Atelier Reader with RSS vs Sources
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Atelier Reader with RSS
A modern RSS reader offering multiple display styles for news, blogs, and podcasts. Features on-device AI summaries, content grouping, and easy feed discovery. Read offline with cached content and built-in translation.
- Multiple display styles for content consumption
- On-device AI-generated article summaries
- Automatic content grouping by topic
- Easy feed discovery via Share Sheet
- Offline reading with cached content
- Built-in podcast player with background audio
- Customizable feed presentation
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A modern RSS reader built around the way you consume content: news, photo blogs, YouTube channels, podcasts and more. A Layout for Everything Pick the style that fits each feed. Use an inbox for classic RSS reading, cards for quick reads, or a social-style feed for scrolling, plus more. Video feeds get widescreen thumbnails. Podcasts get a full player with skip, seek, background audio and Now Playing controls on the Lock Screen and in Control Center. Browse with Tabs Open content in tabs and switch between them like in a web browser, so you never lose your place. Clean, Offline Reading Reader pulls content from the original page and shows it without the clutter. It saves content on your device for offline reading and can translate feeds written in other languages. Intelligence Features (Supported Devices Only) Get a morning briefing of what was published overnight and an evening digest of the day's highlights. Content Insights groups content by topic so it's easier to find. Apple Intelligence creates the summaries on your device. Add Feeds Easily Add a website's feed from the Share Sheet without looking for a feed URL. Reader finds feeds automatically and supports YouTube, Fediverse feeds, and more. Stay in Control Mute keywords or authors, customize how each feed looks, and import or export your feeds with OPML. Private by Design Summaries, content extraction and caching all happen on your device. There are no accounts, no ads and no tracking. More Features - Home Screen widgets for your latest unread content - Bookmarks and full-text search - Unread badge counts - Configurable background refresh - Integrations with reader services - Available in multiple languages
Sources
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Your reading starts at the source. Sources is a modern RSS reader for following news, blogs, magazines, and websites without relying on algorithms or timelines controlled by someone else. You choose the sources. Sources organizes the content so you can simply read. DISCOVER NEW SOURCES Explore carefully selected collections and find interesting publications in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. You can also add your own feeds and create a personal library built around your interests. READ YOUR WAY Follow new articles, filter unread content, search your library, and save what you would like to revisit later. With Sources, you can: • Follow your favorite websites and publications • Keep all your sources organized in one place • Discover new content through curated collections • Search articles and filter unread items • Save favorites and keep track of what you have read • Download content and continue reading offline • Keep your data synchronized across your Apple devices with iCloud FROM THE SOURCE No algorithm deciding what you should see. No unnecessary distractions. Just the publications you chose to follow, presented through a clean, fast reading experience carefully designed for Apple platforms. Sources. Your sources, at your pace.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Atelier Reader with RSS at none against Sources's 3. Atelier Reader with RSS also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Sources sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Atelier Reader with RSS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Atelier Reader with RSS ships an update every 4 days, Sources every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Atelier Reader with RSS | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Xin | Rodrigo Guimaraes de Aro |
In-app purchases
Atelier Reader with RSS
No in-app purchases
Sources
- Small thank-you$0.99
- A coffee$2.99
- Generous thank-you$5.99
Questions
Is Atelier Reader with RSS free?
Is Sources free?
Do Atelier Reader with RSS or Sources have ads?
Which is updated more often, Atelier Reader with RSS or Sources?
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