Comparison

Offline RSS vs Feed Drum

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

Head to head

Offline RSS

An offline RSS reader

All your feeds in one place

Free

📡 News

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About

Offline RSS

Features

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Offline RSS is a barebones, simple to use offline RSS reader.

About

Feed Drum

Features

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Feed Drum is a modern take on news and feed readers. With its modern and simplistic design, Feed Drum brings all your news sources to one place. You are in control of your news feed. With Feed Drum, you can select from a catalog of reputed news sources to be shown on your feed, minimizing distractions. Beyond that, Feed Drum offers you the ability to create multiple groups with sources you select so that you can create your own custom feeds on different interests and topics. With its simple and intuitive design, Feed Drum is the better way to get your news and keep up to date on topics you care about.

Screenshots

Offline RSS2 screens

Feed Drum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Offline RSS at none against Feed Drum's shown. Offline RSS also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

Offline RSS ships an update every 4 days, Feed Drum weekly. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

Offline RSS versus Feed Drum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Offline RSS	Feed Drum
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 4 days — better	Weekly
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	18.0
Further details — not scored
Size	28 MB	23 MB
Age rating	17+	12+
Developer	Giles Goddard	Ravindu Wataketiya

In-app purchases

None

Offline RSS

No in-app purchases

None

Feed Drum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Offline RSS free?

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

Is Feed Drum free?

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

Do Offline RSS or Feed Drum have ads?

Feed Drum shows ads; Offline RSS does not.

Which is updated more often, Offline RSS or Feed Drum?

Offline RSS ships an update every 4 days, and Feed Drum weekly. Most recently, Offline RSS was updated on September 26, 2026 and Feed Drum on September 26, 2026.