Comparison

NewsHub 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

NewsHub

Features
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NewsHub is your personal RSS news reader โ€” simple, fast, and distraction-free. Follow the sources you already love, discover new ones powered by AI, and read every article in a beautiful built-in reader that strips away clutter. No account. No algorithm deciding what you see. Just your feeds, your way. Follow what matters to you Browse a curated catalog of trusted news sources organized by category. Subscribe in one tap and start reading immediately. Discover new sources with AI Not sure what to follow? Type a topic or a website name and let AI suggest the best RSS feeds for you. Or add any feed directly via URL. Read articles beautifully NewsHub extracts the full article content and presents it in a clean, readable format โ€” no ads, no popups, no noise. Tap to open the full article in Safari anytime. Always up to date Articles update automatically in the background. Pull to refresh anytime and stay on top of breaking news across all your feeds.

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

NewsHub4 screens
RSS Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NewsHub at none against RSS Reader's 3. NewsHub also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. RSS Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. NewsHub asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NewsHub ships an update weekly, RSS Reader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
NewsHub versus RSS Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNewsHubRSS Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAlessandro ValentePhuc Pham

In-app purchases

None

NewsHub

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

RSS Reader

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

Questions

Is NewsHub free?
NewsHub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RSS Reader free?
RSS Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NewsHub or RSS Reader have ads?
Neither NewsHub nor RSS Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NewsHub or RSS Reader?
NewsHub ships an update weekly, and RSS Reader every 3 weeks. Most recently, NewsHub was updated on October 25, 2026 and RSS Reader on October 6, 2026.

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