Surfboard vs YomiAI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Surfboard
This app acts as a personalized news aggregator, allowing users to easily organize and curate content from various online sources into a single, streamlined feed. It offers a customizable reading experience with features like dark/light mode adaptation and respects system text size settings for accessibility.
- Effortless URL management
- Customizable content curation by topics
- Streamlined single feed
- SwiftUI interface
- SwiftData for reliable data handling
- System setting adaptation (dark/light mode)
- Accessibility-focused design
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Surfboard - RSS Reader is not just an app; it's your personalized news concierge. Designed for the savvy, on-the-go individual, Surfboard transforms how you interact with the online world of news, blogs, and stories. Effortless Organization: Easily add and manage URLs with our Feeds feature. No more jumping between sites - get all your favorite content in one streamlined feed. Customized Content Curation: Our Topics feature allows you to categorize your feeds, ensuring you only see what interests you. Tailor your news experience to your personal tastes and preferences. State-of-the-Art Technology: Enjoy a smooth, responsive interface crafted with SwiftUI. Experience quick, reliable data handling thanks to SwiftData - all leading to a more enjoyable reading experience. A Reading Experience Tailored to You: Surfboard automatically adapts to your preferred system settings. Whether you're a fan of dark mode or prefer light mode, the app adjusts to your choice, ensuring a comfortable reading environment. Accessibility-First Design: We recognize the importance of accessibility. That's why Surfboard respects your device's text size settings, making it easier for everyone, including users with visual impairments, to read and enjoy content. Why Choose Surfboard? In a world overloaded with information, Surfboard is your personal filter, bringing you directly to what matters most. It's not just about staying updated; it's about staying informed in the most convenient, personalized way possible. With Surfboard, you control the waves of information. Dive into a world where content meets convenience. Welcome to Surfboard - RSS Reader. Your news, refined and defined by you.
YomiAI
This app uses AI to curate and summarize your news feeds, delivering a daily digest of the most important articles. It offers on-device translation and read-aloud features, with advanced AI learning and organization available in its Pro version.
- AI-powered article selection
- 3-line article summaries
- Daily digest of top articles
- On-device translation
- Read-aloud functionality
- OPML import/export
- Biometric category locking
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Drowning in feeds you never get to read? YomiAI is an RSS reader where AI does the heavy lifting: it picks the articles worth your time, summarizes them into three lines, and bundles them into a daily digest. Subscribe to your favorite blogs and news sites, and let AI decide what to read next. ◆ Premium AI Reading — Without the Premium Price Other readers charge $9–13/month for AI features. YomiAI gives you AI recommendations, 3-line summaries, and daily digests for a fraction of that. ◆ AI That Learns Your Interests (Pro) Based on your reading history and interest tags, AI suggests new feeds to follow. Your home screen also highlights top article picks from your subscriptions — hand-selected by AI. ◆ Daily Digest (Pro) AI clusters the past 24 hours of articles from your subscriptions into 3-5 topics — like a personalized morning paper. See what matters most at a glance, ranked by importance, with one-tap access to the original articles. ◆ AI 3-Line Summary (Pro) Tap the summary button in the article detail to get up to three concise bullets. Decide whether a piece deserves a deeper read in seconds. ◆ Read the World in Your Language (On-Device Translation — Free) Add feeds in other languages — Chinese, Korean, Spanish, French, German and more — and read them translated entirely on your device, across 15 languages. No internet round-trip, no extra cost, nothing sent to a server. Powered by Apple Translation API on iOS 18+. ◆ Listen to Articles (Read-Aloud — Free) Have any article read aloud by your device's voice — offline and unlimited, great for listening on the go. Control playback from the lock screen, with the current paragraph highlighted as it's read. The AI Daily Digest can be read aloud too. (Requires a voice installed.) ◆ Switching from Feedly or another RSS reader? Import an OPML file and bring all your subscriptions with you in one tap (Pro). Upgrade your old reading setup with AI summaries built in. ◆ Category Lock for Your Privacy Lock sensitive categories behind biometric authentication. Feel safe handing your phone to others — locked categories stay hidden. ◆ Full-Text Search Search across all your indexed articles by title, body, or feed name. Works offline. ◆ Morning Local Notifications Schedule a reminder at a time you pick (6 AM - 11 AM). Runs entirely on-device, so it's gentle on battery and bandwidth. ◆ Home Screen Widget (Pro) Add a widget to check the latest articles and AI-recommended picks without opening the app. ◆ Smart Feed Management - Organize feeds into categories, or let AI auto-categorize them (Pro) - OPML import / export — easy migration from other RSS readers (Pro) - Bookmark articles to read later - Automatic body extraction for clean offline reading ◆ Designed for Comfort - Light and Dark themes support - 4-level font size adjustment - Optimized layouts for both phones and tablets - Visualize your AI-learned interest profile ◆ Full Japanese & English Support UI, AI recommendations, and feed parsing — fully localized in Japanese and English. ◆ Plans 【Free】 - Up to 15 feeds, 30 bookmarks, 3 categories - Unlimited article reading, full-text search, and offline access - Category lock with biometric authentication - On-device translation - Article read-aloud (on-device) - Morning local notifications 【Pro】 - Unlimited feeds, bookmarks, and categories - AI recommendations (suggested feeds + article picks) - Daily Digest (30-day history) - AI 3-line summary - AI auto-categorization - OPML import / export - Home screen widget with AI-recommended articles - Ad-free experience Pick what suits you: monthly, annual (save ~17%), or a one-time lifetime purchase — pay once, keep Pro forever. Read faster, in the language you prefer. Try YomiAI free today. Terms of Service: https://yomiai-prod.web.app/terms/en Privacy Policy: https://yomiai-prod.web.app/privacy/en
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: YomiAI at 100% against Surfboard's 0%. YomiAI also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Surfboard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
YomiAI is free to download; Surfboard costs $4.99 up front. YomiAI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Surfboard asks for nothing beyond the download.
Surfboard ships an update fortnightly, YomiAI every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surfboard | YomiAI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #117 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ian Leon | ZAWA SYSTEM |
Customer experience
Surfboard
YomiAI
In-app purchases
Surfboard
No in-app purchases
YomiAI
- YomiAI Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
- YomiAI Pro (Annual)$11.991 Year
- YomiAI Pro Lifetime$19.99









