Offline RSS vs Stacks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Offline RSS
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Offline RSS is a barebones, simple to use offline RSS reader.
Stacks
A distraction-free reader for newsletters, blogs, and podcasts that downloads content for offline access. Enjoy your favorite content anywhere, even without an internet connection, with smart automatic downloads and a clean interface.
- Fully offline content access
- Smart automatic downloading
- Distraction-free reading interface
- Built-in podcast player
- Fast full-text search
- Private by design, no account needed
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Stacks is a calm, fully offline reader for the newsletters, blogs, and podcasts you already follow. Add any Substack or RSS feed and Stacks downloads the full articles, images, and podcast episodes to your iPhone so you can read and listen anywhere, even with no signal. On a plane, on the subway, off the grid: nothing buffers, nothing reloads. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT • Truly offline — full article text, images, and audio are stored on your device for reading and listening with no connection. • A clean, distraction-free reader with adjustable text size, light and dark themes, and a built-in podcast player. • Smart automatic downloading keeps your latest posts ready and manages storage for you. • Fast full-text search across everything you've saved. • Collapsible comment threads, when you want them. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Stacks has no servers of its own, no account, and no analytics. Everything it downloads stays on your device and goes nowhere else. No tracking, no ads. No account is required: just add a feed and pull to refresh. ——— Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Substack Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Stacks at daily against Offline RSS's every 4 days. Offline RSS's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Offline RSS ships an update every 4 days, Stacks daily. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Offline RSS | Stacks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giles Goddard | Richard Russell |
In-app purchases
Offline RSS
No in-app purchases
Stacks
No in-app purchases
