Comparison

Stratum Full Text RSS Reader vs Headlines

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

Head to head
About

Stratum Full Text RSS Reader

This app aggregates news from your favorite sources, offering offline reading and cloud synchronization across devices. It provides customizable viewing modes, story snoozing, and an archive feature to manage information overload. Enjoy text-to-speech functionality for an enhanced listening experience.

Highlights
  • News aggregation from favorite sources
  • Offline reading capabilities
  • Cloud synchronization across devices
  • Customizable viewing modes
  • Story snoozing and archiving
  • Built-in web view or external browser option
  • Text-to-speech with adjustable voices and speeds
Features
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Stratum is the ultimate tool for staying informed on all the news that matters to you. With just one app, you can access real-time updates from all your favourite sources, without the need to manually visit each site. But Stratum is more than just an RSS and Atom reader app - it's a powerful news aggregator with cloud integration that takes your news reading experience to the next level. With a variety of viewing modes, Stratum makes it effortless to sort your news feeds by relevance and structure them to suit your preferences. Thanks to cloud fetch, your news is perpetually up to date and harmonized across all your devices, guaranteeing you're always in the know. Additionally, you're in control when it comes to opening links: you can choose between the app's built-in web view or an external browser, tailoring your browsing experience to your liking. Stratum tackles the issue of information overload head-on, offering practical solutions to help you manage your news consumption seamlessly. With Stratum, you can now effortlessly snooze stories that you want to revisit later, ensuring that your feed remains focused on the most relevant and timely content. Additionally, the archive feature empowers you to store articles for future reference, keeping your main feed clutter-free. And on top of that Stratum's offline reading capabilities allows you to access and read cached articles even when you're offline, allowing seamless and uninterrupted access to your news even through temporary or extended internet outages. Stratum offers a seamless reading experience for feeds with brief page previews. No longer will you be left wanting more; with this feature, you can dive into the content you care about most without any hassle. What's more, Stratum now introduces an advanced text-to-speech system with a wealth of options to cater to your preferences. With multiple voices and adjustable speeds, you can truly personalize your listening experience. And this system is integrated with the reader view, allowing you to listen to the content in your chosen voice and speed, ensuring accessibility and convenience like never before. Don't settle for outdated RSS feed reader apps with limited functionality. Upgrade to Stratum and experience a user-friendly interface that is as intuitive as it is powerful. Whether you're catching up on the news during your morning commute or staying informed throughout the day, Stratum is the perfect tool to help you stay connected to the stories that matter most. EULA: https://impure.github.io/Litany-Privacy-Policy/EULA.html Privacy Policy: https://impure.github.io/privacy_policy.html

About

Headlines

Follow your favorite websites and read their latest content in a clean, ad-free reader. Organize articles into collections, save them for later, and receive daily reminders. Discover new content and enhance your reading with summarization and note-taking tools.

Highlights
  • Ad-free reading experience
  • Chronological content feed
  • Organize content into collections
  • Save articles for later
  • Summarize and take notes on articles
  • Discover new content and sites
Features
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Headlines is an app that allows you to follow your favourite websites and read content in an ad-free reader that is designed to let you focus. It’s the best way to keep up with the content you love to read online, like news sites, blogs, newsletters, and more. Headlines gives you a chronological feed of the latest content from the sites you follow instead of an algorithm telling you what to read. FEATURES: - Follow sites and writers (just like you follow people on social media) - Beautiful ad-free reader designed to help you focus without distracting ads - News Flash: Receive a morning, afternoon and evening roundup of what’s going on in your world. - Detox Mode: Need to take a break from specific topics or sites? Detox mode makes it easy. - Set your reading time routine in the app and get reminded when it’s time to read - Add anything to your saved list to read later, including pages from around the web from the Safari extension - Organize your content into collections, including sites, articles, and links from around the web. Great for organizing content around a given topic! - Powerful reading tools: enhance your reading experience with summaries, notes, highlighting and more. - Discover: find new content by exploring tags, featured sites, and suggestions based on your interests - Available on the web and iOS! Experience the full-featured web app on your desktop or from anywhere. Headlines is free to use with reasonable limitations that are lifted with a subscription to Headlines Pro. Made in Toronto by a human! Terms of Service: https://headlines.fm/terms\ Privacy Policy: https://headlines.fm/terms

Screenshots

Stratum Full Text RSS Reader4 screens
Headlines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Headlines at none against Stratum Full Text RSS Reader's shown. Headlines also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Stratum Full Text RSS Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Stratum Full Text RSS Reader sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Headlines sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Stratum Full Text RSS Reader against 5.0 for Headlines. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stratum Full Text RSS Reader ships an update every 3 weeks, Headlines weekly. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Stratum Full Text RSS Reader versus Headlines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStratum Full Text RSS ReaderHeadlines
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB43 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAndrew ZuoBradley Purchase

Customer experience

Stratum Full Text RSS Reader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Headlines

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Stratum Full Text RSS Reader

Subscriptions9
  • Full News Stories, Folders,$1.997 Days
  • Full Text News, Speak Aloud,$3.997 Days
  • Full News Stories, Folders,$4.991 Month
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  • AI News Summaries, YouTube$5.997 Days
  • Full Text News, Speak Aloud...$9.991 Month
  • AI News Summaries, YouTube$19.991 Month
  • Full News Stories, Folders,1 Month trial$47.991 Year
  • Full Text News, Speak Aloud...1 Month trial$95.991 Year
  • AI News Summaries, YouTube1 Month trial$191.991 Year
2 purchases

Headlines

Subscriptions2
  • Headlines Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Headlines Pro (Yearly)1 Year trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Stratum Full Text RSS Reader free?
Stratum Full Text RSS Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Headlines free?
Headlines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stratum Full Text RSS Reader or Headlines?
Stratum Full Text RSS Reader and Headlines are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Stratum Full Text RSS Reader or Headlines have ads?
Stratum Full Text RSS Reader shows ads; Headlines does not.
Which is updated more often, Stratum Full Text RSS Reader or Headlines?
Stratum Full Text RSS Reader ships an update every 3 weeks, and Headlines weekly. Most recently, Stratum Full Text RSS Reader was updated on October 1, 2026 and Headlines on October 1, 2026.

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