RuSSell RSS vs MD Preview
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RuSSell RSS
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RuSSell is not just another RSS reader. It is a powerhouse built to handle hundreds of feeds with zero lag, strictly adhering to native iOS design standards. Key Features: AI News Digest: Automatically analyzes your unread articles and summarizes the essential information you shouldn't miss. Advanced Management: Easily create categories, track reading history, and manage favorites. Local Search Engine: Lightning-fast indexing to retrieve archived content instantly. Visual Flexibility: Customize fonts, themes (Light/Dark/Sepia), and text size. Includes a distraction-free Reader Mode. Apple Ecosystem: Real-time iCloud synchronization and regular backups ensure you never lose your settings or feeds. Easy Transfer: Full support for OPML import and export. Privacy First: Option to disable iCloud sync and easily delete data stored on iCloud. All processing happens on-device or in your private iCloud.RuSSell is not just another RSS reader. It is a powerhouse built to handle hundreds of feeds with zero lag, strictly adhering to native iOS design standards. Key Features: AI News Digest: Automatically analyzes your unread articles and summarizes the essential information you shouldn't miss. Advanced Management: Easily create categories, track reading history, and manage favorites. Local Search Engine: Lightning-fast indexing to retrieve archived content instantly. Visual Flexibility: Customize fonts, themes (Light/Dark/Sepia), and text size. Includes a distraction-free Reader Mode. Apple Ecosystem: Real-time iCloud synchronization and regular backups ensure you never lose your settings or feeds. Easy Transfer: Full support for OPML import and export. Privacy First: Option to disable iCloud sync and easily delete data stored on iCloud. All processing happens on-device or in your private iCloud.
MD Preview
This app provides a clean and elegant way to read markdown files from various cloud storage services. It offers beautiful formatting, syntax highlighting for numerous programming languages, and customizable themes. An optional one-time purchase unlocks additional features like PDF export and custom font sizes.
- Open .md files from cloud storage
- Beautifully formatted markdown rendering
- Syntax highlighting for 180+ languages
- Toggle between preview and raw markdown
- Collapsible table of contents
- 6 free reading themes
- Export to PDF (premium)
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MD Preview is a fast, elegant markdown reader. Open .md files from anywhere — Files, iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox — and read them with beautiful formatting. Built for people who work with AI tools that generate markdown files. No more squinting at raw text or pasting into web tools. Just open the file and read. WHAT IT DOES - Opens .md files from any document provider on your device - Renders headings, tables, code blocks, task lists, images, and more - Syntax highlighting for 180+ programming languages - Toggle between rendered preview and raw markdown - Share files via the iOS share sheet - Collapsible table of contents with tap-to-jump navigation - Pin recent files so they stay at the top, forever 6 FREE READING THEMES - Paper — Warm cream tones with serif headings - Midnight — Dark mode, easy on the eyes - Forest — Deep greens, earthy, and calm - Rosé — Soft pinks, elegant typography - Ocean — Cool blues, modern and clean - Lavender — Purple hues, gentle and refined PREMIUM UNLOCK — $1.99 ONE-TIME Want more? Upgrade once and keep it forever: - Export to PDF — Save beautifully rendered documents as PDFs - Custom Font Size — Adjust text size to your preference - 4 Extra Themes — Solarized, Dracula, Nord, and Tokyo Night - No subscription. Just a single purchase. NO ACCOUNT. NO ADS. PRIVACY FIRST. Just open a file and read it. That's it. MD Preview doesn't store, upload, or copy your files. It reads them in place from wherever they live. Recent files are remembered by path for quick access — nothing else is saved. Supports GitHub Flavored Markdown, including tables, strikethrough, task lists, and fenced code blocks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MD Preview at Free against RuSSell RSS's $3.99. MD Preview also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). RuSSell RSS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
MD Preview is free to download; RuSSell RSS costs $3.99 up front. MD Preview sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RuSSell RSS asks for nothing beyond the download.
RuSSell RSS ships an update every 2 months, MD Preview every 3 days. Both last shipped on September 11, 2026.
| Parameter | RuSSell RSS | MD Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bertrand SERRA | Gejun Zhu |
In-app purchases
RuSSell RSS
No in-app purchases
MD Preview
- MD Preview Premium$2.99









