Comparison

Newspaper+ vs NewsFirst

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

Head to head

Newspaper+

Newspaper like RSS reader

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📡 News

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About

Newspaper+

A privacy-focused RSS reader for Apple devices. Stay updated with your favorite news sources through a minimalist interface, with features like offline reading, article filtering, and automatic data purging.

Highlights

Privacy-focused RSS reader
Minimalist article viewer
Offline reading
Article filtering
Article summarization
Feed management

Features

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Newspaper+ is a privacy-focused RSS reader for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. It offers a minimalist article viewer, letting you stay updated with your favorite news sources while keeping your data private. Features: - Full text article caching - Offline reader, safari viewing mode - Article filtering by words, or regex - Article description summarization - Current weather conditions - Feed management & organization - Automatic purging of old articles - Multiple icons - Dark Mode

About

NewsFirst

Features

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NewsFirst: Get the news you care about, first. NewsFirst improves productivity with priority-ranked news tailored to your niche interests. Custom Topics – Create feeds for the subjects you actually care about Priority Bands – High-importance news rises to the top automatically Real-Time Alerts – Instant notifications when breaking news hits your topics Flexible Views – List, Immersive, or Fullscreen with light/dark modes Source Control – Hide publishers you don't like; add custom RSS feeds (Pro) Clean design. No engagement tricks. Just the news that matters, fast.

Screenshots

Newspaper+4 screens

NewsFirst4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NewsFirst at every 4 days against Newspaper+'s weekly. NewsFirst also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Newspaper+ ships an update weekly, NewsFirst every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level

Newspaper+ versus NewsFirst: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Newspaper+	NewsFirst
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	0.0% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Weekly	Every 4 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, Mac	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	26.0	15.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	57 MB	31 MB
Age rating	+4	12+
Developer	Liavante, LLC	Stewart Innovation

In-app purchases

None

Newspaper+

No in-app purchases

None

NewsFirst

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Newspaper+ free?

Newspaper+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is NewsFirst free?

NewsFirst is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Newspaper+ or NewsFirst have ads?

Neither Newspaper+ nor NewsFirst shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Newspaper+ or NewsFirst?

Newspaper+ ships an update weekly, and NewsFirst every 4 days. Most recently, Newspaper+ was updated on October 29, 2026 and NewsFirst on October 25, 2026.