Comparison

Zephyr vs 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

RSS Reader

Features
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One calm feed reader for every RSS and Atom source you care about. Paste a link and Tidings pulls in the blogs, news sites and podcasts you follow, so the whole open web lands in a single, quiet timeline instead of scattered across a dozen apps and inboxes. No algorithm decides what you see. You choose the sources, group them into your own categories, and read them in order — full articles, picture posts and podcast episodes side by side, in a distraction-free reader that strips away the clutter of the original page and respects Dark Mode. WHAT YOU GET - Follow any RSS or Atom feed just by pasting its URL — blogs, magazines, newsrooms and creators - One timeline that merges articles, picture posts and podcast episodes from every source you follow - A clean reader view with proper typography, images and links — no clutter, no popups - A built-in podcast player with variable speed (0.8x to 2x), skip, scrub and lock-screen controls - Star posts to save them for later, plus Unread and Starred smart lists so nothing slips past - Fetched posts stay readable offline, and a three-pane iPad layout with swipe-to-star and swipe-to-read PERFECT FOR - News readers who want headlines from their own trusted sites, not an algorithm's feed - Podcast listeners who'd rather subscribe by feed than hunt through a directory - Writers and researchers tracking blogs and publications in one place - Anyone escaping social scrolling who wants to choose their own sources WHY NOT JUST USE A BROWSER? Bookmarks go stale and you have to check every site by hand. Here each source refreshes on its own, unread counts tell you what's new, and articles and episodes sit side by side in one timeline you actually finish. PRIVACY Your feeds, categories and starred posts stay on your device. No account to create, no ads, no reading history sold, no tracking of what you open. FULL ACCESS Tidings unlocks with a single membership that opens unlimited feeds, the full reader, offline reading and the podcast player. Choose the plan that fits: a Weekly or Yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID; subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and you can manage or cancel anytime in App Store settings. Add your first feed today and bring the whole open web into one calm place. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com

Screenshots

Zephyr4 screens
RSS Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

Zephyr and RSS Reader are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 RSS Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Zephyr versus RSS Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZephyrRSS Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvolve Rocks LtdPhuc Pham

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
3 purchases

RSS Reader

Subscriptions2
  • RSS Reader Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$39.99

Questions

Is Zephyr free?
Zephyr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RSS Reader free?
RSS Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zephyr or RSS Reader have ads?
Neither Zephyr nor RSS Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zephyr or RSS Reader?
Zephyr ships an update every 3 weeks, and RSS Reader every 3 weeks. Most recently, Zephyr was updated on October 6, 2026 and RSS Reader on October 6, 2026.

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