Comparison

Haps vs Gatherly

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

Head to head
About

Haps

Features
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Cut the noise and focus on the content that matters. Haps is your all-in-one companion for articles, blogs, and podcasts KEY FEATURES: β€’ Smart Feed Management: Seamlessly add, organize, and sync your favorite RSS feeds across all your devices. β€’ Universal Inbox: Stop jumping between apps. Read, listen, and manage all your digital content in one unified space. β€’ Quick Save: Found something interesting? Instantly send any article or webpage directly to Haps using your device's native share menu. β€’ Distraction-Free Reading: Immerse yourself in clean, ad-free article layouts designed for pure focus. β€’ Integrated Podcast Player: Listen on the go with an intuitive audio player, complete with smart playback controls. β€’ Offline Library: No internet? No problem. Download your must-read articles and favorite podcasts to enjoy anywhere. Take back control of your digital diet. Download Haps today. Terms of Service: This app uses the Apple Standard EULA. Read it here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: Learn how we protect your data: https://hapsapp.github.io/docs/privacy

About

Gatherly

Features
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Gatherly - An RSS Reader for Your Feeds Gather your chosen blog and news feeds in one place, read at your pace, and save articles to find again. Gatherly is a free RSS reader for feeds you choose to follow. Add a feed with an RSS URL or a website address, review the preview, and subscribe. If you already have a feed list, import it from an OPML file. Export your subscribed feeds as OPML when you need a portable list. Organize feeds with tags, mark articles as read, and save the ones you want to revisit. Open a saved item from the Saved view. Explore trends, recommended feeds, categories, and topics in Discover. Keyword search creates a Google News RSS feed so you can subscribe to a topic. When iCloud is available, feeds, tags, and saved items can sync between your devices. To get started, choose Add RSS Feed in Settings, enter a URL, and open your first article. You can also start by importing OPML. No ads and no tracking, so you can focus on reading.

Screenshots

Haps4 screens
Gatherly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gatherly at none against Haps's 1. Haps's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Haps sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. Gatherly asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Haps versus Gatherly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHapsGatherly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.6 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size42 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndre Tolstoj FastrupSeho Park

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Haps

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Plus Plan Subscription$1.991 Year
None

Gatherly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Haps free?
Haps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gatherly free?
Gatherly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Haps or Gatherly have ads?
Neither Haps nor Gatherly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Haps or Gatherly?
Haps ships an update weekly, and Gatherly weekly. Most recently, Haps was updated on October 25, 2026 and Gatherly on October 30, 2026.

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