Particle vs RSSum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Particle
This app delivers personalized news summaries from multiple sources, offering different perspectives on stories. It includes AI-powered features like "Explain Like I'm 5" summaries and podcast clips integrated into articles. Users can follow topics, people, and publishers for tailored content and listen to their news feed.
- Personalized news feed
- Multi-perspective story analysis
- AI-powered summaries
- Podcast clips integration
- Follow topics, people, and publishers
- Interactive Q&A on stories
- Listen to news feed
Read full descriptionHide full description
PERSONALIZED NEWS Keep up with the topics that matter most to you. NOT JUST ARTICLES... MULTI-PERSPECTIVE STORIES Particle brings you news from many sources and shows multiple perspectives in one place. See the different sides of a story with "Opposite Sides", and understand how a story is being covered with Particle's political spectrum chart. SUMMARIZED, YOUR WAY Read the news in summarized bullet points that tell you what you need to know. Choose from different summary styles, like "Explain Like I'm 5", "The 5Ws", or even a different language to help you understand the story in the best way for you. DISCOVER RELEVANT PODCASTS Particle listens to podcasts to identify key moments, clip them, and place them right inside the stories you're already reading. LISTEN TO THE NEWS Hit "Play" to listen to your personalized feed of news—perfect for your commute or being hands-free! FOLLOW ANYTHING Follow people, places, and things to always get news about them right in your feed. Follow journalists and publishers to always see content from them, too. Want it even faster? When something you follow is making news, you can choose to get notified right away. INTERACTIVE Need to learn more? Ask a question about any story, and Particle will answer it for you. Browse questions to learn from what others have asked. DAILY DIGESTS Get push notifications for your top news every day. UPGRADE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH PARTICLE+ Become a premium subscriber for access to even more customization. Premium subscribers get: Custom Summaries, Voice Choice, Private Questions, access to the entire crossword archive, and a variety of App Icons. Terms of use: https://particle.news/terms
RSSum
A streamlined RSS reader designed for efficient content consumption. Stay updated with your favorite news sources and blogs in a clean, ad-free interface. Easily manage your subscriptions and discover new content.
- RSS feed aggregation
- Ad-free reading experience
- Subscription management
- Content discovery
- Clean user interface
Read full descriptionHide full description
Rss Reader
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Particle at 80% against RSSum's 0%. Particle also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 2). RSSum's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Particle sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. RSSum asks for nothing beyond the download.
Particle holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Particle has 1.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Particle's written reviews are positive against 0% of RSSum's.
Particle ships an update every 9 days, RSSum every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Particle | RSSum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #74 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 395 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mina Labs, Inc. | Joao Valente |
Customer experience
Particle
RSSum
Bugs and requests
Particle
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes when updating story mix
- Outdated articles appearing at the top of feeds
Requested features
3 requests- Improved categorization and organization of news
- Expanded international news coverage
- Option to completely filter out unwanted political content
RSSum
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Particle
- Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Yearly$29.991 Year
RSSum
No in-app purchases
