Paperbyt vs RSS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paperbyt
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Paperbyt is your personal news and magazine journal – designed for readers who crave structure, simplicity, and control. Follow RSS feeds, Google News, Reddit, and more in an uncluttered feed. Curate your feed to match your interests, your way. Key Features - Subscribe to Anything: Add RSS feeds, Google News, Reddit, Medium or Substack – all in one place. - Clean Layout: Card-based design for effortless scrolling, organize by category, filter by feed. - Time-Based Organization: Stream sectioned by time of day, week, or month – so you never feel overwhelmed. - Bookmarks: Mark articles to read later with one tap. Search easily. - Listen to full length articles like a podcast. - Offline Mode: Read cached articles anytime, anywhere – no internet needed.
RSS
Consolidate your favorite websites into a single, streamlined feed reader. Enjoy fast navigation, automatic feed detection, and offline translation for articles. Keep your reading organized with folders and sync your progress across devices.
- Automatic feed detection
- Organize feeds with folders
- Fast article navigation
- Background refresh & push notifications
- Bookmark articles
- iCloud sync across devices
- Offline auto-translation
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RSS - Article Reader is a clean, fast feed reader that brings all your favorite websites together in one place. Designed to feel right at home on your iPhone. A clean interface, smooth performance, and a reading experience built for speed. • Wide Format Support Supports every version of RSS, Atom, and JSON Feed. Just paste a website URL and feeds are detected automatically. • Organize with Folders Group your feeds into folders to keep your subscriptions tidy and easy to navigate. • Read Through Articles Fast Navigate between articles and mark as read with a single tap. Every button is placed for effortless reading flow. • Never Miss an Update Background refresh and push notifications keep you informed when your favorite sites publish new content. • Bookmark Articles Save articles to read later and revisit them anytime. • Sync Across Devices iCloud keeps your subscriptions, read status, and bookmarks in sync. Switch phones without missing a beat. • Easy Migration Switch from another reader with OPML import and export. • Auto-translate foreign articles Translate articles with one tap from the detail view. The feature is powered by Apple's translation engine and works offline too.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Paperbyt at 3 against RSS's 1. Paperbyt also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Paperbyt ships an update every 3 weeks, RSS every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paperbyt | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pramod Kasi | Climb App |
In-app purchases
Paperbyt
No in-app purchases
RSS
No in-app purchases









