NextDraft vs Feedbin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NextDraft
Get a curated summary of the day's ten most fascinating news stories, handpicked by an expert news addict. This app cuts through online clutter to deliver essential, entertaining, and often surprising content in an easy-to-read format.
- Daily summary of top 10 news stories
- Expertly curated content
- Easy-to-read format
- Save articles to read later
- Includes viral videos and photos
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Real News Daily. Dave Pell, Internet wit and news addict, provides a smart summary of the day's ten most fascinating news stories. "Dave finds stuff I didn't see but should have. Add that to his drop-dead sexiness and you've got yourself an indispensable newsletter." - Steve Bodow, Executive Producer, The Daily Show "You will feel smarter and happier after you download it." - TechCrunch "The NextDraft newsletter is indispensable. Dave Pell cuts through the clutter with urgency, humor and smarts. I never miss it." - Don Van Natta Jr., ESPN "On any given day, Dave turns up the top 10 stories that are important, moving, hilarious, and just weird. Next Draft finds the signal in all the noise that's out there." - Bob Cohn, President, Atlantic Media The News Trusted By Those Who Write the News: "A consistently informative and entertaining guide to some of the best stories on the web, with a healthy mix of news you should know, want to know, and prefer to pretend you didn't read." - Maria Konnikova, New Yorker "Think of Dave Pell as the Internet’s managing editor. The NYT meets SNL. Smart, funny, essential." - Phil Bronstein, Executive Chair, Center for Investigative Reporting "NextDraft is a must-read." - Ram Ramgopal, CNN Executive Editor "Like all great curators, Pell continually provides answers to questions you weren’t even aware you were asking; even as he feeds your mind, he cultivates and expands your curiosity. I read NextDraft the way I breathe, and for the same reason." - Andrew Corsello, GQ "There are days - hell, weeks - where I would be completely lost without the Internet concierge that is NextDraft." - Hilary Sargent, Boston Globe "It is about time the Internet had a managing editor, and Dave Pell turns out to be the perfect choice for he job. NextDraft is always nourishing, often surprising and quite witty (especially given that he is an American). An essential tea time read." - Matthew Bishop, The Economist "Dave is an expert at picking through the deluge and serving up the day's best stories from a huge variety of websites." - Sapna Maheshwari, Buzzfeed Highlights: You need an algorithm to help cut to through the Internet's clutter. News junkie Dave Pell is that algorithm. He combs dozens of sites, finds the most fascinating news stores, and then provides a fast, pithy summary that will make your iPhone vibrate with awesomeness. - Get a quick overview of what matters today. - View the news in a simple, easy to read format. - Save articles to your favorite read later tool with one click (Readability, Instapaper, Pocket, etc). - Don't miss the day's best viral videos and photos. - Be the star of any dinner party.
Feedbin
Stay updated with your favorite content from RSS feeds, YouTube channels, and email newsletters all in one place. Organize and manage your subscriptions to follow your passions without missing a beat.
- RSS feed reader
- YouTube channel following
- Email newsletter aggregation
- Subscription management
- Content organization
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Follow your passions with RSS, YouTube, and email newsletters. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NextDraft at 87% against Feedbin's 46%. NextDraft also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). Feedbin's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Feedbin sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. NextDraft asks for nothing beyond the download.
NextDraft holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 86 and 78 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of NextDraft's written reviews are positive against 46% of Feedbin's.
NextDraft ships an update every 4 months, Feedbin every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NextDraft | Feedbin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (86 ratings) — better | 4.2 (78 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.9% of reviews — better | 45.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | 78 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NextDraft | Feedbin, Inc. |
Customer experience
NextDraft
Feedbin
Bugs and requests
NextDraft
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on launch with older iOS versions
- Scrolling issues on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to mark articles as read/unread
- More font size options
Feedbin
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NextDraft
No in-app purchases
Feedbin
- Feedbin Monthly$5.991 Month
- Feedbin Yearly$59.991 Year









