OpenWire RSS Reader vs trickle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Subscribe to RSS and Atom feeds
- Organized by category
- Home screen widget
- Chronological timelines
- Private by design
- Lightweight and battery-friendly
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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.
trickle
A podcast player and feed reader with a unique dark cyberpunk interface. It allows users to stream or download episodes, manage playback, and read various feed types including RSS, Atom, and JSON. Public YouTube videos can be watched without ads.
- Podcast search and subscription
- Stream or download episodes
- Customizable playback queue
- Global playback speed control
- Sleep timers and playback skipping
- Read RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds
- Follow YouTube channels and Nostr profiles
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trickle is a podcast player and feed reader with a dark cyberpunk interface. Podcasts • Search the Apple Podcasts catalog and view shows before subscribing • Stream or download episodes • Build and reorder your Up next queue • Resume from saved progress • Use global playback speeds from 1x to 2x • Set sleep timers, bookmarks, intro skip, and outro skip • Search timed transcripts and tap a segment to seek • Read chapters and show notes • Control playback from the Lock Screen • See download storage and remove played or all downloads Feeds • Read RSS, Atom, and JSON Feed • Follow public YouTube channels and playlists • Follow verified posts from Nostr profiles • Read articles in a clean reader view • Save readable article text for offline use • Search, filter, and sort a source or category • Group non-podcast sources into categories • Share a feed or website to trickle from another app Public YouTube videos play without ads when supported, with the official player as a fallback. Use Picture in Picture to keep listening while using other apps or when the screen is locked. Import and export OPML files, or make a local backup of your subscriptions and app data. trickle does not collect your information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: trickle at none against OpenWire RSS Reader's 3. trickle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, rating, ratings volume and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. OpenWire RSS Reader sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. trickle asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for OpenWire RSS Reader against 5.0 for trickle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
OpenWire RSS Reader ships an update weekly, trickle every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenWire RSS Reader | trickle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Four Corners Development Group | Parmesh Krishen |
Customer experience
OpenWire RSS Reader
trickle
In-app purchases
OpenWire RSS Reader
- Starter$0.99
- Plus$1.99
- Unlimited$4.99
trickle
No in-app purchases









