Comparison

OpenWire RSS Reader vs EchoPie

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

Head to head
About

OpenWire RSS Reader

This app allows you to subscribe to RSS and Atom feeds from various sources and read them in a clean, chronological interface. It offers organization by category and a home screen widget for quick access to headlines. It is designed for privacy with no tracking or profiling.

Highlights
  • Subscribe to RSS and Atom feeds
  • Organized by category
  • Home screen widget
  • Chronological timelines
  • Private by design
  • Lightweight and battery-friendly
Features
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OpenWire is a modern RSS reader built for people who want to follow the web on their own terms. Subscribe to RSS and Atom feeds from news sites, blogs, and newsletters, and read them in a clean, distraction-free interface — no algorithms deciding what you see. Why OpenWire? - Follow any RSS or Atom feed - Organized by category: Top, Tech, Health, Science, Politics, and more - Home screen widget keeps headlines within reach - Chronological timelines — no engagement tricks - Fast, lightweight, and battery-friendly - Private by design — no tracking or profiling Free to download. Bring your own feeds or start with our curated defaults. Your feeds. Your pace. Your attention.

About

EchoPie

Consolidate blogs, news, and publications into a single reading space. Translate foreign-language content, create highlights, and build a personal library of articles. Sync your reading across devices and choose your preferred cloud storage.

Highlights
  • RSS feed aggregation
  • Article translation
  • Offline reading
  • Highlighting and note-taking
  • AI-powered summaries
  • Cross-device syncing
  • OPML import/export
Features
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Bring blogs, news sites, and independent publications into one calm reading space. EchoPie helps you understand foreign-language feeds and turn Read Later items, highlights, and notes into your own reading library. FOLLOW THE SOURCES THAT MATTER • Support for RSS 2.0, RSS 1.0 RDF, and Atom • Discover feeds from a website or import them with OPML • Organize subscriptions and quickly browse Today, Unread, and Bookmarks UNDERSTAND WITHOUT LEAVING THE ARTICLE • Translate article titles and full articles into your chosen language • Select text to highlight, add a note, translate, or explain • Generate concise overviews with compatible AI providers • Keep articles available offline and move smoothly through long reads KEEP WHAT IS WORTH RETURNING TO • Manage Bookmarks, Read Later, highlights, and notes in dedicated views • Search your library to find articles again • Review your feeds with word clouds and create shareable reading cards PICK UP ON ANOTHER DEVICE • Sync through iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive, WebDAV, cloud files, or devices on the same Wi-Fi network • Keep subscriptions, reading state, settings, and notes together • Import and export OPML or EchoPie snapshots YOUR DATA, YOUR CHOICE No EchoPie account required. Data stays on your device by default. You choose whether to sync and which translation or AI provider to use. EchoPie does not decide what you should read. It helps you understand what matters, keep it, and find it again. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

OpenWire RSS Reader4 screens
EchoPie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: EchoPie at none against OpenWire RSS Reader's shown. EchoPie also leads on device support (3 vs 1). OpenWire RSS Reader's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. OpenWire RSS Reader sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and EchoPie sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for OpenWire RSS Reader against 5.0 for EchoPie. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenWire RSS Reader ships an update weekly, EchoPie every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
OpenWire RSS Reader versus EchoPie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenWire RSS ReaderEchoPie
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB53 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFour Corners Development Group振培 林

Customer experience

OpenWire RSS Reader

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

EchoPie

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

OpenWire RSS Reader

One-time3
  • Starter$0.99
  • Plus$1.99
  • Unlimited$4.99
3 purchases

EchoPie

Subscriptions2
  • EchoPie PRO Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • EchoPie PRO Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • EchoPie PRO Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is OpenWire RSS Reader free?
OpenWire RSS Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EchoPie free?
EchoPie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OpenWire RSS Reader or EchoPie?
OpenWire RSS Reader and EchoPie are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do OpenWire RSS Reader or EchoPie have ads?
OpenWire RSS Reader shows ads; EchoPie does not.
Which is updated more often, OpenWire RSS Reader or EchoPie?
OpenWire RSS Reader ships an update weekly, and EchoPie every 4 days. Most recently, OpenWire RSS Reader was updated on October 12, 2026 and EchoPie on October 13, 2026.

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