Comparison

Gatherly vs Streamside

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

Head to head
About

Gatherly

Features
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Gatherly - An RSS Reader for Your Feeds Gather your chosen blog and news feeds in one place, read at your pace, and save articles to find again. Gatherly is a free RSS reader for feeds you choose to follow. Add a feed with an RSS URL or a website address, review the preview, and subscribe. If you already have a feed list, import it from an OPML file. Export your subscribed feeds as OPML when you need a portable list. Organize feeds with tags, mark articles as read, and save the ones you want to revisit. Open a saved item from the Saved view. Explore trends, recommended feeds, categories, and topics in Discover. Keyword search creates a Google News RSS feed so you can subscribe to a topic. When iCloud is available, feeds, tags, and saved items can sync between your devices. To get started, choose Add RSS Feed in Settings, enter a URL, and open your first article. You can also start by importing OPML. No ads and no tracking, so you can focus on reading.

About

Streamside

Features
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Streamside is a simple, ad-free RSS/Atom feed reader. No account required. - Subscribe to feeds with one tap from Safari or Chrome's share menu - Background refresh with push notifications for new articles - Home screen widgets to check the latest at a glance - OPML import/export for easy migration from other readers or transferring to a new device - Share your feed collection with friends via a share link

Screenshots

Gatherly4 screens
Streamside4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gatherly at weekly against Streamside's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gatherly ships an update weekly, Streamside every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Gatherly versus Streamside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGatherlyStreamside
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly โ€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size28 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeho ParkMaiku Yamaguchi

In-app purchases

None

Gatherly

No in-app purchases

None

Streamside

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gatherly free?
Gatherly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Streamside free?
Streamside is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gatherly or Streamside have ads?
Neither Gatherly nor Streamside shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gatherly or Streamside?
Gatherly ships an update weekly, and Streamside every 3 months. Most recently, Gatherly was updated on October 30, 2026 and Streamside on October 31, 2026.

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