Comparison

FeedWatch vs AiryFeed

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

Head to head
About

FeedWatch

Stay informed with breaking news, live radio, and podcasts in one app. Features a newspaper-style layout on iPad and a dual-page view on iPhone. Offers real-time updates from global sources and on-device AI summaries.

Highlights
  • Breaking news aggregation
  • Live radio streaming
  • Podcast discovery and playback
  • Customizable RSS feeds
  • On-device AI summaries
  • Real-time notifications
  • Newspaper-style layout on iPad
Features
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FeedWatch is your all-in-one app to stay informed: breaking news, live radio and podcasts, all in one place. IN BETA โ€” GROWING FAST FeedWatch is in beta and constantly expanding: we add new countries, sources and podcasts all the time. If your country or source isn't here yet, it's on the way โ€” tell us and we'll add it. Free for now. NOW ON IPAD A newspaper-style front page: lead story, photos and the latest headlines in a column, every section as a page of its own. The full article opens in reader mode, live TV lives in a small window while you keep reading, podcasts get a page of their own. Keyboard shortcuts, dark mode, from iPadOS 16.4. FEEDWATCH ON IPAD On iPad, FeedWatch becomes a newspaper: a front page with the lead story, the latest headlines and a band for every section. Articles open in full in reader mode, live TV (37 official channels) keeps playing in a small window while you read, and Listen puts your podcasts on a shelf. Keyboard shortcuts, and support back to iPadOS 16.4 for older iPads. AND ON IPHONE DUO Closed, a phone; open, a newspaper. A full front page in portrait, two pages split on the crease in landscape: the article opens like a book on one side, the latest headlines, live TV and the podcast you're listening to stay on the other. Close and reopen whenever you like: the article stays where it was and the audio never stops. YOUR FAVORITE TEAM Follow your favorite team โ€” football, basketball, F1, MotoGP, rugby, cricket and more: 543 teams across 37 countries โ€” and its news flows straight into the Sport tab, with its own quick filter. REAL-TIME NEWS 200+ Italian and international sources: politics, business, tech, sport, culture and more. Customisable RSS feeds, instant updates, reader mode, on-device AI summaries. RADIO FROM AROUND THE WORLD Stream live radio from your favourite stations and discover thousands of broadcasts from 28+ countries, powered by RadioBrowser, the world's largest open radio directory. Add in one tap, remove with a swipe. MILLIONS OF PODCASTS Search 30 million podcasts on iTunes โ€” add and listen free. Add any podcast via RSS, import/export OPML. ON-DEVICE AI Automatic summaries generated locally on your iPhone or iPad. No data ever sent to external servers. CUSTOM ALERTS Instant notifications for keywords you care about. APPLE WATCH AND WIDGETS Live headlines on your wrist and Home Screen. Total privacy: no account, no tracking, no data collected.

About

AiryFeed

Features
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AiryFeed is a fast RSS reader for iPhone, built around on-device AI. Subscribe to your favorite blogs, news sites, and publications, then read everything in one clean, distraction-free place. AiryFeed parses feeds right on your device and pulls articles into a focused reader view, so you get the words without the clutter. What makes AiryFeed different is on-device AI. Summaries are generated locally using Apple Intelligence โ€” the article text used for a summary never leaves your iPhone and is never sent to a server. Get the gist of a long read in seconds, with no AI paywall and no cloud processing. FEATURES โ€ข On-device AI summaries โ€” catch up on long articles instantly. The text is processed entirely on your iPhone. โ€ข Clean reader view โ€” distraction-free reading with comfortable typography. โ€ข Organize with folders โ€” group feeds the way you think. โ€ข Read & star โ€” track what you've read and save the articles that matter. โ€ข Full-text search โ€” find any article across your subscriptions. โ€ข Offline reading โ€” your library is cached on device, so it just works on the subway or a plane. โ€ข Sync across devices โ€” pick up right where you left off. No account or sign-up required. โ€ข Built for iOS โ€” a native SwiftUI app designed for iPhone. ON-DEVICE AI, PRIVATE BY DESIGN AiryFeed's summarization runs entirely on your device. The article text it reads stays on your iPhone โ€” it is never uploaded for processing. That's the whole point: powerful AI without handing your reading over to a server. AiryFeed is free, supported by a single unobtrusive banner ad. Personalized ads use your device's advertising identifier only with your permission (you'll be asked, and you can decline). Add your first feed and start reading smarter today.

Screenshots

FeedWatch4 screens
AiryFeed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FeedWatch at none against AiryFeed's shown. FeedWatch also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FeedWatch ships an update every 4 days, AiryFeed every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
FeedWatch versus AiryFeed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFeedWatchAiryFeed
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterEvery 5 days
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size10 MB26 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperGiuseppe ArbiaRyo Narisawa

In-app purchases

None

FeedWatch

No in-app purchases

None

AiryFeed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FeedWatch free?
FeedWatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AiryFeed free?
AiryFeed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FeedWatch or AiryFeed have ads?
AiryFeed shows ads; FeedWatch does not.
Which is updated more often, FeedWatch or AiryFeed?
FeedWatch ships an update every 4 days, and AiryFeed every 5 days. Most recently, FeedWatch was updated on November 9, 2026 and AiryFeed on October 31, 2026.

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