Comparison

RSS vs Feedstand

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

Head to head
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.

About

Feedstand

This app offers a peaceful and private way to follow websites by displaying articles without algorithmic interference. Customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts, themes, and full-text article fetching. It also includes text-to-speech functionality and customizable filters for a personalized news feed.

Highlights
  • Clean, distraction-free reading interface
  • Full-text article fetching
  • Text-to-speech for articles
  • Customizable filters (mute words, star articles)
  • Quiet notifications
  • Home screen widgets
  • Local data storage and OPML import/export
Features
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Feedstand is a calm, fast RSS reader for people who want to follow the web on their own terms. Add any site and Feedstand finds its feed. No algorithm decides what you see, and nothing is ranked, promoted, or injected. You get every article from the sites you chose, newest first, and that is it. What you get: • A clean reader. Articles are stripped back to just the words and pictures, set in a typeface built for reading. Adjust the font, width, and theme to suit you, or switch to sepia for the evening. • Full-text articles. When a feed gives you only a summary, Feedstand can fetch the whole piece so you never have to leave for the browser. • Listen to anything. Tap play and Feedstand reads an article aloud, so you can carry on while you cook, walk, or commute. • Filters that actually help. Mute words you are tired of, keep only what matters from a noisy feed, star matching articles automatically, or get a notification the moment a topic you care about appears. • Quiet by default. Notifications fire only for the feeds and phrases you choose. No badges you did not ask for. • Widgets. Put your unread count, latest headlines, or starred articles on your Home Screen. • Yours to keep. Everything lives on your device. Import and export OPML, back up your whole library, and sync with your own Fever or Miniflux server if you run one. There are no accounts, and no servers of ours in between. Feedstand is a reader, not a feed. Follow what you like, and read it in peace.

Screenshots

RSS4 screens
Feedstand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RSS at 50% against Feedstand's 0%. RSS also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.0). Feedstand's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RSS holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of RSS's written reviews are positive against 0% of Feedstand's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RSS versus Feedstand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRSSFeedstand
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClimb AppDannyWeb Limited

Customer experience

RSS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Feedstand

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

RSS

No in-app purchases

None

Feedstand

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RSS free?
RSS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Feedstand free?
Feedstand is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RSS or Feedstand?
RSS is rated higher. RSS averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Feedstand averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RSS or Feedstand have ads?
Neither RSS nor Feedstand shows ads.

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