Comparison

Pulse RSS vs GPSNews

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” Default, Detailed, or Bullet Points โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€ข Adjustable font size and line height for comfortable reading โ€ข Clean article view with content extraction for a distraction-free experience โ€ข Filter unread articles or browse your full history โ€ข Full-text search across all your articles โ€ข 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 โ€” 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: โ€ข Unlimited feeds and groups โ€ข Advanced search filters (by date, scope, and read state) โ€ข Unlimited AI summaries โ€ข 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

GPSNews

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GPS, Global Political Spotlight, helps you follow global political, economic, security, and policy developments with more context and less noise. Track geopolitical news through structured briefings, topic-based coverage, and GPS metrics designed to highlight what matters. Follow countries, industries, and geopolitical risk areas such as sanctions, conflicts, supply chains, energy security, elections, cyberattacks, and alliance politics. GPS uses machine learning and language models to organize source material, classify topics, and produce concise summaries built for faster reading and better situational awareness. With GPS, you can: - Read structured geopolitical news summaries - Follow countries, sectors, and policy areas relevant to you - Track global developments across politics, markets, defense, technology, energy, and security - Explore GPS metrics such as virality, sentiment, persistence, market sensitivity, and substance - Personalize your feed around the topics and risks you care about GPS is built for readers who want global news with clearer structure, stronger context, and a more analytical view of world events. Join us today!

Screenshots

Pulse RSS4 screens
GPSNews4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GPSNews at none against Pulse RSS's 3. GPSNews also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Pulse RSS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. GPSNews asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Pulse RSS versus GPSNews: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulse RSSGPSNews
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS26.018.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size28 MB8 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFrancisco de la Rosa AguilarAndreas Franquillo Hotvedt

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pulse RSS

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month$0.991 Month
  • 1 Year Pro$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$9.99
None

GPSNews

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pulse RSS free?
Pulse RSS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GPSNews free?
GPSNews is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pulse RSS or GPSNews have ads?
Neither Pulse RSS nor GPSNews shows ads.

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