Comparison

Reeder. vs Doomscroll News

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

Head to head
About

Reeder.

Consolidate your reading, watching, and listening into a single, unified timeline. Sync your progress across devices and share curated content with others. Organize saved links and create custom views with powerful filters.

Highlights
  • Unified timeline for all content
  • Cross-device syncing via iCloud
  • Shareable feeds from tags
  • Customizable filters for timelines
  • Save and organize links
  • Integrates videos, podcasts, and social media
Features
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Reeder is your all-in-one inbox for reading, watching and listening to content from various sources. From Unread Counts to Timeline Syncing Say goodbye to unread counts! With Reeder, your timeline position is synced across all your devices, letting you pick up right where you left off. Shared Feeds Turn any tag into a public, auto-updating feed that can be viewed in any browser or added to any RSS reader that supports JSON feeds, making it simple to share your curated content. Unified Timeline Reeder supports more than just RSS feeds. It integrates videos, podcasts and social media posts into a single, streamlined view. While it’s not meant to replace full-featured clients, Reeder offers a centralized way to keep track of everything you follow, with the option to open content in other apps (if supported) when you want to dive deeper. Filters Create custom timelines with filters based on keywords, media types or feed types. Save and Organize Links Easily save links from Safari or any other app to Reeder using its share extension, keeping everything organized and easy to find. iCloud Sync Reeder only syncs what’s important — your subscriptions, timeline position and tagged items (including Links, Favorites, Bookmarks and Later) — across all your devices using iCloud, making syncing faster and more efficient, with changes pushed to your other devices within seconds. Content is fetched directly from the sources, ensuring you always have the latest updates. Terms of Use: https://reeder.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://reeder.app/privacy

About

Doomscroll News

Stay informed with a curated selection of approximately 10 world news items daily. Designed for quick consumption, this app helps you get essential updates without the overwhelming 24-hour news cycle. Easily track your progress through the daily news list.

Highlights
  • Daily curated news selection
  • Limited news items per day
  • Focus on world news
  • Completionist indicator
  • Designed for quick use
Read full description

**Note: Doomscroll is NOT FREE. There’s a 7-day free trial, though.** Doomscroll is a news reader app that helps you stay informed without feeling overwhelmed. It shows you about 10 curated news items each day. You are supposed to open the app, spend a minute browsing through the news, and then get back to your day. Doomscroll shows you “world news,” which are mostly bad news that are mostly irrelevant to you. This way, you can use your RSS reader for tech news (or finance, or politics) and get your general news from Doomscroll. If you are a completionist, good news for you because it’s easy to scroll through the whole list. There’s a very obvious indicator at the end of the list. If you’re tired of the constant flood of news and want a simpler way to stay informed, Doomscroll is for you. It’s designed to be used for just a few minutes each day, helping you stay updated without getting sucked into the 24-hour news cycle. I hope you find Doomscroll helpful. - - - By using Doomscroll, you agree to the standard Apple Terms of Use: (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/).

Screenshots

Reeder.4 screens
Doomscroll News4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Doomscroll News at 100% against Reeder.'s 53%. Doomscroll News also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 weeks). Reeder.'s advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (892 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Reeder. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Doomscroll News sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Doomscroll News holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reeder. has 892 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Reeder.'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Doomscroll News's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reeder. ships an update every 2 weeks, Doomscroll News every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Reeder. versus Doomscroll News: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReeder.Doomscroll News
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (892 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings892 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#105 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB15 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperSilvio RizziAnd a Dinosaur

Customer experience

Reeder.

All ratings890 ratings
Positive80.2%
Neutral5.2%
Negative14.6%
Written reviews711 reviews
Positive53.2%
Neutral15.5%
Negative31.4%

Doomscroll News

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Reeder.

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Feeds failing to import or sync correctly
  • Inconsistent timeline ordering and display
  • Podcast and video playback issues
  • Crashes and stability problems

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add read/unread status indicators
  • Improve feed organization with folders
  • Provide more customization options for layout and typography
  • Integrate with third-party RSS services
  • Introduce keyboard shortcuts for common actions
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  • Add option to hide read/viewed content

Doomscroll News

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Reeder.

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$14.991 Year
1 purchases

Doomscroll News

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$3.001 Year

Questions

Is Reeder. free?
Reeder. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doomscroll News free?
Doomscroll News is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reeder. or Doomscroll News?
Doomscroll News is rated higher. Reeder. averages 4.3 out of 5 from 892 ratings, while Doomscroll News averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Reeder. or Doomscroll News have ads?
Neither Reeder. nor Doomscroll News shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reeder. or Doomscroll News?
Reeder. ships an update every 2 weeks, and Doomscroll News every 8 days. Most recently, Reeder. was updated on October 25, 2026 and Doomscroll News on October 5, 2026.

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