Queue vs Brutalist Report
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Queue
This app offers a streamlined podcast listening experience by automatically updating new episodes into a single, easy-to-manage list. It provides immediate access to episode titles, show notes, and playback, with advanced features like chapter support and interactive timestamps.
- Auto-updated episode queue
- Play and archive episodes
- Chapter and chapter artwork support
- Interactive timestamps in show notes
- Simple, clean interface
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Queue is the simplest podcast app out there. New episodes from your subscriptions automatically appear in one simple list, your Queue. From here you can either play them, or archive them. When you open an episode, you see the title and show notes right away, and you can also play the episode from here. We also have full support for chapters and chapter artwork, and we even detect timestamps in the episode show notes and turn them into interactive chapters. The entire app was custom designed to offer you the simplest possible podcast experience, and it's full of beautiful little touches and fun details. I've spent month designing and building Queue for you, and I have some really cool ideas for it. I can't wait to hear what you think! - Eike Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Brutalist Report
A news reader designed for focus, free from algorithmic feeds and engagement loops. It aggregates headlines from over 70 curated sources across various topics and presents them in a high-density, clutter-free format.
- Aggregated headlines from 50+ curated sources
- Reader Mode for clean article content
- On-device AI summaries (iOS 26+)
- Filter by topic or source
- Full-text search
- Adjustable font sizes
- Light and Dark mode
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The Brutalist Report is a news reader built for people who want the web to be sane again. No algorithmic feed. No infinite scroll. No engagement loops. No accounts. No tracking. 100% free. Software that respects your time. The Brutalist Report aggregates news from 70+ curated sources across tech, business, science, and culture, and presents them in a single high density feed. This is a native iOS version built from the ground up to take advantage of local device features and build upon the normal web service we offer. FEATURES: - Aggregated headlines from 50+ curated sources - Reader Mode that runs locally on your device and extracts article content and strips the cruft - On-device AI summaries (iOS 26+, requires an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence) - Filter by topic or source - Full-text search across all headlines - Adjustable font sizes (12–28px) - Light and Dark mode Built with love and a simple idea: less is more. Stay Brutalist.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Queue at every 10 days against Brutalist Report's every 3 months. Queue also leads on ratings volume (86 vs 14) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). Brutalist Report's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, review sentiment, 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. Queue sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Brutalist Report sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Brutalist Report holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Queue has 86 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Queue's written reviews are positive against 75% of Brutalist Report's.
Queue ships an update every 10 days, Brutalist Report every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Queue | Brutalist Report |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (86 ratings) | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Eike Drescher | GravityFish, LLC |
Customer experience
Queue
Brutalist Report
Bugs and requests
Queue
Reported bugs
3 issues- Stuck in introductory routine with 'Later' button not working
- Wired headphone controls not functioning properly
- Search and subscription issues for certain podcasts
Requested features
5 requests- Add sleep timer feature
- Implement back/forward controls on headphones and cars
- Allow new episodes to be added to the bottom of the queue
- Implement silence skipping and voice boost
- Provide a widget with playback controls
Brutalist Report
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Queue
- Pro Access$4.991 Month
- Pro Access$29.991 Year
Brutalist Report
- Brutalist Premium$1.99
