Newsbin vs Gather

Your news. Your way. On every Apple device. Newsbin is a fast, private RSS reader built for people tired of AI-generated junk, paywalls, intrusive ads, and "subscribe to my newsletter!" pop-ups. Follow your favorite blogs, news sites, newsletters, and YouTube channels in a clean, modern interface that puts content first — no ads, no tracking, and no algorithm deciding what you see. Genuinely native on every Apple device — iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro — Newsbin keeps your feeds organized, synced, and ready wherever you read. Home Screen and desktop widgets, system-wide Spotlight search, and seamless iCloud sync keep your news close at hand and instantly accessible across all your devices. Free to try. Pay once for life, or subscribe — your choice, and never any lock-in. HIGHLIGHTS Feels native everywhere — Built with Swift 6 and SwiftUI, Newsbin looks and performs beautifully across every Apple platform. Apple Watch & Vision Pro — A real, native reading experience on the devices most RSS apps ignore. Widgets and Spotlight search — Check headlines at a glance and find any article with system-wide search. Ultra-fast iCloud sync — Stay perfectly in sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro. Smart organization — Use tags, blocklists, and smart groups to curate exactly what you want to see. Custom views — Browse feeds in list, grid, or large-preview layouts. Unread indicators — Track what's new with simple dots and badges. Offline reading — Read saved articles anywhere, anytime. Thoughtful notifications — Get alerts only when new unread stories arrive. Automatic background refresh — Feeds stay current quietly in the background. Full-article reading — Enjoy complete, distraction-free stories without leaving the app. OPML import & export — Bring in your existing subscriptions in seconds, and take them with you anytime. No lock-in. Private by design — Feeds and reading habits are never tracked or shared. From casual readers to RSS power users, Newsbin is a clean, private, and lightning-fast way to stay informed — beautifully integrated across every Apple device. WHAT USERS ARE SAYING "If Apple Mail and Apple Notes had a baby, Newsbin would be it and I lo…ve it!" — A. S. "I really like the app UI. I have been an RSS reader since the times of Google Reader and have used so many apps for RSS reading. This one has really caught my eye." — Guillermo F, Tecnocracia (www.tecnocracia.com.co) PRICING Newsbin is free to try. Unlock everything with a one-time Lifetime purchase or an optional monthly subscription — whichever you prefer. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://xetabit.com/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Read what you choose, without turning every subscription into another inbox. Gather is an RSS and Atom reader built around your sources. Follow trusted publications, blogs, and independent sites. No Gather account is required. A feed that fits you Use Browse for a relaxed chronological stream and Keep up for the few sources you want to finish. Group coverage of the same story, discover new sources, and organize focused views. Comfortable reading Open clean reader views when available or switch to the publisher’s live page. Adjust type and appearance, save favorites, search downloaded articles, and prepare a reading queue for offline use. Listen to articles and translate supported text on your device after a language pack downloads. Summaries, your choice Get a plain title and five clear points in the standard summary style, or choose another summary voice. Optional cloud summaries send the article title and text through CodeNest’s service on Cloudflare and OpenRouter only after you explicitly allow them in Settings. Turn them off anytime. On-device summaries remain available with Apple Intelligence on supported iPhones or a downloaded model. Keep your data Subscriptions, reading history, and saved articles live on your device. Article titles, text, links, sources, searches, and topics are excluded from analytics. Import and export subscriptions with OPML, make a Gather backup, or use optional sync with iCloud. Core reading and offline tools do not require a subscription. A one-time purchase removes in-feed sponsored cards. Supporting Gather is optional and does not unlock core reading features. Publisher sites, paywalls, and JavaScript-heavy pages can limit extraction. Gather offers retries or a live-page fallback when a clean view is unavailable. Privacy: https://codenestllc.org/gather/privacy/