RSS Mobile vs Simple News Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Simple News Reader
This app offers a clean and intuitive interface for managing RSS feeds. Easily add, refresh, and browse articles, with options to save for later and a convenient night mode.
- Clean and intuitive interface
- Easy feed management
- Save articles for later
- Night mode
- Search functionality
- Share articles
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Are you looking for a nice clean designed Rss Reader with all the functions you always missed with others? Then Simple News Reader is perfect for your needs. The app makes it super easy to add feeds, refresh them, scroll through articles and even share or save them for later reading. Simple News Reader combines following functions: - A simple, intuitive and clean interface - Managing feeds, simple adding process with auto pasting from clipboard. - Convenient paging through articles - Saving articles for later reading - Nightmode for reading your favourite feeds in bed - Search feature
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RSS Mobile at 4.6 against Simple News Reader's 3.3. RSS Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (58 vs 3). Simple News Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RSS Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RSS Mobile has 58 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RSS Mobile ships an update every 3 months, Simple News Reader every 9 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | RSS Mobile | Simple News Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (58 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elias Panfilow | Ferdinand Hof |
Customer experience
RSS Mobile
Simple News Reader
In-app purchases
RSS Mobile
No in-app purchases
Simple News Reader
No in-app purchases
