Comparison

Feed Drum vs Filto

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Feed Drum

Features
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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.

About

Filto

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See less of what you don't want. Filto is an RSS reader for deciding what you read - instead of letting an algorithm decide for you. Gather the sources you like, mute unwanted topics with keywords, and hide the articles and sites you don't want as you read. Little by little, you shape a feed that fits you. --- MUTE UNWANTED TOPICS Just like muting words on social media, you can organize RSS articles with keywords. Add names of people, shows, companies, products, or any other topics you do not want to see. Articles containing those keywords are hidden from your feed. --- KEEP WHAT YOU WANT TO READ Set allowed keywords as exceptions to your block rules. For example: Hide sports news - but keep Formula 1. Hide politics - but keep technology policy. Fine-tune your feed to match what you want to read. --- SHAPE YOUR FEED AS YOU READ Beyond keyword rules, you can hide any article the moment you decide "not this one." Swipe an article to hide it, or hide an entire site with a long press. Changed your mind? Restore it anytime. You don't need to build the perfect feed up front. Read, hide, read again - and gradually make it your own. --- FOLLOW ONLY THE SOURCES YOU CHOOSE Your feed contains articles from the RSS sources you add. Follow news sites, blogs, tech publications, hobby sites, and more - all in one place. --- NO NEED TO SET IT UP PERFECTLY No account required. Default feeds are set up on first launch, so you can start reading right away. As you read and remove what you don't need, your feed naturally becomes quieter and more yours. Tune it later, as you go. --- ADS, BUT NO TRACKING The free version shows ads, but never personalized ones based on your interests, and we never track your activity across other apps or sites. Want ads gone entirely? Filto Pro removes them. --- FEATURES · Hide unwanted topics with block keywords · Keep exceptions with allowed keywords · Hide articles or entire sites with a swipe or long press (restorable) · Subscribe to any RSS / Atom sources in one place · Hide feeds from your home list (without deleting) · Prioritize must-see topics · Filter the home list by title or text · Save favorite articles · "Read often" badge and sort feeds by read count · Switch feed layouts · Auto-refresh and article retention · Light and dark themes · English and Japanese support --- Shape your feed as you read. Your feed. Your rules. [About Filto Pro (subscription)] · Name: Filto Pro (monthly) · Length: 1 month, auto-renewing · Price: $0.99 / month · Includes: removes ads, and unlocks the limits on filters and global allow keywords Your subscription renews automatically and is billed to your App Store account unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it at any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://yskms.github.io/filto-app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Feed Drum4 screens
Filto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Feed Drum at none against Filto's 1. Filto's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Filto sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Feed Drum asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Feed Drum versus Filto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFeed DrumFilto
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB56 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRavindu WataketiyaMasashi Yasaka

In-app purchases

None

Feed Drum

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Filto

Subscriptions1
  • Filto Pro$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Feed Drum free?
Feed Drum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Filto free?
Filto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Feed Drum or Filto have ads?
Both Feed Drum and Filto show ads.
Which is updated more often, Feed Drum or Filto?
Feed Drum ships an update weekly, and Filto weekly. Most recently, Feed Drum was updated on November 4, 2026 and Filto on November 5, 2026.

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