Web Subscriber vs FlowReader
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.
FlowReader
Stay updated with your favorite news and blogs through a powerful RSS feed reader. Easily add unlimited feeds, save articles, and customize the app's appearance. Enjoy a convenient daily news experience with features like an in-app browser and reader mode.
- Add unlimited RSS feeds
- Save articles to favorites
- In-app browser
- Safari reader mode support
- Share links on social media
- Local news storage
- Customizable appearance
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Add your personal news and blog feeds, and keep up to date with the new information. It is convenient daily news reader, which provides powerful news aggregation and curation features. FlowReader features: • Absolutely free • Add unlimited number of feeds • Add news & articles to favourites by swipe • Open links using the in-app browser • Supporting of Safari reader mode • Share links on social networks • Pull to refresh for updating the list of news • Store news locally on your device • Choose appearance of application
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Verdict
Web Subscriber and FlowReader both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of FlowReader's written reviews are positive against 59% of Web Subscriber's. FlowReader also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Web Subscriber's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 57 months) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. FlowReader asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Web Subscriber against 4.0 for FlowReader. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Web Subscriber's written reviews are positive against 100% of FlowReader's.
Web Subscriber ships an update every 2 months, FlowReader every 57 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Web Subscriber | FlowReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (7 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 57 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zozi Apps | Sultan Irkaliyev |
Customer experience
Web Subscriber
FlowReader
In-app purchases
Web Subscriber
- Web Subscriber - Full Version$4.99
FlowReader
No in-app purchases
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