Comparison

Cosy Reader vs PageFeed

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

Head to head
About

Cosy Reader

Features
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Cosy Reader is the calm home for everything you mean to read. Your RSS feeds, the articles you bookmark, and the newsletters you subscribe to — finally in one quiet place, in the order they were published. No algorithm. No "for you" tab. No infinite scroll nudging you to read more than you want. Just your reading, the way you chose it. THREE THINGS, ONE HOME • RSS feeds — Follow blogs, news sites, and podcasts. One chronological timeline, no algorithm deciding for you. Bring your existing subscriptions with a one-click OPML import. • Bookmarks — Save any article from the web in one click with the Chrome or Firefox extension. Your reading list is one tap away — come back when you actually have time to read. • Newsletters — Get a dedicated inbox address. Newsletters land in the app, not in your email. Read them when you sit down to read, not between meetings. CALM DOESN'T MEAN BARE-BONES • Search — Find anything by title, URL, or a line you remember reading. • Filters — Filter by tag, source, or reading status, and combine them to find exactly what you need. • Reading progress — A bar tracks where you are, so you pick up right where you left off. • Collections — Group your sources into topics. Read tech on Monday, cooking on Sunday. HOSTED IN EUROPE. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS. EU-hosted servers. No trackers selling your data. No dark patterns. Delete your account and everything goes with it. COMING FROM ANOTHER APP? Import your subscriptions from any RSS reader via OPML, and your saved articles as a CSV file. Everything comes with you. SIMPLE PRICING Start free: 200 bookmarks, 20 RSS feeds, and import from your current tools — no credit card required. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited bookmarks, unlimited feeds, and the newsletter inbox. One calm place for everything you mean to read.

About

PageFeed

This news reader presents content in a book-like, page-turning format, eliminating scrolling. Organize your favorite sources, read offline, and enjoy a distraction-free experience with customizable text and themes.

Highlights
  • Page-based reading, no scrolling
  • Organized by source, not algorithm
  • Distraction-free reading experience
  • On-device article summaries
  • Customizable tagging and filtering
  • Offline reading capability
  • Adjustable text and high-contrast theme
Features
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PageFeed is a different kind of news reader, built for reading, not scrolling. The sites, blogs, and writers you follow, laid out in clean, full pages. You tap forward and back, like turning pages in a book. Nothing scrolls. Every page is set to fit, so you always know exactly where you are. WHY PAGEFEED • Read in pages, never scroll. A calm, book-like way through every story, and on iPad, a two-page spread like an open book. • Your sources in order, not by algorithm. Newest or oldest first, your choice. Nothing is promoted, hidden, or reordered for you. • Group your sources. Organize the sites you follow into your own categories and read one topic at a time. • Private sync, your way. Sync through your own iCloud account to keep your iPhone and iPad in step, or through your own Google Drive to sync cross-platform, including the web. Either way, we never see your reading. Prefer simple? A free PageFeed sync account also works everywhere. • Summaries on device. On an iPhone or iPad with Apple Intelligence, get the gist of any article in a few private, on-device bullet points. • Tags, on your terms. Every story is tagged, so you can follow a topic or mute one and never see it in your feed again. • Save anything. Share a web page to PageFeed to keep it, and star the stories you want to come back to. • Works offline. Once loaded, your reading is there on the subway, on a plane, anywhere. It catches up when you're back online. • Find your sources. Browse hundreds of publications by topic in Discover, and follow the ones you like. • Adjustable type and a high-contrast theme. Set the text size and switch to an easy-on-the-eyes look. PageFeed is deliberately minimal: no noise, no infinite scroll, no clutter. Just the news you choose, in order, one page at a time.

Screenshots

Cosy Reader4 screens
PageFeed4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cosy Reader and PageFeed are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cosy Reader ships an update every 8 days, PageFeed every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Cosy Reader versus PageFeed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCosy ReaderPageFeed
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAroniaina ANDRIAMAROBrad Moss

In-app purchases

None

Cosy Reader

No in-app purchases

None

PageFeed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cosy Reader free?
Cosy Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PageFeed free?
PageFeed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cosy Reader or PageFeed have ads?
Neither Cosy Reader nor PageFeed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cosy Reader or PageFeed?
Cosy Reader ships an update every 8 days, and PageFeed every 4 days. Most recently, Cosy Reader was updated on October 2, 2026 and PageFeed on October 2, 2026.

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