Comparison

RSS Mobile vs Stella*

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

Stella*

This app is a user-oriented information gathering tool that optimizes web content for easy reading on any device. It offers customizable appearance, intuitive navigation, and offline reading capabilities, allowing users to control their information sources without relying on external services.

Highlights
  • Optimized web content rendering
  • Customizable font sizes and themes
  • Intuitive and animated UI
  • Offline article storage
  • Extensible information sources
  • One-handed operation support
Features
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Stella News Reader is a new generation information-gathering tool that is designed to be completely "User-Oriented". Often the information you get from the web can get easily lost in annoying noise, with the character size lacking consistency from site to site and it being difficult to identify important sections, so finding what is truly necessary can be a struggle. This app is equipped with a powerful embedded optimize engine, and publicly published html contents are automatically converted to the display most appropriate for each device, to make, as it were, one unified application UI. Freed from the need to load unnecessary elements, the app operates at high speeds and as the user can freely change the outer appearance and choose the format that the user feels easiest for them to read, the focus can be purely on the content. Users completely take the initiative in relation to the information with unlimited sources of information and the user can expand the source by adding feeds in the same way as with normal readers. Moreover, the UI has been designed carefully in order to enable optimization of screen sizes and rotations for each device, and through extensive use of animation, operation is highly intuitive. Stella is a completely stand alone reader, and can be used without reliance on external services or accounts. You can use the app without divulging your personal information, receiving junk mails or being faced with the possibility of the providers stopping the service. Key Features: - iPhone 6/6 Plus & iOS 8 are fully supported. - All webpages are concurrently parsed by the app's machine learning engine and, rendered as in human-readable appearance form. - Font sizes and themes are customizable for easy reading. You can also select the same appearance as Safari. - Intuitive & animated UI. You can always keep one-handed operation even on landscape mode of iPhone 6 Plus. - No setup is required. In its initial state, the app shows news that is buzzed on major social media. - Sources are extensible as in the manner you like. The app can also be used as an ordinary RSS reader. - Article storing functionality gives you the ability for offline reading. If original pages are deleted from the net, you can keep them forever. - Folders to classify for later reading. Future Updates: We'll work on diversification of available sources and improvements of the app's in-depth customizability, etc.

Screenshots

RSS Mobile3 screens
Stella*4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RSS Mobile at 4.6 against Stella*'s 3.5. RSS Mobile also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (81% vs 64%). Stella*'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RSS Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of RSS Mobile's written reviews are positive against 64% of Stella*'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RSS Mobile ships an update every 3 months, Stella* every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
RSS Mobile versus Stella*: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRSS MobileStella*
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (57 ratings) — better3.5 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews — better64.1% of reviews
Number of ratings57 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB70 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperElias PanfilowOwletLabs LLC

Customer experience

RSS Mobile

All ratings57 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.5%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative12.0%

Stella*

All ratings18 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive64.1%
Neutral17.2%
Negative18.8%

In-app purchases

None

RSS Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Stella*

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RSS Mobile free?
RSS Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stella* free?
Stella* is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RSS Mobile or Stella*?
RSS Mobile is rated higher. RSS Mobile averages 4.6 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Stella* averages 3.5 from 18 ratings.
Do RSS Mobile or Stella* have ads?
Neither RSS Mobile nor Stella* shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RSS Mobile or Stella*?
RSS Mobile ships an update every 3 months, and Stella* every 5 weeks. Most recently, RSS Mobile was updated on October 13, 2026 and Stella* on October 6, 2026.

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