Comparison

hamir vs RSS Reader

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

Head to head
About

hamir

Features
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Personal news reader that respects your time and privacy. Engage with your interests in a fun non-distracting way. โ€ข Shape your feed with your favorite sources โ€ข Save for later: reading lists, offline support, and share to hamir from any app โ€ข Detailed stats, reading progress and streaks - visualized โ€ข Fine-tune on-device suggestions and discover something new Oh, and no ads or data harvesting. Terms of Use: https://hamir.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://hamir.app/privacy

About

RSS Reader

Features
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One calm feed reader for every RSS and Atom source you care about. Paste a link and Tidings pulls in the blogs, news sites and podcasts you follow, so the whole open web lands in a single, quiet timeline instead of scattered across a dozen apps and inboxes. No algorithm decides what you see. You choose the sources, group them into your own categories, and read them in order โ€” full articles, picture posts and podcast episodes side by side, in a distraction-free reader that strips away the clutter of the original page and respects Dark Mode. WHAT YOU GET - Follow any RSS or Atom feed just by pasting its URL โ€” blogs, magazines, newsrooms and creators - One timeline that merges articles, picture posts and podcast episodes from every source you follow - A clean reader view with proper typography, images and links โ€” no clutter, no popups - A built-in podcast player with variable speed (0.8x to 2x), skip, scrub and lock-screen controls - Star posts to save them for later, plus Unread and Starred smart lists so nothing slips past - Fetched posts stay readable offline, and a three-pane iPad layout with swipe-to-star and swipe-to-read PERFECT FOR - News readers who want headlines from their own trusted sites, not an algorithm's feed - Podcast listeners who'd rather subscribe by feed than hunt through a directory - Writers and researchers tracking blogs and publications in one place - Anyone escaping social scrolling who wants to choose their own sources WHY NOT JUST USE A BROWSER? Bookmarks go stale and you have to check every site by hand. Here each source refreshes on its own, unread counts tell you what's new, and articles and episodes sit side by side in one timeline you actually finish. PRIVACY Your feeds, categories and starred posts stay on your device. No account to create, no ads, no reading history sold, no tracking of what you open. FULL ACCESS Tidings unlocks with a single membership that opens unlimited feeds, the full reader, offline reading and the podcast player. Choose the plan that fits: a Weekly or Yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID; subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and you can manage or cancel anytime in App Store settings. Add your first feed today and bring the whole open web into one calm place. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com

Screenshots

hamir4 screens
RSS Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: hamir at every 11 days against RSS Reader's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. hamir sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and RSS Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

hamir ships an update every 11 days, RSS Reader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
hamir versus RSS Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterhamirRSS Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 days โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size159 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDmytro SokolviakPhuc Pham

In-app purchases

8 purchases

hamir

Subscriptions3
  • support hamir$1.991 Month
  • support hamir$4.991 Month
  • support hamir$9.991 Month
One-time5
  • support hamir$0.99
  • support hamir$4.99
  • support hamir$9.99
Show 2 more
  • support hamir$14.99
  • support hamir$24.99
3 purchases

RSS Reader

Subscriptions2
  • RSS Reader Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$39.99

Questions

Is hamir free?
hamir is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RSS Reader free?
RSS Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do hamir or RSS Reader have ads?
Neither hamir nor RSS Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, hamir or RSS Reader?
hamir ships an update every 11 days, and RSS Reader every 3 weeks. Most recently, hamir was updated on October 9, 2026 and RSS Reader on October 6, 2026.

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