Gatherly vs MyNewsStream
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Gatherly
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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.
MyNewsStream
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One app for all the news you care about. MyNewsStream is a powerful RSS news reader that brings together 80+ sources from around the world โ NHK, BBC, TechCrunch, Wired, and more โ across 10 categories including AI, Technology, Gadgets, Business, Entertainment, Gaming, Music, Sports, and Science. FEATURES โ Magazine-Style Bento Grid Layout A visually rich, Flipboard-inspired layout that surfaces the best articles from each feed. Cover images front and center, built for both quick scanning and deep reading. โ 80+ Preset Sources, Ready to Go Jump right in with popular sources in both Japanese and English: - News: NHK, Mainichi, BBC, CNN, Reuters, AP, The Guardian - Tech: Gigazine, The Verge, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, Wired - AI: Ledge.ai, VentureBeat AI, MIT Technology Review, The Decoder - Gadgets: 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Engadget, Gizmodo - Business: Bloomberg, Forbes, The Economist, Financial Times - Science: NASA, Science Daily, National Geographic - Entertainment: Variety, Deadline, Oricon - Gaming: IGN, Polygon, Famitsu, 4Gamer - Music: Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Billboard, NME - Sports: ESPN, BBC Sport, Nikkansports โ 10 Categories Filter by category to focus on what matters most to you at any moment. โ Optimized for iPhone & iPad Tab-based navigation on iPhone. Sidebar + full-screen magazine view on iPad. One app, seamlessly adaptive. โ Offline-First Article Viewer Articles load instantly from local cache. Navigate between previous and next articles without leaving the reader. โ Home Screen Widgets Check the latest headlines without opening the app. Badge count keeps your unread total visible at a glance. โ Fully Customizable Sources Add any RSS feed beyond the presets. Enable or disable sources individually to build your perfect news stream. โ Local News (Optional) Automatically adds regional news sources based on your current location.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gatherly at weekly against MyNewsStream's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gatherly ships an update weekly, MyNewsStream every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gatherly | MyNewsStream |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly โ better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seho Park | Noriaki Misawa |
In-app purchases
Gatherly
No in-app purchases
MyNewsStream
No in-app purchases








