Comparison

Streamside vs Flowist

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

Head to head
About

Streamside

Features
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Streamside is a simple, ad-free RSS/Atom feed reader. No account required. - Subscribe to feeds with one tap from Safari or Chrome's share menu - Background refresh with push notifications for new articles - Home screen widgets to check the latest at a glance - OPML import/export for easy migration from other readers or transferring to a new device - Share your feed collection with friends via a share link

About

Flowist

Features
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Flowist is a fast, personal RSS reader for following news, blogs, and independent websites in one calm timeline. Add a site name or URL and Flowist discovers available RSS or Atom feeds—no account or algorithmic recommendations required. Read comfortably with a clean article view, inline images, adjustable typography, light, dark, and dim themes, and smooth full-screen navigation. Organize sources into folders, mark everything read, save favorites or Read Later, and search across your library. Key features: • RSS and Atom feed discovery by site name or URL • Clean full-article reader with inline images • Unread, Favorites, and Read Later views • Feed folders and health status • Search by title, summary, or article content • OPML import and export • iCloud sync for feeds, folders, and reading state • Offline Read Later snapshots • Adjustable typeface, text size, and spacing • Light, dark, and dim themes Flowist keeps you in control of what you read. Your sources stay yours.

Screenshots

Streamside4 screens
Flowist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Streamside at none against Flowist's shown. Flowist's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Streamside ships an update every 3 months, Flowist monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Streamside versus Flowist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStreamsideFlowist
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB13 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMaiku YamaguchiMEHMET RECEP ESER

In-app purchases

None

Streamside

No in-app purchases

None

Flowist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Streamside free?
Streamside is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flowist free?
Flowist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Streamside or Flowist have ads?
Flowist shows ads; Streamside does not.
Which is updated more often, Streamside or Flowist?
Streamside ships an update every 3 months, and Flowist monthly. Most recently, Streamside was updated on October 9, 2026 and Flowist on October 7, 2026.

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