Feedlane vs Ferry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Feedlane
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Feedlane is a fast, focused RSS reader for everyone who wants to follow their favorite sites, blogs, and news sources in one calm, clutter-free place ā in sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and the web. Add any feed by URL, bring your subscriptions along as OPML, or discover new sources by category. Feedlane loads instantly from your device and syncs quietly in the background, so your feeds, read state, and bookmarks are always up to date ā in the app, in your browser, and in any third-party reader that speaks the Fever or Google Reader API. Truncated feeds can be loaded in full, and summaries are generated right on your device. FOLLOW WHAT MATTERS ⢠Subscribe to any RSS or Atom feed by URL ⢠Discover feeds by category and search ⢠Import and export OPML at any time ⢠Organize feeds into folders and reorder them your way ⢠Unread counts per feed and per folder A CALM READING EXPERIENCE ⢠Clean, readable article view with large, comfortable typography ⢠Filter by unread, read, or bookmarked ⢠Swipe to mark read/unread or bookmark ⢠Scroll to mark as read: articles clear themselves as you move past them ⢠Mark all as read for a feed, a folder, or everything at once ⢠Save articles to reading lists for later ⢠Open in Safari or share anywhere FULL ARTICLES AND ON-DEVICE SUMMARIES ⢠Fetch the full text of truncated feeds ā on any article, with one tap ⢠AI summaries generated entirely on your device ⢠Nothing is sent to a server, no third-party AI, no exceptions ⢠Switch it on for everything, or decide per article READ ANYWHERE, ON ANY DEVICE ⢠Full web version ā open your feeds in any browser, nothing to install ⢠Fever API and Google Reader API support: use the third-party reader you already like, on whatever device you have at hand ⢠Read state, bookmarks, and subscriptions stay in sync in both directions ⢠Your data is portable ā no lock-in, ever ALWAYS IN SYNC, EVEN OFFLINE ⢠Your feeds and read state sync across every device and client ⢠Offline-first: articles are there instantly, no spinners ⢠Full-text search across your articles DESIGNED FOR APPLE ⢠Built with SwiftUI and the Liquid Glass design language ⢠Themes for every setting: Light, Dark, true OLED Black, Sepia, and more ⢠One universal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac ⢠Keyboard shortcuts and pointer support on iPad and Mac Feedlane requires a Feedlane account. FEEDLANE PREMIUM Unlock up to 200 feeds and all premium features with a Feedlane Premium subscription. The price is shown in the app before you purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://feedlane.app/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://feedlane.app/en/privacy
Ferry
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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 ā 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 ā 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 ā title contains, source is, topic is, up to ten rules, all or any ā 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 ā 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Ferry at 18.0 against Feedlane's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Feedlane sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and Ferry sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Feedlane | Ferry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Simon Gotz | Apoorv Bhawsar |
In-app purchases
Feedlane
- Feedlane Premium$2.991 Month
Ferry
- Ferry Plus ā Monthly14 Days trial$2.491 Month
- Ferry Plus ā Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Ferry Plus ā Lifetime$49.99









