Comparison

Flat RSS vs RSS Reader

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

Head to head
About

Flat RSS

Consolidate all your reading, watching, and listening into one calm, chronological feed. Save articles, videos, and podcasts from various sources, with offline access and cross-device sync. Enjoy a private, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Unified feed for RSS, podcasts, videos, social media
  • Save articles, videos, and links to Stash
  • Offline access for saved content
  • Cross-device iCloud sync
  • Ad-free and privacy-focused experience
  • Customizable feed filtering
Features
Read full description

Flat is one calm place for everything you read, watch, and listen to. Flat brings RSS, podcasts, videos, social feeds, and saved links together in one quiet place. No unread counts. No pressure. No algorithmic ranking. FOLLOW YOUR FAVORITE SOURCES • RSS, Atom, JSON feeds, podcasts, YouTube, Reddit, Mastodon, Bluesky, and more • Paste a URL or keyword and Flat finds the right source • Browse a clean chronological timeline • Filter by source, focus or hide feeds, and filter out unwanted keywords SAVE ANYTHING • Save articles, videos, podcasts, and links to your Stash • Save links from any app, browser, or Flat browser extension • Auto-stash items from feeds you never want to miss • Keep saved items until you are ready to come back LISTEN AND WATCH • Play podcasts and videos with playback progress synced across devices • Build your own audio and video queue • Use chapters and a sleep timer AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE • iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Automatic iCloud sync across devices • Offline access for saved articles, audio, and video podcasts PRIVACY FIRST • No ads • No tracking • No account required • Your reading data is not used for advertising FLAT PRO Start free with Stash, saved links from other apps, and up to 30 feeds. Upgrade to Flat Pro for unlimited feeds, so new articles, podcasts, and videos from all your favorite sources appear automatically in your timeline. A free trial is available. Just your content, at your pace. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://justasimple.app/privacy

About

RSS Reader

Features
Read full description

RSS Reader gives you a calm, focused way to follow the web on your own terms. Add trusted RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds, bring over subscriptions with OPML, and keep up with the stories that matter without algorithmic noise. Built for readers who want control, not another social timeline. Key features: • Follow RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds in one place • Import and export subscriptions with OPML • Browse Today, Priority, New, Saved, Later, Listen, and Archive views • Sort stories by priority, newest, oldest, shortest, or longest • Save important articles and queue stories for later • Read clean full-text articles when available • Store articles offline with configurable retention and storage limits • Filter sponsored and promoted feed items • Get quiet notifications from the sources you choose • Listen to podcast and audio feed items • Generate private on-device summaries and daily briefings with Apple Intelligence on supported devices • Open feed links from rss:// or feed:// URLs RSS Reader is designed for a simple daily rhythm: start with your sources, scan what is new, save what matters, and read without the noise. Apple Intelligence features require a supported device and system availability. Some feeds may provide limited article text, images, or audio depending on publisher support. --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://sudoswisshub.github.io/RSS/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://sudoswisshub.github.io/RSS/privacy.html

Screenshots

Flat RSS4 screens
RSS Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

Flat RSS and RSS Reader 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 Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Flat RSS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and RSS Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flat RSS ships an update every 10 days, RSS Reader every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Flat RSS versus RSS Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlat RSSRSS Reader
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB8 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperRene FischerAlice-Georgiana TURCANU

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Flat RSS

Subscriptions2
  • Flat Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Flat Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Flat Pro Lifetime$44.99
3 purchases

RSS Reader

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly Pass$1.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly Pass$2.991 Month
  • Premium Annual Pass$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Flat RSS free?
Flat RSS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RSS Reader free?
RSS Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flat RSS or RSS Reader have ads?
Neither Flat RSS nor RSS Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flat RSS or RSS Reader?
Flat RSS ships an update every 10 days, and RSS Reader every 9 days. Most recently, Flat RSS was updated on October 24, 2026 and RSS Reader on October 31, 2026.

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