Comparison

AirSS vs Heartfeed RSS Reader

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

Head to head
About

AirSS

Stay informed with a fast and elegant RSS reader. Listen to articles with text-to-speech, organize feeds, and customize your reading experience. It offers powerful search and automatic maintenance for your news.

Highlights
  • Audio reading with text-to-speech
  • OPML import/export
  • Customizable reader themes and fonts
  • Powerful article search
  • Priority feed notifications
  • Background feed synchronization
  • Intuitive gesture controls
Features
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AirSS is the next-generation RSS reader designed for news enthusiasts and information curators. Elegant, fast, and powerful, AirSS lets you follow all your favorite websites from a single app. Premium interface Discover a modern interface with a dark “Liquid Glass” design inspired by iOS 26. Every element has been crafted to offer an immersive and pleasant reading experience. Audio reading Listen to your articles with built-in text-to-speech. Perfect for your commute, workout, or when your eyes need a break. Background playback supported. OPML import/export Easily migrate from Feedly, Inoreader, NewsBlur, or any other RSS reader. Export your feeds for backup or sharing. Intuitive gestures - Swipe right: Add to favorites - Swipe left: Mark read/unread - Long press: Quick preview and actions Customizable reader Tailor your reading experience: - 4 themes: Light, Dark, Sepia, OLED - 3 fonts: System, Serif, Monospace - Adjustable text size (12–24 pt) Powerful search Find any article in an instant. Search across titles, descriptions, and content. Priority feeds Mark your important feeds and receive notifications so you never miss anything. Automatic maintenance - Auto-delete old articles (configurable) - Inactive feed detection - Favorite articles preserved forever Background sync Your feeds refresh automatically even when the app is closed. Complete features - Add feeds via URL or search - Organize by categories/tags - Filters: Unread, Favorites, All - Unread article counter - Article sharing - Open in Safari - Native dark mode AirSS respects your privacy: no account required, no data collected, everything stays on your device. Download AirSS and take back control of your news consumption. Term : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Heartfeed RSS Reader

This app offers an efficient, no-nonsense way to read news from RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds without requiring account setup or server reliance. It features a compact grid view, background feed refreshing, and seamless syncing across iOS devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Compact grid view for feeds
  • Internal browser with content blocker support
  • Automatic iCloud sync for feeds and read status
  • Quick pick list for selecting news items
  • Background feed refresh and caching
  • Bookmark management with iCloud sync
  • Night mode theme
Features
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Do you want to read your news using RSS/Atom/JSON feeds in the most efficient, no-nonsense way, and with no requirement to setup an app-specific user account or relying on a server? If you do, Heartfeed might be the app for you. Features: - A compact grid view for your feeds, making it easy to check all of them at once - When reading news in the internal browser, full support of your configured content blockers, saved passwords, etc. - Automatic synching of subscribed feeds and read status between iOS devices (requires an iCloud account) - Quick pick list: Easily select which news items from different feeds you want to read - Background refresh of feeds: Some feeds refresh often and you then risk missing news in case the app is not used frequently. Background refresh, together with caching of the last 50 news items in each feed, prevents this from happening - Bookmarks, including reading them from either inside Heartfeed or from any iOS or macOS browser (requires an iCloud account) - Night mode theme - Subscribing to feeds from the current Heartfeed top list, from files, or directly from the web - Full support for split views and multi-tasking on iPads - No tracking of usage or personal data; optionally, you can anonymously share which feeds you subscribe to for improving the builtin top list of recommended feeds The app is 100% free and without ads. If you want to tip me somethings as thanks for the app, you can do so within the settings. I hope you'll enjoy using Heartfeed!

Screenshots

AirSS4 screens
Heartfeed RSS Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Heartfeed RSS Reader at 89% against AirSS's 18%. Heartfeed RSS Reader also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. AirSS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Heartfeed RSS Reader sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Heartfeed RSS Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 90 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of AirSS's written reviews are positive against 89% of Heartfeed RSS Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AirSS ships an update every 3 months, Heartfeed RSS Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AirSS versus Heartfeed RSS Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirSSHeartfeed RSS Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (20 ratings)4.8 (90 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.2% of reviews89.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2090 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB14 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHeitz BrunoOzymandias

Customer experience

AirSS

All ratings20 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral27.3%
Negative54.5%

Heartfeed RSS Reader

All ratings90 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive89.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative5.5%

Bugs and requests

AirSS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Heartfeed RSS Reader

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Crashes after adding feeds
  • Multiple crashes during normal usage
  • App fails to start after recent updates
  • iCloud syncing issues (requires troubleshooting)
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  • Bright reader screen conflicts with dark mode setting

Requested features

13 requests
  • Search functionality with highlighting across feeds
  • Individual mark-as-read buttons per feed
  • Thumbnail images in grid view
  • Apple Watch app support
  • Offline reading capability
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  • Multi-language support including RTL scripts
  • Integration with Feedly and other accounts
  • Preserve feed groups on OPML import
  • Dark mode for reader screen
  • Feed discovery page with popular feeds index
  • Ability to save/bookmark articles
  • Variable font sizes in grid view
  • Apple News+ integration

In-app purchases

3 purchases

AirSS

Subscriptions2
  • AirSS Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • AirSS Pro (Yearly)$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Version$12.99
5 purchases

Heartfeed RSS Reader

One-time5
  • Tipping the developer$0.99
  • Unlimited feeds$2.99
  • Tipping the developer$2.99
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  • Even more tip to the developer$9.99
  • Maximum tip to the developer$24.99

Questions

Is AirSS free?
AirSS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Heartfeed RSS Reader free?
Heartfeed RSS Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AirSS or Heartfeed RSS Reader?
Heartfeed RSS Reader is rated higher. AirSS averages 4.3 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Heartfeed RSS Reader averages 4.8 from 90 ratings.
Do AirSS or Heartfeed RSS Reader have ads?
AirSS shows ads; Heartfeed RSS Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, AirSS or Heartfeed RSS Reader?
AirSS ships an update every 3 months, and Heartfeed RSS Reader every 2 months. Most recently, AirSS was updated on September 23, 2026 and Heartfeed RSS Reader on September 12, 2026.

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