NewsNinja vs Minimal RSS Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NewsNinja
Consolidate your favorite RSS feeds, YouTube channels, and Reddit subreddits into a single, personalized news stream. Enjoy AI-powered summaries, distraction-free reading, and intelligent grouping of articles to save time and stay informed.
- Unified RSS, Reddit, and YouTube feeds
- AI-powered summaries and translations
- Distraction-free reader mode
- Intelligent article grouping
- Fact-checking capabilities
- Mute unwanted topics
- Organize feeds by categories
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Your news, podcasts, videos, and social feeds. One app, your way. NewsNinja brings RSS feeds, YouTube channels, Reddit, podcasts, X (Twitter), Mastodon, Bluesky, Substack, Medium, and Hacker News together in a personalized news reader. Catch up on the stories you care about, listen to your favorite shows, and save time with AI summaries. No ads. No account required. Just the sources you choose, with the freedom to make your feed your own. YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE Make Today your personal dashboard, with the latest news, videos, podcasts, and social posts alongside your calendar events, due and overdue reminders, weather forecasts, and crypto prices. Track your favorite coins with two years of price history. Choose your sections, change their order, and pick the layouts that work for you. ALL YOUR SOURCES, TOGETHER Follow websites and blogs through RSS, watch YouTube channels, browse subreddits, and keep up with Hacker News. Follow accounts on X, Mastodon, and Bluesky without signing in to those networks. Read their posts alongside your other feeds, without needing to post or participate. PODCASTS, WITH MORE WAYS TO CATCH UP Listen to episodes with a built-in player that stays within reach as you browse. Download podcasts for offline listening, generate transcripts, search within an episode, or read along without audio. Get the main points with AI summaries. LESS TIME CATCHING UP Summarize articles, YouTube videos, podcasts, and Reddit discussions with AI. Choose from three summary styles to suit how much detail you want. Translate articles and news into your preferred language. FACT CHECKING & LEARN MORE Explore the claims behind a headline with AI-assisted fact checking for articles, YouTube videos, and Reddit threads. Use Learn More to explore a topic further and add context to what you're reading. READ WITHOUT THE CLUTTER Reader Mode removes distracting page elements for a clean reading experience. Adjust fonts, text size, reader styles, and themes to make long articles comfortable to read. ONE STORY, FEWER REPEATS Intelligent grouping brings articles about the same story together, helping you spot overlapping coverage and avoid reading the same news repeatedly. Choose between grouping algorithms to suit your feeds. FOLLOW THE CONVERSATION Browse Reddit links, images, and videos, read full comment threads, and catch up on Hacker News discussions. Summarize lengthy Reddit conversations to get the key points faster. A FEED THAT FEELS LIKE YOURS Organize sources into categories, customize your sidebar, and choose from card and list layouts. Mute unwanted topics with keyword filters and star articles to read later. DAILY BRIEFING & NEWS OVERVIEW Get a personalized daily briefing that brings together your calendar events, weather, financial updates, reminders, and news in one concise summary. Catch up on the stories across your feeds with News Overview, so you can see the bigger picture without opening every article. DISCOVER SOMETHING WORTH FOLLOWING Search for RSS feeds, subreddits, podcasts, YouTube channels, and Substack publications in one place. Explore curated feeds by topic and country, or import your existing subscriptions with OPML. Guided setup helps you get started with your feeds and integrations. STAY IN THE LOOP Get notifications about noteworthy stories, so you can catch up even when you're away from your feed. AT HOME ON YOUR APPLE DEVICES Read on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with iCloud sync to keep your experience connected across devices. Privacy policy: https://ainews.ninja/privacypolicy Terms and conditions: https://ainews.ninja/terms
Minimal RSS Reader
A clean, on-device RSS reader that lets you organize your news feeds without accounts or cloud syncing. Enjoy distraction-free reading with customizable text and layout options. Import and export your feeds easily for complete control.
- On-device RSS reading
- Feed organization by categories
- Distraction-free Reader Mode
- In-app browser
- OPML import/export
- Customizable appearance and layout
- Auto-refresh and auto-mark as read
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Stay on top of the web, your way — without the cloud. Minimal RSS Reader is a clean, distraction-free RSS reader built entirely on-device. No accounts. No subscriptions. No syncing to someone else's server. Just your feeds, your articles, and your reading flow. YOUR FEEDS, ORGANIZED • Add any RSS feed and group them into color-coded categories. • Collapse categories in the sidebar, hide feeds that have gone quiet, and keep your reading list exactly as tidy as you want it. • Made for Reading • Every article opens in a distraction-free Reader Mode first. No ads, no clutter, just the words. • Adjust the text size to your liking, then jump to the in-app browser or open in Safari • when you want the full experience. FIND WHAT MATTERS • Browse All Articles, or focus on Fresh (the last hour), your Bookmarks, or Recently Read. • Search across your entire feed library in seconds. • Import, Export, and Stay in Control • Already using another reader? Import your feeds instantly with OPML. And when you want to move on, export everything just as easily. CUSTOMIZABLE TO YOU • Light, dark, or system appearance • Card or list view • Auto-refresh from every 5 to 120 minutes • Auto-mark articles as read after a set number of days • Unread badge and new article notifications PRIVACY FIRST • Everything stays on your device. No account required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NewsNinja at 48% against Minimal RSS Reader's 0%. NewsNinja also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.7 vs 3.0). Minimal RSS Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On ads 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
NewsNinja is free to download; Minimal RSS Reader costs $0.99 up front. NewsNinja sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Minimal RSS Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
NewsNinja holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NewsNinja has 46 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of NewsNinja's written reviews are positive against 0% of Minimal RSS Reader's.
NewsNinja ships an update every 2 weeks, Minimal RSS Reader every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NewsNinja | Minimal RSS Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (46 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #145 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timelabs Ltd | Michiel Devliegere |
Customer experience
NewsNinja
Minimal RSS Reader
In-app purchases
NewsNinja
- NewsNinja+7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- NewsNinja+7 Days trial$7.991 Year
- NewsNinja+$24.99
Minimal RSS Reader
No in-app purchases
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