Comparison

Zephyr vs STAR RSS Reader

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

Head to head
About

Zephyr

Organize your favorite news, blogs, and updates into streamlined feeds. Enjoy an ad-free, distraction-free reading experience with smart syncing for offline access. Unlock unlimited feed sources with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Curated news and blog feeds
  • Ad-free reading experience
  • No tracking or distractions
  • Smart syncing for offline access
  • Unlimited feed sources with subscription
Features
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Your favorite stories. Your way. Bring all your favorite news, blogs, and updates together in clean, distraction-free feeds. No ads. No tracking. Just the stories that matter to you—with smart syncing that keeps everything ready whenever you are. Explore more with built-in translation, get the essentials with AI summaries, or listen with read-aloud. Enjoy full articles in a clean reading view, and download entire folders of articles for offline reading—wherever life takes you. Free for first 50 feed sources. You can added unlimited feed sources when subscribed to monthly, yearly or perpetual license. ---- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://www.evolverocks.com/privacy.html Contact us by support@evolverocks.com, if you have any suggestions or need any help.

About

STAR RSS Reader

Features
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STAR RSS Reader is an iOS RSS reader for news, blogs, and tech updates. AI summaries, unread tracking, and favorites keep daily information intake simple and fast. [AI article summaries (paid plan)] - When article text is available, AI summarizes it when you open the article - Catch up on key points in seconds - Read the full text only for articles that matter - Some articles cannot be summarized when their content cannot be retrieved [Designed for daily reading] - Switch between Unread / Favorites / All quickly - Read in chronological order and find what matters fast - Toggle read/unread status with simple gestures - Mark all below as read to clean up quickly - Open and share articles from the detail view [Easy feed subscription] - Add any RSS URL to start - Duplicate feed detection - Unread count by feed - Sort options for your workflow - Site icons for easier scanning [Smooth migration and extension] - OPML import to migrate from other readers - Supports many genres: news, blogs, tech, comics, and more - Sync across iPhone / iPad / Web (web app for paid users) [More with the paid plan] - AI summaries for automatic catch-up - Full-text search across titles, article text, and AI summaries - Ad-free reading - Higher feed limit (10 free -> 300 paid) - Higher favorite limit (10 free -> 100 paid) - Hybrid server fetch to reduce misses - Server-only mode to save data usage [Recommended for] - People who want one place for news and blogs - People who want AI to shorten daily reading time - People who want to keep up daily without backlog - People migrating from other feed readers - People looking for a simple RSS app on iPhone - People who also want a web app for information tracking STAR RSS Reader keeps improving for a fast, simple, and sustainable RSS experience. Terms of Use: https://rssreader-star.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://rssreader-star.web.app/privacy

Screenshots

Zephyr4 screens
STAR RSS Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Zephyr at none against STAR RSS Reader's shown. Zephyr also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). STAR RSS Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, 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. Zephyr sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and STAR RSS Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zephyr ships an update fortnightly, STAR RSS Reader every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Zephyr versus STAR RSS Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZephyrSTAR RSS Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvolve Rocks LtdKensuke Hoshikawa

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Zephyr

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Perpetual License$54.99
2 purchases

STAR RSS Reader

Subscriptions2
  • プレミアムプラン(月額)7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • プレミアムプラン(年額)7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Zephyr free?
Zephyr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is STAR RSS Reader free?
STAR RSS Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zephyr or STAR RSS Reader have ads?
STAR RSS Reader shows ads; Zephyr does not.
Which is updated more often, Zephyr or STAR RSS Reader?
Zephyr ships an update fortnightly, and STAR RSS Reader every 5 days. Most recently, Zephyr was updated on October 24, 2026 and STAR RSS Reader on October 20, 2026.

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