Comparison

Kagi News vs CMRSS

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

Head to head
About

Kagi News

Receive a curated daily press review summarizing global news from diverse sources. This app uses AI to distill information, offering multiple perspectives and one-tap access to original articles. It prioritizes privacy with no ads or trackers.

Highlights
  • Daily comprehensive press review
  • Global news coverage
  • Multiple perspectives from diverse sources
  • AI-powered summarization
  • One-tap access to original articles
  • Community-curated RSS feeds
  • Privacy-focused, no ads or trackers
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Get a comprehensive daily press review with global news. Fully private, with sources openly curated by our community. What You Get: One thoughtful press review per day (updated 12:00 UTC) Coverage: Any and all topics usually covered in the press Multiple perspectives from global sources One-tap access to original articles Clean sections: Summary, Highlights, Key Quotes, Timeline, Context, Impact How It Works: Kagi News uses AI to read thousands of community-curated RSS feeds from publications worldwide and distills them into a single, thoughtful press review. Every review cites the sources it pulled from, so you can dive deeper with one tap. Community Contributions: Contribute sources to broaden perspectives Open source platform with community-curated feeds Privacy by Design: No ads. No trackers. Your attention belongs to you. https://kagi.com/privacy Download now for your daily dose of quality journalism without the noise. If you have any feedback or questions, please reach out to us via https://kagifeedback.org or email us at support[at]kagi.com. Join our vibrant member community on Discord for tips, advice, and feature suggestions: https://kagi.com/discord

About

CMRSS

This news reader offers a streamlined way to consume content across all Apple devices. It features on-device AI for article summarization and robust organization tools, ensuring a private and efficient reading experience.

Highlights
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • On-device AI article summarization
  • Tabbed reading with built-in browser
  • Organize feeds into folders
  • Follow YouTube, Reddit, X, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook
  • Smart Folders with custom rules
  • Widgets for desktop and Home Screen
Features
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CMRSS — A native RSS reader for Mac, iPhone, and iPad CMRSS is a fast, beautifully native RSS reader that keeps up with everything you follow — and helps you read it in less time. One app, every Apple device, perfectly in sync. Everything, everywhere — automatically Your feeds, folders, and read/unread state sync seamlessly through iCloud. Set things up once and pick up exactly where you left off, whether you're on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad. Read smarter with on-device AI Get a clear one- or two-sentence summary of any article, generated privately on your device with Apple Intelligence. Skim your feeds, catch what matters, and dive in only when you want to. Nothing is sent to a server. Built for focused reading • Tabbed reading with a built-in browser — open full articles without leaving the app, and your open tabs follow you to your other devices • Unread-first workflow — jump straight to what's new, or browse everything • Organize feeds into folders that stay in sync everywhere • Tune your layout: title line count, summaries on or off Follow more than blogs • Paste a YouTube channel or a subreddit — CMRSS finds the feed for you • Follow X, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook pages, and entire websites through the optional RSS.app integration (RSS.app account required) • Import and export OPML to bring your subscriptions with you — or take them anywhere Smart Folders • Folders that fill themselves — collect articles by title, content, feed, age, or read state • Combine rules into nested any/all groups for precise filters • Unread counts and iCloud sync, just like regular folders Widgets for your desktop and Home Screen • An unread ring for a glanceable count, or latest-articles widgets in two sizes • Show everything or pick a single feed; tap to jump straight to the article Never miss what you care about • Smart background refresh on your schedule (every 5, 15, 30, or 60 minutes) • Flexible notifications: a single sync summary, one per feed, or one per article • Mark important feeds for per-article alerts • An app-icon badge that always shows your unread count Power features • Dispatch Actions — send any article to your other apps through Shortcuts, with keyboard slots ⌘1–⌘5 • Spotlight search — find your articles right from the desktop or Home Screen • Curated suggestions to get you started fast • Automatic cleanup — choose how long to keep articles to control storage Private by design Sync runs through your own iCloud account, and AI summaries are generated entirely on-device. No third-party servers. No tracking. Your reading is yours. Free to try, one purchase to own Every feature is free with up to 5 feeds. A single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited feeds — no subscription, yours forever. Download CMRSS and make your feeds feel effortless again. Note: AI article summaries require a device that supports Apple Intelligence.

Screenshots

Kagi News4 screens
CMRSS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kagi News at none against CMRSS's 1. Kagi News also leads on ratings volume (132 vs 1) and chart position (#143 vs unranked). CMRSS's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, 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. CMRSS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kagi News asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CMRSS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kagi News has 132 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Kagi News's written reviews are positive against 100% of CMRSS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kagi News ships an update every 3 weeks, CMRSS every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Kagi News versus CMRSS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKagi NewsCMRSS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (132 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings132 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#143 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB20 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperKagi Inc.Charlie Monroe Software, s.r.o.

Customer experience

Kagi News

All ratings93 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral1.1%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive67.8%
Neutral13.8%
Negative18.4%

CMRSS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Kagi News

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Setting Broken

Requested features

2 requests
  • Alerts please
  • Customizable lenses and source ranking/exclusion

CMRSS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Kagi News

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

CMRSS

One-time1
  • CMRSS Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Kagi News free?
Kagi News is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CMRSS free?
CMRSS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kagi News or CMRSS?
CMRSS is rated higher. Kagi News averages 4.6 out of 5 from 132 ratings, while CMRSS averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Kagi News or CMRSS have ads?
Neither Kagi News nor CMRSS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kagi News or CMRSS?
Kagi News ships an update every 3 weeks, and CMRSS every 6 days. Most recently, Kagi News was updated on November 9, 2026 and CMRSS on November 5, 2026.

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