# RSS Mobile vs Tribb

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tribb at every 5 days against RSS Mobile's every 3 months. Tribb also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). RSS Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (57 vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

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

Tribb holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RSS Mobile has 57 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of RSS Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tribb's.

RSS Mobile ships an update every 3 months, Tribb every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | RSS Mobile | Tribb |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (57 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rss-mobile/id533007246/reviews) | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tribb-rss-feed-reader/id6792342914/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **57** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Every 5 days** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 16 MB | 17 MB |
| Requires iOS | **17.0** | 27.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Elias Panfilow](https://appshunter.io/developer/533007249) | [Vigneshraj Sekar Babu](https://appshunter.io/developer/6792342916) |

## What reviewers say

### RSS Mobile

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rss-mobile/id533007246)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Tribb

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tribb-rss-feed-reader/id6792342914)

A calm RSS reader for iPhone and iPad that lets you follow any feed without an algorithm. Read articles one at a time, save them, or access them later. Supports various feed types and offers on-device summarization.

**Highlights:** Follow any RSS, Atom, JSON Feed, podcasts, and video feeds, Read articles one at a time, On-device AI summarization, Background audio playback for podcasts, Reading statistics and streak tracking, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Siri and Shortcuts integration

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is RSS Mobile free?

RSS Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Tribb free?

Tribb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, RSS Mobile or Tribb?

Tribb is rated higher. RSS Mobile averages 4.6 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Tribb averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do RSS Mobile or Tribb have ads?

Neither RSS Mobile nor Tribb shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, RSS Mobile or Tribb?

RSS Mobile ships an update every 3 months, and Tribb every 5 days. Most recently, RSS Mobile was updated on October 26, 2026 and Tribb on October 25, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*