Comparison

Reeder. vs Carbon Report

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
Currently charting
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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

Carbon Report

Features
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The news, drawn out. Carbon Report turns interesting stories from around the internet into short, hand-drawn video stories you can actually finish. Every one is researched, condensed, illustrated in pencil, narrated, and sourced. It is not a feed of headlines, and it is not a chatbot. It is a small daily show about what is actually happening. HOW IT WORKS Open the app and watch. Each story is one short vertical video: the hook, what happened, why it matters, what happens next, and the sources it was built from. Swipe for the next one. PICK WHAT YOU CARE ABOUT AI, Technology, Business, Science, Space, Sports, Cars, Aviation, Entertainment, Gaming, Finance, World. You can follow specific companies, people, and teams too. The feed learns from what you watch, skip, save, and share. CHOOSE YOUR LENGTH Quick, for 30 to 60 seconds. Story, for one to three minutes. Deep, for the subjects that earn more time. NOT EVERY STORY IS THE SAME STORY BREAKING: it just happened. EXPLAINED: why is everyone suddenly talking about this. THE BACKSTORY: how we got here. WHAT'S NEXT: the event is over, the consequences are not. THE NUMBER: one surprising figure, explained. THE FIGHT: two companies, two people, two technologies. WEIRD: genuinely strange, and that is the point. DEEP DIVE: worth the time. EVERY STORY SHOWS ITS SOURCES The last frame of every story lists the articles it was built from, so you can always check the work. SAVED IS JUST A LIST No folders, no tags, no dashboard. Save it, come back to it. The feed is free. An optional Carbon Pro subscription adds deeper personalization and longer stories. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://obsoletelab.net/privacy Terms of Service: https://obsoletelab.net/terms

Screenshots

Reeder.4 screens
Carbon Report3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Reeder. at #131 against Carbon Report's unranked. Carbon Report's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Reeder. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Carbon Report sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reeder. ships an update every 2 weeks, Carbon Report monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Reeder. versus Carbon Report: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReeder.Carbon Report
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (892 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings892 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#131 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB47 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSilvio RizziYaw Works

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
Show 1 more
  • Add option to hide read/viewed content

Carbon Report

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Reeder.

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

Carbon Report

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$13.991 Year
  • Loop Premium 6 Month$19.996 Months

Questions

Is Reeder. free?
Reeder. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Carbon Report free?
Carbon Report is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Reeder. or Carbon Report have ads?
Neither Reeder. nor Carbon Report shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reeder. or Carbon Report?
Reeder. ships an update every 2 weeks, and Carbon Report monthly. Most recently, Reeder. was updated on October 25, 2026 and Carbon Report on October 24, 2026.

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