Comparison

RSS Reader Feeds vs Gatherly

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

Head to head
About

RSS Reader Feeds

Features
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Stay up-to-date with your favorite content using this simple and powerful RSS reader. Just add the RSS feed URL of any website, and the app will keep you informed with the latest updates. Organize your feeds effortlessly by creating and managing categories, so you can group similar topics together. You can edit or remove feeds and categories at any time to keep your list neat and relevant. The app also lets you set a custom fetch interval, automatically checking for the newest articles in the currently active feed, so you’re always seeing the most recent content without needing to refresh manually. With its clean interface and smart management features, this app makes following your interests easy and enjoyable.

About

Gatherly

Features
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Gatherly - An RSS Reader for Your Feeds Gather your chosen blog and news feeds in one place, read at your pace, and save articles to find again. Gatherly is a free RSS reader for feeds you choose to follow. Add a feed with an RSS URL or a website address, review the preview, and subscribe. If you already have a feed list, import it from an OPML file. Export your subscribed feeds as OPML when you need a portable list. Organize feeds with tags, mark articles as read, and save the ones you want to revisit. Open a saved item from the Saved view. Explore trends, recommended feeds, categories, and topics in Discover. Keyword search creates a Google News RSS feed so you can subscribe to a topic. When iCloud is available, feeds, tags, and saved items can sync between your devices. To get started, choose Add RSS Feed in Settings, enter a URL, and open your first article. You can also start by importing OPML.

Screenshots

RSS Reader Feeds3 screens
Gatherly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gatherly at Free against RSS Reader Feeds's $0.99. RSS Reader Feeds's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Gatherly is free to download; RSS Reader Feeds costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RSS Reader Feeds ships an update every 4 days, Gatherly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
RSS Reader Feeds versus Gatherly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRSS Reader FeedsGatherly
Price$0.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days β€” betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size31 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZohar BobrinSeho Park

In-app purchases

None

RSS Reader Feeds

No in-app purchases

None

Gatherly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RSS Reader Feeds free?
RSS Reader Feeds costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gatherly free?
Gatherly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RSS Reader Feeds or Gatherly have ads?
Neither RSS Reader Feeds nor Gatherly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RSS Reader Feeds or Gatherly?
RSS Reader Feeds ships an update every 4 days, and Gatherly weekly. Most recently, RSS Reader Feeds was updated on September 29, 2026 and Gatherly on October 2, 2026.

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