Comparison

NewsNinja vs Leaflet

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Leaflet

Features
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Leaflet is an RSS reader for the news, blogs, and websites you choose. Follow your favorite sources in one clear timeline, read full articles without the clutter, and save what you want to revisit. FOLLOW YOUR SOURCES Add unlimited feeds by pasting a site or feed URL. Discover feeds from websites, YouTube channels, subreddits, and Mastodon profiles. Start with suggested sources or import your subscriptions from an OPML file. Organize feeds into folders and keep track of unread stories. READ YOUR WAY Open articles in a comfortable reader with adjustable type, spacing, and themes. When a feed includes only a preview, Leaflet can retrieve the full story. Save articles for later, star favorites, search your library, and read cached stories offline. STAY IN SYNC Use Leaflet without an account, sync your own feeds through iCloud, or connect a supported RSS service. Continue reading on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. On Apple Watch, check unread headlines and summaries, then mark stories read or starred. GO FURTHER WITH LEAFLET PLUS One optional, one-time purchase adds a natural-sounding voice for articles, highlights you can color, search, and export, a second account, unlimited smart feeds and muted words, keyword alerts, duplicate-story merging, feed cleanup, extra widgets, a true-black theme, alternate icons, reading statistics, and background media playback. You can also send articles to Readwise or Instapaper. The core reader is free, including unlimited feeds on one account, full-text and offline reading, standard article read aloud, and an unread widget.

Screenshots

NewsNinja4 screens
Leaflet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Leaflet at none against NewsNinja's 4. Leaflet also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. NewsNinja sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.79 per 7 days. Leaflet asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NewsNinja versus Leaflet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNewsNinjaLeaflet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (44 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimelabs LtdJudeWorks

In-app purchases

4 purchases

NewsNinja

Subscriptions3
  • AI Summary - Weekly$0.797 Days
  • NewsNinja+7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • NewsNinja+7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • NewsNinja+$24.99
None

Leaflet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NewsNinja free?
NewsNinja is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Leaflet free?
Leaflet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NewsNinja or Leaflet have ads?
Neither NewsNinja nor Leaflet shows ads.

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