Comparison

Current vs Wallflower

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

Head to head
About

Current

This app offers a peaceful way to consume RSS feeds without the pressure of unread counts or overdue articles. It prioritizes a calm, unhurried reading experience with beautiful typography and intuitive navigation. Sync with various providers or use local feeds for a personalized content stream.

Highlights
  • No unread counts or badges
  • Calm and unhurried design
  • Beautiful article presentation
  • Support for multiple sync providers
  • Full-text article extraction
  • Universal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Features
Currently charting
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Current is an RSS reader built on a simple idea: your feed should never make you feel behind. There are no unread counts. No red badges. No number climbing while you sleep, silently tallying everything you haven't read. Current shows you what's new right now, and that's it. Nothing is owed. Nothing is overdue. You open it when you want to read, and whatever's there is what's there. The design is intentional. Every screen, every interaction, every animation was built to feel calm and unhurried. Articles are presented beautifully with clean typography and generous whitespace. Navigation is fluid and intuitive. The app gets out of the way and lets you focus on what matters: the writing. Current supports multiple sync providers so you can bring your existing subscriptions: - Feedbin - Inoreader - MiniFlux - FreshRSS - The Old Reader - NewsBlur - Local RSS (on-device, no account needed) Features: - Universal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Beautiful article reader with smart formatting - Full-text article extraction - Light and dark themes - Background refresh - OPML import and export - Share extension - Keyboard shortcuts on iPad and Mac - iCloud sync for local feeds Current is a one-time purchase. No subscription. No ads. No tracking. Just an app you buy once and own forever. Built by an indie developer who wanted to love RSS again.

About

Wallflower

Features
Currently charting
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Wallflower replaces Reddit's web pages with a boring reader. WHAT YOU GET - The front page, subreddits, posts and comment threads, as expected. - Sort feeds by best, hot, new, top, etc. Sort comments by best, top, new, controversial, etc. Tap a comment's header to collapse it. - Image and gallery viewer. Swipe between images, pinch to zoom. Videos are just video tags. - Type a subreddit name to go there. WHAT YOU DON'T GET - You can't log in, vote, comment, post or subscribe. - There's no inbox, no chat, no profile. - User pages, search and wikis aren't supported.

Screenshots

Current4 screens
Wallflower4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wallflower at $2.99 against Current's $9.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and chart position 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

Current costs $9.99 and Wallflower $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Current ships an update every 3 days, Wallflower every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 10 level
Current versus Wallflower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCurrentWallflower
Price$9.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.5 (111 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings111 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#20#9 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJupiter Interactive Group LLCAnd a Dinosaur

In-app purchases

None

Current

No in-app purchases

None

Wallflower

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Current free?
Current costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wallflower free?
Wallflower costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Current or Wallflower have ads?
Neither Current nor Wallflower shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Current or Wallflower?
Current ships an update every 3 days, and Wallflower every 2 days. Most recently, Current was updated on October 11, 2026 and Wallflower on October 7, 2026.
Which is more popular, Current or Wallflower?
Current currently peaks at #20 in the App Store charts, and Wallflower at #9. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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