Comparison

Flat RSS vs Feedes

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

Feedes

Features
Read full description

The best across the web. Everything you follow online — in one feed. YouTube, X, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and more — together in one clear feed. WHAT YOU GET • Every platform, one timeline — follow creators without switching apps • Transparent ranking — see why a post appears in your feed • Less spam and fewer bots — content comes from verified sources • No ads — no promoted posts, no ad tracking • Made in Germany — hosted under GDPR WHY FEEDES One place for what you already read and watch — no tab-hopping, no hidden tricks. Social media should work for people, not just ad budgets. The ranking is explainable, and your data stays protected — no tracking, no profiling, no auction for your attention.

Screenshots

Flat RSS4 screens
Feedes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Feedes at none against Flat RSS's 3. Feedes also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). Flat RSS's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Feedes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flat RSS ships an update every 10 days, Feedes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 5 level
Flat RSS versus Feedes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlat RSSFeedes
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRene FischerFoodlocate

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

Feedes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flat RSS free?
Flat RSS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Feedes free?
Feedes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flat RSS or Feedes have ads?
Neither Flat RSS nor Feedes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flat RSS or Feedes?
Flat RSS ships an update every 10 days, and Feedes every 2 months. Most recently, Flat RSS was updated on November 5, 2026 and Feedes on November 10, 2026.

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