Feed Drum vs NewsFirst
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Feed Drum
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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.
NewsFirst
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NewsFirst: Get the news you care about, first. NewsFirst improves productivity with priority-ranked news tailored to your niche interests. Custom Topics – Create feeds for the subjects you actually care about Priority Bands – High-importance news rises to the top automatically Real-Time Alerts – Instant notifications when breaking news hits your topics Flexible Views – List, Immersive, or Fullscreen with light/dark modes Source Control – Hide publishers you don't like; add custom RSS feeds (Pro) Clean design. No engagement tricks. Just the news that matters, fast.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: NewsFirst at none against Feed Drum's shown. NewsFirst also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.1 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Feed Drum ships an update weekly, NewsFirst every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Feed Drum | NewsFirst |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ravindu Wataketiya | Stewart Innovation |
In-app purchases
Feed Drum
No in-app purchases
NewsFirst
No in-app purchases
