Comparison

Gatherly vs AiryFeed

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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.

About

AiryFeed

Features
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AiryFeed is a fast RSS reader for iPhone, built around on-device AI. Subscribe to your favorite blogs, news sites, and publications, then read everything in one clean, distraction-free place. AiryFeed parses feeds right on your device and pulls articles into a focused reader view, so you get the words without the clutter. What makes AiryFeed different is on-device AI. Summaries are generated locally using Apple Intelligence β€” the article text used for a summary never leaves your iPhone and is never sent to a server. Get the gist of a long read in seconds, with no AI paywall and no cloud processing. FEATURES β€’ On-device AI summaries β€” catch up on long articles instantly. The text is processed entirely on your iPhone. β€’ Clean reader view β€” distraction-free reading with comfortable typography. β€’ Organize with folders β€” group feeds the way you think. β€’ Read & star β€” track what you've read and save the articles that matter. β€’ Full-text search β€” find any article across your subscriptions. β€’ Offline reading β€” your library is cached on device, so it just works on the subway or a plane. β€’ Sync across devices β€” pick up right where you left off. No account or sign-up required. β€’ Built for iOS β€” a native SwiftUI app designed for iPhone. ON-DEVICE AI, PRIVATE BY DESIGN AiryFeed's summarization runs entirely on your device. The article text it reads stays on your iPhone β€” it is never uploaded for processing. That's the whole point: powerful AI without handing your reading over to a server. AiryFeed is free, supported by a single unobtrusive banner ad. Personalized ads use your device's advertising identifier only with your permission (you'll be asked, and you can decline). Add your first feed and start reading smarter today.

Screenshots

Gatherly4 screens
AiryFeed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Gatherly at none against AiryFeed's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· 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, AiryFeed every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Gatherly versus AiryFeed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGatherlyAiryFeed
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size41 MB26 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSeho ParkRyo Narisawa

In-app purchases

None

Gatherly

No in-app purchases

None

AiryFeed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gatherly free?
Gatherly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AiryFeed free?
AiryFeed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gatherly or AiryFeed have ads?
AiryFeed shows ads; Gatherly does not.
Which is updated more often, Gatherly or AiryFeed?
Gatherly ships an update weekly, and AiryFeed every 5 days. Most recently, Gatherly was updated on October 2, 2026 and AiryFeed on September 30, 2026.

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