Comparison

Zephyr vs Newsful

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

Newsful

Features
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Newsful is a fast, focused RSS reader that turns your favorite blogs, news sites, and publications into one calm, distraction-free feed. No ads, no algorithms, no tracking, just the stories you chose to follow, delivered the moment they go live. Pull articles from any RSS, Atom, or JSON feed, organize them into groups, and read with a polished reader view that strips away clutter and pulls in the full text from sites that only publish summaries. Star what matters, save what you want to revisit, and search across everything you've ever subscribed to. Your library syncs seamlessly across iPhone and iPad through iCloud, so the article you started this morning is waiting where you left it tonight. KEY FEATURES – Subscribe to any RSS, Atom, or JSON feed – Full-text extraction for feeds that only publish summaries – Beautiful, readable article view with adjustable font size and dark mode – Organize feeds into custom groups with emoji icons – Smart feeds: Today, All Unread, Starred, Read Later – OPML import and export to bring your subscriptions with you – Powerful search across titles and summaries – Swipe actions to mark read, star, save for later, or delete – Pull-to-refresh and automatic background updates – iCloud sync across all your devices – Share to any app or open in Safari with one tap – Light, fast, and built natively for iOS PREMIUM Newsful is free to try with up to 5 feeds. Unlock Newsful Premium with a one-time purchase to add unlimited feeds and enable full-text extraction for every article. PRIVACY Newsful does not track you, does not sell your data, and does not require an account. Your subscriptions and reading history stay on your device and in your private iCloud. Have feedback or a feature request? Get in touch at contact@randusoft.ro

Screenshots

Zephyr4 screens
Newsful4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zephyr at fortnightly against Newsful's every 3 months. Zephyr also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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 Newsful sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zephyr ships an update fortnightly, Newsful every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Zephyr versus Newsful: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZephyrNewsful
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB19 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEvolve Rocks LtdRanduSoft SRL

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
1 purchases

Newsful

One-time1
  • Premium Membership$9.99

Questions

Is Zephyr free?
Zephyr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Newsful free?
Newsful is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zephyr or Newsful have ads?
Neither Zephyr nor Newsful shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zephyr or Newsful?
Zephyr ships an update fortnightly, and Newsful every 3 months. Most recently, Zephyr was updated on November 5, 2026 and Newsful on November 5, 2026.

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