Karavan vs RSS Reader Peruse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Karavan
Visually organize projects with customizable Kanban boards. Break down tasks, attach files, and track progress with features like subtasks and a built-in Pomodoro timer. Syncs automatically across devices and works offline.
- Customizable Kanban boards
- Subtasks and checklists
- File attachments with Quick Look
- Up Next view for urgent tasks
- Undo/Redo with change log
- Built-in Pomodoro timer
- Automatic offline sync
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Organize projects visually with Karavan – a native Kanban board app with automatic sync. Key Features • Flexible Kanban boards with customizable columns and swimlanes • Eisenhower Matrix – not sure what to tackle first? Switch any board to a 2×2 priority grid, drag tasks by effort and impact, and preview every change before it's applied – priorities you've set by hand are never silently overwritten • Subtasks – break any task into a checklist, track progress right on the card, and let Karavan suggest moving a task to Finished once everything's checked off • Attachments – attach photos and files to any task, and preview them with Quick Look • Up Next – see your most urgent and high-priority tasks across every project in one place, and jump straight to the board • Undo & Redo, plus a full Change Log of every change with one-tap revert • Powerful search – find any task instantly; it scrolls into view and highlights itself so you never lose track • Custom notification time per task, independent of its due date • Task priorities, due dates, auto-archive, and overdue/due-soon warnings • Configurable Finished Columns – decide exactly which columns count as done, not just the last one • Board templates – use the built-ins, customize them to fit your workflow, or build your own from scratch • Custom Project Icons – drag your own photo onto a project, or pick one from Photos or Files, and it replaces the icon everywhere the project shows up • Pin your favorite projects and give each one its own color for quick recognition • Customizable task types – 19 built-in types or create your own with custom colors and icons from the full SF Symbols library (6,900+ icons) • Built-in Pomodoro timer – start a Focus Session with a tap; the timer appears on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Markdown support in task descriptions with live preview • Per-board filters and sorting that persist across sessions • Drag and drop, swipe between columns, and reorder with a tap – navigate your board however feels natural • Automatic sync across all your devices – works offline, syncs when you're back online Perfect For: Software developers, event planners, homeowners, students, and anyone who wants visual project management without the complexity. Questions, feedback, or suggestions? Feel free to email us at Karavan@heckel.tech – we'd love to hear from you!
RSS Reader Peruse
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Never miss a post from your favorite RSS feeds. Peruse sends a push notification the moment your feeds update — with per-feed control so you decide exactly what to follow closely. Key Features: • Per-Feed Push Notifications — Get notified for specific feeds, not everything at once • AI Article Summaries — Instantly grasp any article with one tap • iCloud Sync — Your feeds, read status, and settings sync across all your devices • Liquid Glass Design — Built natively for iOS 26 with Apple's latest design language • Folders & Tags — Organize your feeds exactly how you want • Read Later — Save articles to read when you have time • Reading History — Never lose track of what you've read Reading should be beautiful. Download Peruse free and experience RSS done right.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Karavan at none against RSS Reader Peruse's shown. Karavan also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence 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.
Karavan ships an update every 2 weeks, RSS Reader Peruse every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Karavan | RSS Reader Peruse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tobias Heckel | Tatsuyuki Kobayashi |
In-app purchases
Karavan
No in-app purchases
RSS Reader Peruse
No in-app purchases









