Comparison

Tobi vs RSS

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

Head to head
About

Tobi

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Tobi is the fastest way to stay informed. Follow your favourite sites, blogs, and publications in one clean feed. No clutter, no distractions — just the news you care about. Designed for speed, readability, and focus, Tobi makes RSS feel modern again. Fast. Simple. Quiet.

About

RSS

Consolidate your favorite websites into a single, streamlined feed reader. Enjoy fast navigation, automatic feed detection, and offline translation for articles. Keep your reading organized with folders and sync your progress across devices.

Highlights
  • Automatic feed detection
  • Organize feeds with folders
  • Fast article navigation
  • Background refresh & push notifications
  • Bookmark articles
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Offline auto-translation
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RSS - Article Reader is a clean, fast feed reader that brings all your favorite websites together in one place. Designed to feel right at home on your iPhone. A clean interface, smooth performance, and a reading experience built for speed. • Wide Format Support Supports every version of RSS, Atom, and JSON Feed. Just paste a website URL and feeds are detected automatically. • Organize with Folders Group your feeds into folders to keep your subscriptions tidy and easy to navigate. • Read Through Articles Fast Navigate between articles and mark as read with a single tap. Every button is placed for effortless reading flow. • Never Miss an Update Background refresh and push notifications keep you informed when your favorite sites publish new content. • Bookmark Articles Save articles to read later and revisit them anytime. • Sync Across Devices iCloud keeps your subscriptions, read status, and bookmarks in sync. Switch phones without missing a beat. • Easy Migration Switch from another reader with OPML import and export. • Auto-translate foreign articles Translate articles with one tap from the detail view. The feature is powered by Apple's translation engine and works offline too.

Screenshots

Tobi4 screens
RSS4 screens

Verdict

The call

Tobi and RSS are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Tobi ships an update every 10 days, RSS every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Tobi versus RSS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTobiRSS
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS27.026.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatteo Dall'OmbraClimb App

In-app purchases

None

Tobi

No in-app purchases

None

RSS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tobi free?
Tobi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RSS free?
RSS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tobi or RSS have ads?
Neither Tobi nor RSS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tobi or RSS?
Tobi ships an update every 10 days, and RSS every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tobi was updated on October 18, 2026 and RSS on October 10, 2026.

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