Comparison

FeedDeck RSS vs Ferry

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

Head to head
About

FeedDeck RSS

Consolidate your favorite news, blogs, and updates from RSS, Atom, and XML feeds into a single, elegant reader. Enjoy AI-powered article summaries generated on-device and smart filtering to stay organized.

Highlights
  • Subscribe to RSS, Atom, XML feeds
  • On-device AI article summaries
  • Smart filtering (Today, Unread, Starred)
  • Clean reading experience
  • OPML import/export
  • iCloud sync
Features
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FeedDeck brings all your favorite RSS, Atom, and XML feeds into one beautifully designed reader. Stay on top of news, blogs, and updates with smart filtering, starring, and AI-powered article summaries. Key Features: • Subscribe to any RSS, Atom, or XML feed • Smart filters: Today, Unread, and Starred articles • On-device AI article summaries powered by Apple Intelligence • Clean, distraction-free reading experience • Import and export feeds via OPML • Automatic feed refresh and article cleanup • iCloud sync across all your devices • Curated starter feeds to get you started Whether you follow tech news, development blogs, science journals, or world events, FeedDeck keeps everything organized in a modern, elegant interface. Tap "AI Summary" on any article to instantly generate a concise summary, powered entirely on-device by Apple Intelligence — no API key, no account, no cloud required.

About

Ferry

This news reader prioritizes important stories by tracking their coverage across the web, surfacing trending topics, and offering private, offline reading. It organizes content with smart folders and syncs across devices.

Highlights
  • Story ranking by web coverage
  • Private by design, no account needed
  • Offline reading with full text and images
  • Smart folders with custom rules
  • Cross-device sync via iCloud
  • Discover trending topics by category
Features
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Ferry reads your feeds and puts the story that matters on top. Most readers list what you follow by arrival, so the newest post wins whether or not it is the one to read. Ferry watches how widely each story is being covered across the web and ranks by that: a story ten of your sources ran sits above the one that just came in. Open the app and the first thing you see is the thing worth your time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There is no account to create and no identifier of any kind. Ferry's server knows what sort of device asked for the day's stories and nothing else — not which feeds you follow, not what you open, not how long you read. Nothing is profiled, and the ranking is the same for everybody. ONE STORY, EVERY TELLING Under a headline Ferry tells you how many feeds carried the same story. Tap it to see them all, and read the one you trust or compare them side by side. On an iPhone with Apple Intelligence, Ferry can also sum up where the coverage agrees and which outlet breaks from the rest — worked out on the device from those headlines alone, so nothing is sent anywhere and nothing is invented. DISCOVER WHAT YOUR FEEDS MISSED Discover shows the stories the whole web is talking about, by topic, with every outlet that ran a story on one row and a count of how many did. Tap through to read any telling of it, or follow the source that ran it best. YOUR FEEDS, ANY WAY YOU LIKE • Read on this device: no account. Add sites by URL or import an OPML file and Ferry fetches them directly. • Already use FreshRSS? Sign in and your subscriptions and read state stay in step. Inoreader, BazQux and The Old Reader are coming soon. • Folders, a Today view, a Later queue, and a home-screen widget. FOLDERS THAT FILL THEMSELVES Smart folders collect articles by rule — title contains, source is, topic is, up to ten rules, all or any — and stay in sync across your devices through iCloud. READ ANYWHERE • Offline: after each refresh Ferry fetches the full text and pictures of recent articles, so a tunnel or a plane is not a blank page. • Search from every screen, and find any headline from Spotlight. • A daily summary at a time you choose, listing what is waiting in your feeds. • Send an article to GoodLinks, Anybox, Flyleaf, Instapaper, Readwise, Raindrop.io, Pinboard, wallabag or Safari's Reading List. • The reader shows the article's own text, at your text size. ONE APP, EVERY SCREEN iPhone, iPad and Mac, with the same library. On the Mac, three columns: sources, stories and the article you are reading, all at once. FERRY PLUS Ferry is a complete reader for free: unlimited feeds, folders, offline reading, search, the widget, iCloud sync between your own devices, Discover's top stories and three smart folders. Ferry Plus adds five things: the Trending order in your own feeds, the page behind every coverage count, every Discover topic arranged your way, unlimited smart folders, and reading stats. Free for fourteen days, then $19.99 a year or $2.49 a month — or one payment for life. Nothing in the free tier expires. Ferry Plus is available as an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly) or as a one-time purchase for life. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://api.ferryrss.com/privacy

Screenshots

FeedDeck RSS4 screens
Ferry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FeedDeck RSS at none against Ferry's 3. Ferry's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support 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. Ferry sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. FeedDeck RSS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FeedDeck RSS ships an update fortnightly, Ferry every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FeedDeck RSS versus Ferry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFeedDeck RSSFerry
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB16 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperZabir RaihanApoorv Bhawsar

Customer experience

FeedDeck RSS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ferry

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FeedDeck RSS

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Ferry

Subscriptions2
  • Ferry Plus — Monthly14 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • Ferry Plus — Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ferry Plus — Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is FeedDeck RSS free?
FeedDeck RSS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ferry free?
Ferry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FeedDeck RSS or Ferry have ads?
Neither FeedDeck RSS nor Ferry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FeedDeck RSS or Ferry?
FeedDeck RSS ships an update fortnightly, and Ferry every 5 days. Most recently, FeedDeck RSS was updated on October 22, 2026 and Ferry on October 25, 2026.

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