Comparison

Pulse RSS vs Feedlane

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

Head to head
About

Pulse RSS

Features
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Stay informed without the noise. PulseRSS is a fast, beautiful, and privacy-first RSS reader built for iOS. Subscribe to any blog, news site, or publication, and enjoy all your content in one place — no algorithm, no ads, no clutter. FOLLOW WHAT MATTERS Subscribe to any RSS or Atom feed in seconds. Add your favorite blogs, newspapers, independent publications, and niche sites. PulseRSS fetches the latest articles automatically so you never miss an update. ORGANIZE YOUR FEEDS YOUR WAY Create custom groups to organize your subscriptions by topic, project, or mood. Collapse or expand groups to focus on what's relevant. Move feeds between groups with a single tap. READ LATER, ANYTIME Bookmark articles with a swipe and find them in your Read Later collection whenever you're ready. PulseRSS also prefetches and caches articles so you can keep reading even when you're offline. AI-POWERED SUMMARIES (Apple Intelligence) Short on time? Use Apple Intelligence to generate instant article summaries. Choose from predefined styles — Default, Detailed, or Bullet Points — or write your own custom prompt. Get the gist of any article in seconds. SEAMLESS ICLOUD SYNC Your feeds, groups, bookmarks, and reading preferences sync automatically across all your devices via iCloud. Private by design — your data is never shared with third parties. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Keep your favorite feeds at a glance with beautiful home screen widgets. Tap any article to jump straight into reading. Supports Large and Extra Large sizes. A READING EXPERIENCE DESIGNED FOR YOU • Adjustable font size and line height for comfortable reading • Clean article view with content extraction for a distraction-free experience • Filter unread articles or browse your full history • Full-text search across all your articles • Share any article with a single tap IMPORT & EXPORT Already using another RSS reader? Import your subscriptions in seconds via OPML. Export your feeds at any time to switch apps freely — your subscriptions always belong to you. SMART ARTICLE MANAGEMENT Set a retention policy to automatically clean up old articles and free up storage. Or manage your library manually with bulk actions and per-feed controls. PULSE PRO Unlock the full PulseRSS experience: • Unlimited feeds and groups • Advanced search filters (by date, scope, and read state) • Unlimited AI summaries • Priority features and future updates PulseRSS is for people who love reading. Whether you follow 5 feeds or 500, it's the RSS reader that fits how you think. Download PulseRSS and take back control of your news. Terms of Use: https://pulserss.com/terms-conditions.html Privacy Policy: https://pulserss.com/privacy-policy.html

About

Feedlane

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Feedlane is a fast, focused RSS reader for everyone who wants to follow their favorite sites, blogs, and news sources in one calm, clutter-free place — in sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and the web. Add any feed by URL, bring your subscriptions along as OPML, or discover new sources by category. Feedlane loads instantly from your device and syncs quietly in the background, so your feeds, read state, and bookmarks are always up to date — in the app, in your browser, and in any third-party reader that speaks the Fever or Google Reader API. Truncated feeds can be loaded in full, and summaries are generated right on your device. FOLLOW WHAT MATTERS • Subscribe to any RSS or Atom feed by URL • Discover feeds by category and search • Import and export OPML at any time • Organize feeds into folders and reorder them your way • Unread counts per feed and per folder A CALM READING EXPERIENCE • Clean, readable article view with large, comfortable typography • Filter by unread, read, or bookmarked • Swipe to mark read/unread or bookmark • Scroll to mark as read: articles clear themselves as you move past them • Mark all as read for a feed, a folder, or everything at once • Save articles to reading lists for later • Open in Safari or share anywhere FULL ARTICLES AND ON-DEVICE SUMMARIES • Fetch the full text of truncated feeds — on any article, with one tap • AI summaries generated entirely on your device • Nothing is sent to a server, no third-party AI, no exceptions • Switch it on for everything, or decide per article READ ANYWHERE, ON ANY DEVICE • Full web version — open your feeds in any browser, nothing to install • Fever API and Google Reader API support: use the third-party reader you already like, on whatever device you have at hand • Read state, bookmarks, and subscriptions stay in sync in both directions • Your data is portable — no lock-in, ever ALWAYS IN SYNC, EVEN OFFLINE • Your feeds and read state sync across every device and client • Offline-first: articles are there instantly, no spinners • Full-text search across your articles DESIGNED FOR APPLE • Built with SwiftUI and the Liquid Glass design language • Themes for every setting: Light, Dark, true OLED Black, Sepia, and more • One universal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Keyboard shortcuts and pointer support on iPad and Mac Feedlane requires a Feedlane account. FEEDLANE PREMIUM Unlock up to 200 feeds and all premium features with a Feedlane Premium subscription. The price is shown in the app before you purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://feedlane.app/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://feedlane.app/en/privacy

Screenshots

Pulse RSS4 screens
Feedlane4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pulse RSS and Feedlane are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

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

Both are free to download. Pulse RSS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Feedlane sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pulse RSS ships an update monthly, Feedlane every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pulse RSS versus Feedlane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulse RSSFeedlane
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancisco de la Rosa AguilarSimon Gotz

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pulse RSS

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month$0.991 Month
  • 1 Year Pro$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$9.99
1 purchases

Feedlane

Subscriptions1
  • Feedlane Premium$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Pulse RSS free?
Pulse RSS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Feedlane free?
Feedlane is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pulse RSS or Feedlane have ads?
Neither Pulse RSS nor Feedlane shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pulse RSS or Feedlane?
Pulse RSS ships an update monthly, and Feedlane every 5 weeks. Most recently, Pulse RSS was updated on October 7, 2026 and Feedlane on October 12, 2026.

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