Comparison

Flat RSS vs Actual Info

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
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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

Actual Info

Get daily news summaries in 30 seconds and understand laws voted on by government bodies. Access key points from videos and follow your favorite news channels.

Highlights
  • 30-second news summaries
  • Key points from videos
  • Explained laws and votes
  • Timestamped video segments
  • 24-hour news brief
  • Personalized news feed
  • Live news channels
Features
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L'actu du jour résumée en 30 secondes, et les lois votées expliquées simplement. Actual rassemble les vidéos d'info des grands médias français (franceinfo, Le Monde, ARTE et bien d'autres) et résume chaque vidéo en quelques points clés. Tu as l'essentiel sans regarder 20 minutes de vidéo. Si un sujet t'intéresse, la vidéo complète reste à un tap. ILS ONT VOTÉ : LES LOIS EXPLIQUÉES Chaque vote de l'Assemblée nationale et du Parlement européen, expliqué en clair : ce que prévoit le texte, s'il est adopté ou rejeté, et comment chaque parti a voté. Suis aussi en direct ce qui se passe en ce moment à l'Assemblée. Les résultats viennent des données officielles, les explications sont rédigées par intelligence artificielle. DES RÉSUMÉS EN POINTS CLÉS, HORODATÉS Chaque résumé donne l'idée principale de la vidéo en une phrase, puis les points clés. Sur les vidéos longues, chaque point est horodaté : tape dessus et la vidéo démarre au bon passage. LE BRIEF 24 H Toute l'info des dernières 24 heures en un seul résumé, mis à jour en continu. Les sujets en cours sont suivis d'une édition à l'autre. TON FIL Suis les chaînes qui t'intéressent et retrouve uniquement leurs vidéos. LES DIRECTS Les chaînes d'info en direct à regarder dans l'app. TRANSPARENCE Les résumés sont générés par intelligence artificielle et clairement signalés "Résumé IA". Ils passent un double contrôle automatique de fidélité, mais peuvent contenir des erreurs : la vidéo d'origine reste toujours accessible d'un tap. TA VIE PRIVÉE RESPECTÉE Aucun compte à créer. Aucune publicité. Aucun traceur publicitaire. Actual est gratuit. Questions, suggestions : https://actualinfo.fr/contact.html Conditions d'utilisation (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Politique de confidentialité : https://actualinfo.fr/privacy.html

Screenshots

Flat RSS4 screens
Actual Info4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Actual Info at none against Flat RSS's 3. Actual Info also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). Flat RSS's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment and ads 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. Flat RSS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Actual Info asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flat RSS ships an update every 10 days, Actual Info every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 3 level
Flat RSS versus Actual Info: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlat RSSActual Info
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB54 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperRene FischerMACITE SAS

Customer experience

Flat RSS

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Actual Info

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
None

Actual Info

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flat RSS free?
Flat RSS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Actual Info free?
Actual Info is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flat RSS or Actual Info have ads?
Neither Flat RSS nor Actual Info shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flat RSS or Actual Info?
Flat RSS ships an update every 10 days, and Actual Info every 3 months. Most recently, Flat RSS was updated on November 5, 2026 and Actual Info on November 6, 2026.

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