Comparison

MyRssFeed vs Tessera News

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

Head to head
About

MyRssFeed

A minimalist RSS reader focused on simplicity and privacy. Subscribe to blogs, news sites, and podcasts with no accounts or tracking. Read articles offline and organize feeds into custom categories.

Highlights
  • RSS, Atom, JSON Feed support
  • OPML import/export
  • Custom feed categories
  • Offline article reading
  • Background feed refresh
  • Clean article reader
  • Bookmarking and search
Features
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MyRssFeed is a simple RSS reader for following your favorite publications, blogs, and news sites at your own pace. Find a source by name or topic, or add an RSS, Atom, or JSON Feed URL. A getting-started guide helps you build your reading list. MADE FOR IPHONE, IPHONE DUO, AND IPAD Open iPhone Duo to browse stories beside the reader. Keep your article and reading position as you fold, unfold, or rotate. On iPad, browse your article list and reader in an adaptive layout. Read comfortably in portrait, landscape, or a smaller window. READ YOUR WAY • Browse articles from all your sources in one place • Filter unread stories and search your articles • Save articles for later and read downloaded content offline • Enjoy clear typography and light or dark mode KEEP YOUR SOURCES ORGANIZED • Group sources into folders • Mark a source’s articles as read with a swipe • Import and export subscriptions using OPML • Refresh your feeds to check for new stories YOUR DIGEST On supported devices with Apple Intelligence enabled, get on-device summaries of recent article previews. When a selection cannot be summarized, Digest can show clearly labeled headlines and excerpts from your sources instead. Open any story to read the original. SIMPLE AND PRIVATE No MyFeed account, ads, or tracking. Your library is stored on your device by default. If you enable optional iCloud sync, your feeds, folders, reading state, saved articles, and reading positions sync through your private iCloud database, managed by Apple. MyFeed does not operate a server that stores this data. Turning sync off keeps your local library and iCloud copy. Feed downloads and linked websites still contact their publishers. Requires iOS 18 or later. AI summaries require iOS 26 or later and a device with Apple Intelligence available and enabled.

About

Tessera News

Consolidate all your news, videos, and podcasts into a single, elegant feed. Extract full article text, set custom alerts, and enjoy offline reading. Follow any source, including blogs, YouTube, and Reddit.

Highlights
  • Full text article extraction
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customizable notifications
  • Offline reading mode
  • Support for any source (blogs, YouTube, Reddit, podcasts)
  • Integrated podcast player
  • OPML import and cross-device sync
Features
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Stop jumping between dozens of apps! Tessera is the all-in-one RSS feed reader that brings news, videos, and podcasts into one beautifully designed space. • READ FULL TEXT: Say goodbye to cut-off articles. Tessera extracts full text with images, videos, and Reddit/YouTube embeds. • WIDGETS (NEW): Bring your timeline to your home screen! Add beautiful widgets for headlines, weather, and sports. • NOTIFICATIONS (NEW): Never miss an update. Set custom alerts for your favorite feeds and breaking news. • OFFLINE MODE: Download articles with a tap and read anywhere without internet. • ADD ANY SOURCE: Follow news sites, blogs, YouTube, Reddit, and podcasts. • PODCAST PLAYER: Listen in the background while scrolling. • OPML & SYNC: Import feeds instantly. Sync progress across your iOS devices and the web. • SOCIAL: React, vote, and comment with the community. Take back control of your content. Download Tessera today!

Screenshots

MyRssFeed3 screens
Tessera News4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyRssFeed at 100% against Tessera News's 0%. MyRssFeed also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Tessera News's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Tessera News sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. MyRssFeed asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tessera News holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of MyRssFeed's written reviews are positive against 0% of Tessera News's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MyRssFeed versus Tessera News: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyRssFeedTessera News
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB13 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperZhengda LuThe Moonshot Lab

Customer experience

MyRssFeed

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tessera News

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

MyRssFeed

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Tessera News

One-time4
  • Tessera Silver$3.00
  • Tessera Gold$9.00
  • Tessera Black$17.00
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  • Tessera Black$24.90

Questions

Is MyRssFeed free?
MyRssFeed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tessera News free?
Tessera News is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MyRssFeed or Tessera News?
Tessera News is rated higher. MyRssFeed averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Tessera News averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MyRssFeed or Tessera News have ads?
Neither MyRssFeed nor Tessera News shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyRssFeed or Tessera News?
MyRssFeed ships an update every 5 days, and Tessera News every 5 days. Most recently, MyRssFeed was updated on October 25, 2026 and Tessera News on October 23, 2026.

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