Comparison

InstaRSS vs Watch Dials

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

Head to head
About

InstaRSS

Features
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InstaRSS is a modern, privacy-first RSS reader designed for fast, distraction-free content discovery. Swipe through news like reels, explore feeds as cards, and stay focused on what matters — without ads, tracking, or accounts. Key Features - Swipe-based Reading Experience Browse RSS feeds effortlessly with a reels-style swipe interface or switch to a clean card view. - 300+ Curated RSS Sources Access a rich collection of trusted feeds across technology, science, culture, and more — ready to explore. - Favorites & Smart Organization Add or remove favorites anytime and personalize your feed your way. - Detailed Reading Statistics Track what you open, read, and like — clear insights without invading your privacy. - Multi-Language Support Available in 39 languages for a truly global reading experience. - Advanced Customization Fine-tune layout, swipe behavior, content display, and reading preferences with detailed settings. Privacy Comes First - No ads - No analytics - No tracking - No accounts - No data collection Your reading stays 100% private, always. Built for Readers Whether you want quick headlines or deep reading sessions, InstaRSS adapts to your style — fast, lightweight, and completely free. No noise. No manipulation. Just pure content, the way RSS should be.

About

Watch Dials

This app displays mechanical watch subdials as complications on your Apple Watch face. Customize tick marks, fonts, and colors, and tap any dial to view your upcoming calendar events.

Highlights
  • Mechanical watch subdial complications
  • Customizable tick marks, font, and color
  • Calendar event display
  • Round and retrograde style complications
  • Language and calendar setting synchronization
Features
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Watch Dials puts mechanical watch subdials on your Apple Watch face as complications, lets you edit them, and gives you an easy link to your calendar. Dials for day of week, day of month, and month of year ship in the complication gallery. Round and retrograde style complications are included. Add a dial through the complication editor on your watch, then tune it inside the app. Major and minor ticks, font, and color are configurable. The app stores these choices per dial. Dial labels follow the language and calendar settings on your watch. Tapping any dial opens the calendar view, which lists your upcoming events as cards or as a compact list. You choose which of your calendars contribute, and the app reloads the list every fifteen minutes. The app asks for calendar access to show those events, and that is the only information it reads. Dials work without it. There is no account, no network traffic, no ads, and no tracking, and your event data stays on your watch. Watch Dials is free. It is a watch-only app and requires watchOS 26.

Screenshots

InstaRSS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Watch Dials at 13.0 against InstaRSS's 17.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
InstaRSS versus Watch Dials: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstaRSSWatch Dials
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWebisso LLCCodelink, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

InstaRSS

No in-app purchases

None

Watch Dials

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is InstaRSS free?
InstaRSS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Watch Dials free?
Watch Dials is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do InstaRSS or Watch Dials have ads?
Neither InstaRSS nor Watch Dials shows ads.

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