Comparison

AiryFeed vs Zetfeed

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

Head to head
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 — 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 • On-device AI summaries — catch up on long articles instantly. The text is processed entirely on your iPhone. • Clean reader view — distraction-free reading with comfortable typography. • Organize with folders — group feeds the way you think. • Read & star — track what you've read and save the articles that matter. • Full-text search — find any article across your subscriptions. • Offline reading — your library is cached on device, so it just works on the subway or a plane. • Sync across devices — pick up right where you left off. No account or sign-up required. • Built for iOS — 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 — 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.

About

Zetfeed

Consolidate news from various sources into a single, ad-free feed. Customize your reading experience with multiple views, spoiler protection, and integrated content like weather and games. Enjoy offline access and text-to-speech functionality.

Highlights
  • Ad-free and tracker-free news aggregation
  • Import OPML files from other readers
  • Keyword blocking and sponsored post filtering
  • Spoiler protection for shows and movies
  • Customizable feed with weather, stocks, and games
  • Multiple reading views: List, Magazine, Card
  • Offline reading and text-to-speech
Features
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Your news, without the ads or the tracking. Zetfeed brings the news sites, blogs and YouTube channels you follow into one clean feed. You choose every source, no surprises. Paste a link to almost anything and Zetfeed finds its feed, including Bluesky accounts, podcasts and published newsletters. Switching from another RSS reader? Import your OPML file and everything comes with you. YOU DECIDE WHAT GETS THROUGH Sort sources into folders. Mute the ones you want to keep but not see today. Hide what you have already read. Members can also block keywords you never want to see again, filter out sponsored posts, and collapse a story into one card when several of your sources run it. NO SPOILERS Put a show, a film or a team on your watchlist and Zetfeed masks the headlines that would give it away until you choose to look. Finale recaps, ending explainers and last night's score stay hidden while you catch up. Spoiler blocking is a Member feature. MORE THAN HEADLINES Your day has more in it than news, so your feed can too. Insert cards for weather, your favorite shows, stocks, sports scores, concerts near you, the lottery, top stories and the daily games. You choose which cards appear, how often, and which teams, tickers and shows to follow. Inserts are a Member feature. THREE WAYS TO READ List for speed and density. Magazine for big images and room to browse. Card for one story per screen, at your pace. Switch between them easily at any time. MAKE IT YOURS Typography presets, and control over size, spacing and width. Choose between light or dark mode, with customizable accent colors, a warmth slider and a high-contrast option. Members can also select from custom fonts and accent colors. LOCAL NEWS AND WEATHER Local coverage for your area, weather, and events and nearby concerts. Severe weather and earthquake alerts arrive as notifications. FIVE GAMES, FRESH EVERY DAY On Words, Rank Up, Misquote, First! and Nonsense. Test your puzzle solving abilities and trivia knowledge. Each game takes only a few minutes. You can keep a streak and share your results. Daily games are free while members have access to the full games archive. BUILT FOR APPLE, EVERYWHERE Real native apps for iPhone, iPad and Mac, not a website in a container. Home Screen widgets for the latest stories and the day's games. An Apple Watch app for headlines and summaries on your wrist. Keyboard shortcuts and proper menu bar support on the Mac. WORKS WITHOUT SIGNAL Articles are cached as they arrive, so a tunnel or a plane does not stop you. Read, save and mark things read offline, and everything syncs when you are back online. LISTEN INSTEAD Any article can be read aloud, on your device. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No ads. No third-party analytics. No trackers. No advertising identifier. We do not sell your data, and there is no ad business here to sell it to. Location is only ever a city or ZIP you type in, because Zetfeed never asks for your device location and cannot read it. FREE, AND FREE TO STAY The free tier is real value, not a demo: a generous number of feeds, all three reading modes, local news and weather, all five daily games, and no ads anywhere. Every download starts with 30 days of Member, free and without a card. When it ends nothing is deleted. Extra feeds pause, and come straight back if you upgrade. ZETFEED MEMBER, $9.99/month or $89.99/year Unlimited feeds. Insert cards. Keyword and sponsored filtering. Spoiler protection. Duplicate detection. Custom typography and reading surfaces. Save to Instapaper, Pinboard, Raindrop.io and Readwise. Email digests. The full games archive. Multiple saved locations. Priority fetching. And much more! Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://zetfeed.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://zetfeed.com/terms

Screenshots

AiryFeed4 screens
Zetfeed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Zetfeed at none against AiryFeed's shown. Zetfeed also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

AiryFeed ships an update every 5 days, Zetfeed every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AiryFeed versus Zetfeed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAiryFeedZetfeed
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB40 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperRyo NarisawaImgwerx LLC

In-app purchases

None

AiryFeed

No in-app purchases

None

Zetfeed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AiryFeed free?
AiryFeed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zetfeed free?
Zetfeed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AiryFeed or Zetfeed have ads?
AiryFeed shows ads; Zetfeed does not.
Which is updated more often, AiryFeed or Zetfeed?
AiryFeed ships an update every 5 days, and Zetfeed every 4 days. Most recently, AiryFeed was updated on October 31, 2026 and Zetfeed on October 25, 2026.

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