Comparison

News vs Sources

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

Head to head
About

News

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News-Crawler is a "source first" News-App / Feedreader / RSS-Reader / Aggregator. Features: - Shows only articles from sources you selected. - Enter your favorite Websites or RSS-Feeds. - Use keywords to completely block articles on certain topics or search for specific content. - Block sub, premium and plus articles. - Block articles, which have already been shown. - Bookmark articles to read them later. - Save articles as PDF. - Create your own news feed and determine the order of your sources. - Customize the design and font with your own colors. - Import/Export your data. - Very low battery consumption. - No Background activity. - No account obligation. - No ads. - Does not sell your data in any way. Made with Love in Germany. Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sources

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Your reading starts at the source. Sources is a modern RSS reader for following news, blogs, magazines, and websites without relying on algorithms or timelines controlled by someone else. You choose the sources. Sources organizes the content so you can simply read. DISCOVER NEW SOURCES Explore carefully selected collections and find interesting publications in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. You can also add your own feeds and create a personal library built around your interests. READ YOUR WAY Follow new articles, filter unread content, search your library, and save what you would like to revisit later. With Sources, you can: โ€ข Follow your favorite websites and publications โ€ข Keep all your sources organized in one place โ€ข Discover new content through curated collections โ€ข Search articles and filter unread items โ€ข Save favorites and keep track of what you have read โ€ข Download content and continue reading offline โ€ข Keep your data synchronized across your Apple devices with iCloud FROM THE SOURCE No algorithm deciding what you should see. No unnecessary distractions. Just the publications you chose to follow, presented through a clean, fast reading experience carefully designed for Apple platforms. Sources. Your sources, at your pace.

Screenshots

News4 screens
Sources4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sources at none against News's 2. Sources also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). News's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. News sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Sources asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

News ships an update every 4 weeks, Sources weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
News versus Sources: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNewsSources
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 โ€” better26.2
Further details โ€” not scored
Size32 MB29 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJulian BassnerRodrigo Guimaraes de Aro

In-app purchases

2 purchases

News

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month Access$0.991 Month
  • Premium$0.991 Year
None

Sources

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is News free?
News is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sources free?
Sources is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do News or Sources have ads?
Neither News nor Sources shows ads.
Which is updated more often, News or Sources?
News ships an update every 4 weeks, and Sources weekly. Most recently, News was updated on October 12, 2026 and Sources on October 14, 2026.

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