Comparison

RS News 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

RS News

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RS News is a simple, fast and elegant RSS reader for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Follow all your favourite websites in one place. News, blogs, tech, sport or culture: RS News brings everything together, with no ads, no subscription, completely free. **Key features** โ€ข Add as many RSS feeds as you want โ€ข Read articles directly in the app โ€ข iCloud sync: your feeds and read articles sync automatically across your iPhone, iPad and Mac โ€ข Widgets for quick access to your latest news from the home screen โ€ข Unread articles clearly highlighted โ€ข Automatic background refresh โ€ข Clean interface, optimised for both iPhone and iPad โ€ข Light and dark mode supported โ€ข Easily share articles with friends and family โ€ข Completely free, no ads, no subscription **Also available on Mac** RS News is also available on macOS with the same features and iCloud sync. Start reading what you love. Download RS News now. Supported languages: French, English, Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish and Icelandic.

About

RSS Reader

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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

RS News4 screens
RSS Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RS News at none against RSS Reader's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. RS News asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RS News ships an update fortnightly, RSS Reader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
RS News versus RSS Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRS NewsRSS Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size48 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOne More Thing SRLPhuc Pham

In-app purchases

None

RS News

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 RS News free?
RS News 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 RS News or RSS Reader have ads?
Neither RS News nor RSS Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RS News or RSS Reader?
RS News ships an update fortnightly, and RSS Reader every 3 weeks. Most recently, RS News was updated on November 5, 2026 and RSS Reader on October 31, 2026.

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