Comparison

PetalFeed vs theoddsnews

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

Head to head
About

PetalFeed

Features
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An RSS reader built for VoiceOver from day one. Follow blogs, Reddit, Mastodon, Bluesky and YouTube in one place, then listen to it all like a personal news broadcast. No ads, no tracking, no subscription. Every screen is fully labeled for VoiceOver, every swipe has a named custom action, related details are grouped so you hear them in one stop, and all text scales with Dynamic Type. Follow everything you read: - RSS and Atom feeds from any blog or news site - Subreddits, just by name - Your Mastodon and Bluesky timelines - YouTube channels, with videos that play right inside the app - A Discover tab of hand-picked feeds, subreddits and channels by topic Listen hands-free. Have any article, or a whole queue of them, read aloud in any voice installed on your device. Control playback from the Lock Screen, Control Center or the mini player that follows you through the app. The Hive turns your headlines into a short podcast-style show, written by Apple Intelligence and read aloud by distinct voices. Hawk Eye gives you a digest of the topics in your unread articles. Summaries give you the gist of any article in a few sentences. All of it runs privately on your device. Stay organized your way: - Petals are your feeds, Flowers are your folders - Smart Flowers fill themselves using rules you set - Bees filter out keywords, spoilers and topics you would rather skip - Similar articles are grouped, so one story is one stop - Rapid Review lets you triage a busy feed one card at a time - Full-text extraction gives you the whole article without the clutter Bring your library with you. Sync feeds, folders and read state two ways with Feedbin, Inoreader, FreshRSS or Miniflux, or import and export OPML anytime. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show your unread counts and latest headlines. Siri and Shortcuts can open an article, read your unread articles aloud, play The Hive, build a Hawk Eye digest or mark everything read. PetalFeed works on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Free 14-day trial, then one-time purchase. Free forever, even after the trial: - Reading RSS and Atom feeds - OPML import and export - Up to 10 Petals - Text-to-speech read aloud - Every accessibility feature PetalFeed Lifetime is a single purchase with no renewals. It unlocks: - Unlimited Petals - Sync with Feedbin, Inoreader, FreshRSS and Miniflux - The Hive, Hawk Eye and summaries - Bees and Smart Flowers - Widgets, Siri and Shortcuts - Refresh as often as every 5 minutes Already bought PetalFeed? You keep everything automatically. Enjoying it? An optional tip jar lets you say thanks. Private by design. Your feeds, articles and reading history stay on your device. All AI runs on the device: no servers, no PetalFeed account, no tracking, no ads. Sync happens only with a service you choose to connect, and your sign-in details stay in the device Keychain. AI features require an Apple Intelligence–capable device.

About

theoddsnews

This app combines news stories with market signals to provide a unique reading experience. It allows users to compare reporting from various sources, follow prediction market data, and explore news context on interactive maps. Personalize your feed and save stories for easy access.

Highlights
  • Market-moving story summaries
  • Compare reporting from original sources
  • Follow prediction market signals
  • Interactive news maps
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Personalized feed and appearance
Features
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News tells you what happened. Markets show how expectations changed. The Odds News puts both in one reading experience. Start with a current edition of major stories. Open a story to read a concise summary, compare coverage across original sources, and follow the related prediction-market signal as events unfold. With The Odds News, you can: • Read a focused edition of market-moving stories • Compare reporting and open original source links • Follow related probabilities, price moves, charts, and market rules • Search stories, topics, sources, and related markets • Explore news and election context on interactive maps • Save stories and keep the leading headline close with Home Screen widgets • Personalize topics, regions, appearance, type, text size, and feed order • Read as a guest, with optional sign-in for synced preferences and alerts The Odds News is an independent news and market-intelligence reader. It does not execute trades, hold funds, connect to trading accounts, provide brokerage services, or offer financial, legal, tax, gambling, or investment advice. News, market data, and automated story-to-market matches may be delayed, incomplete, or incorrect. Verify important information with the linked original sources. The Odds News is not affiliated with by Kalshi

Screenshots

PetalFeed4 screens
theoddsnews4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: theoddsnews at none against PetalFeed's 5. theoddsnews also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). PetalFeed's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PetalFeed sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. theoddsnews asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PetalFeed ships an update every 2 weeks, theoddsnews daily. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
PetalFeed versus theoddsnews: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPetalFeedtheoddsnews
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.126.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB69 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperDoxie Media LLCfreddy made another one LLC

In-app purchases

5 purchases

PetalFeed

One-time5
  • 14-Day Free TrialFree
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
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  • PetalFeed Lifetime$9.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
None

theoddsnews

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PetalFeed free?
PetalFeed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is theoddsnews free?
theoddsnews is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PetalFeed or theoddsnews have ads?
Neither PetalFeed nor theoddsnews shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PetalFeed or theoddsnews?
PetalFeed ships an update every 2 weeks, and theoddsnews daily. Most recently, PetalFeed was updated on October 26, 2026 and theoddsnews on October 25, 2026.

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