max. 280 characters. Web Subscriber supports any website or blog offering a web-feed in the RSS, Atom or JSONFeed format.
Fiper
Take control of your news consumption with this fast and visually appealing reader. It offers an unfiltered, chronological feed from any source you choose, making it easy to follow blogs and news sites without algorithmic interference.
- Unfiltered chronological timeline
- Follow any news source or blog
- Lightning-fast performance
- Visual, photo-centric design
- Automatic RSS feed detection
- Easy to use
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Are you tired of algorithms determining what you read? Switch to Fiper, the lightning-fast and beautiful news reader that puts you back in control! Fiper is much more than just a news app. It's the ultimate RSS reader that's incredibly easy to use, even if you don't know what RSS is. What makes Fiper unique? - 100% Unfiltered: Enjoy a pure, chronological timeline. No algorithms, no information bubbles, just the news and blogs you really want to see. - Follow Any Source: From the largest national newspapers to the smallest local blogs or specialised sites—as long as there's a feed, you can add it. You decide your media diet. - Super Fast & Visual: Fiper has been completely revamped, is lightning fast and has an attractive, photo-centric design that is more reminiscent of Instagram than a traditional RSS reader. - Child's Play: Just enter a website's URL and Fiper's smart algorithm will automatically find the RSS feed for you. No more searching for technical links! Rediscover the news on your own terms. Download Fiper and experience how intuitive, fast and easy it can be to follow all your favourite media.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fiper at none against Web Subscriber's 1. Fiper also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (81% vs 59%). Web Subscriber's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.0). 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. Web Subscriber sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fiper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fiper holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fiper has 50 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Web Subscriber's written reviews are positive against 81% of Fiper's.
Web Subscriber ships an update every 2 months, Fiper every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Web Subscriber | Fiper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (7 ratings) | 4.6 (50 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.0% of reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Zozi Apps | Edeas |
Customer experience
Web Subscriber
Fiper
In-app purchases
Web Subscriber
- Web Subscriber - Full Version$4.99
Fiper
No in-app purchases









