Comparison

RSS Mobile vs GPSNews

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

RSS Mobile

This app allows you to read news from various channels directly on your device without relying on external web services. It downloads and stores feed updates locally for offline reading and supports easy migration with OPML file import/export.

Highlights
  • RSS, Atom, and JSON feed support
  • Offline feed storage
  • OPML import/export for migration
  • Simplified linked webpage view
  • Feed grouping
  • Post flagging and hiding
  • Safari browser subscription
Features
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RSS Mobile is a standalone app for reading news channels that does not depend on any third-party web services. It downloads feed updates and stores them on your device for further reading. OPML-file import/export are supported, so you may perform migration easily. RSS Mobile is free and does not contain ads. Features: - RSS, Atom and JSON feeds support - Import / Export of OPML-files - Stores loaded posts locally - Simplified view of linked webpage in Reader - Grouping of feeds - Flagging and hiding of posts - Subscription from Safari browser - Dynamic Type - Pointer and Keyboard support for iPad - VoiceOver Any questions? Feel free to contact us: rssmobileapp@gmail.com

About

GPSNews

Features
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GPS, Global Political Spotlight, helps you follow global political, economic, security, and policy developments with more context and less noise. Track geopolitical news through structured briefings, topic-based coverage, and GPS metrics designed to highlight what matters. Follow countries, industries, and geopolitical risk areas such as sanctions, conflicts, supply chains, energy security, elections, cyberattacks, and alliance politics. GPS uses machine learning and language models to organize source material, classify topics, and produce concise summaries built for faster reading and better situational awareness. With GPS, you can: - Read structured geopolitical news summaries - Follow countries, sectors, and policy areas relevant to you - Track global developments across politics, markets, defense, technology, energy, and security - Explore GPS metrics such as virality, sentiment, persistence, market sensitivity, and substance - Personalize your feed around the topics and risks you care about GPS is built for readers who want global news with clearer structure, stronger context, and a more analytical view of world events. Join us today!

Screenshots

RSS Mobile3 screens
GPSNews4 screens

Verdict

The call

RSS Mobile and GPSNews are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
RSS Mobile versus GPSNews: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRSS MobileGPSNews
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (57 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings57 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB8 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperElias PanfilowAndreas Franquillo Hotvedt

In-app purchases

None

RSS Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

GPSNews

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RSS Mobile free?
RSS Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GPSNews free?
GPSNews is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RSS Mobile or GPSNews have ads?
Neither RSS Mobile nor GPSNews shows ads.

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