CMRSS vs Priv8RSS Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CMRSS
This news reader offers a streamlined way to consume content across all Apple devices. It features on-device AI for article summarization and robust organization tools, ensuring a private and efficient reading experience.
- iCloud sync across Apple devices
- On-device AI article summarization
- Tabbed reading with built-in browser
- Organize feeds into folders
- Follow YouTube, Reddit, X, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook
- Smart Folders with custom rules
- Widgets for desktop and Home Screen
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CMRSS — A native RSS reader for Mac, iPhone, and iPad CMRSS is a fast, beautifully native RSS reader that keeps up with everything you follow — and helps you read it in less time. One app, every Apple device, perfectly in sync. Everything, everywhere — automatically Your feeds, folders, and read/unread state sync seamlessly through iCloud. Set things up once and pick up exactly where you left off, whether you're on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad. Read smarter with on-device AI Get a clear one- or two-sentence summary of any article, generated privately on your device with Apple Intelligence. Skim your feeds, catch what matters, and dive in only when you want to. Nothing is sent to a server. Built for focused reading • Tabbed reading with a built-in browser — open full articles without leaving the app, and your open tabs follow you to your other devices • Unread-first workflow — jump straight to what's new, or browse everything • Organize feeds into folders that stay in sync everywhere • Tune your layout: title line count, summaries on or off Follow more than blogs • Paste a YouTube channel or a subreddit — CMRSS finds the feed for you • Follow X, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook pages, and entire websites through the optional RSS.app integration (RSS.app account required) • Import and export OPML to bring your subscriptions with you — or take them anywhere Smart Folders • Folders that fill themselves — collect articles by title, content, feed, age, or read state • Combine rules into nested any/all groups for precise filters • Unread counts and iCloud sync, just like regular folders Widgets for your desktop and Home Screen • An unread ring for a glanceable count, or latest-articles widgets in two sizes • Show everything or pick a single feed; tap to jump straight to the article Never miss what you care about • Smart background refresh on your schedule (every 5, 15, 30, or 60 minutes) • Flexible notifications: a single sync summary, one per feed, or one per article • Mark important feeds for per-article alerts • An app-icon badge that always shows your unread count Power features • Dispatch Actions — send any article to your other apps through Shortcuts, with keyboard slots ⌘1–⌘5 • Spotlight search — find your articles right from the desktop or Home Screen • Curated suggestions to get you started fast • Automatic cleanup — choose how long to keep articles to control storage Private by design Sync runs through your own iCloud account, and AI summaries are generated entirely on-device. No third-party servers. No tracking. Your reading is yours. Free to try, one purchase to own Every feature is free with up to 5 feeds. A single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited feeds — no subscription, yours forever. Download CMRSS and make your feeds feel effortless again. Note: AI article summaries require a device that supports Apple Intelligence.
Priv8RSS Reader
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Priv8RSS Reader is a private news reader for iPhone and iPad. Follow the sites you choose, read them in a clean, native reader, and let on-device AI sort, summarize and brief you, without an account, without ads, and without anyone watching what you read. 14-DAY FREE TRIAL Try everything free for 14 days, then unlock once or subscribe yearly. Your feeds and saved articles stay yours. Export them any time, free. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Nothing you read is sent to us. There is no "us" to send it to. • Your feeds, filters and settings stay on your device, synced only through your own private iCloud. • Articles open in the app's own reader, not a web page, so no website scripts run while you read. • The AI runs on your iPhone or iPad. Your articles and questions never leave it for AI. AI THAT WORKS FOR YOU, ON YOUR DEVICE • Smart Feed sorts your favorite feeds into newspaper-style sections: World, Technology, Science, Health and more. On-device AI files the stories simple rules can't place. • Summaries: read any article as Quick, Key Points or Deep. • Daily Briefing: a short digest of what matters in your feeds, on the schedule you pick. Read it or listen to it. • Ask the Reporter: ask a question and get an answer drawn from your own articles, with its sources. • Watch Dog: tell it what to watch for, and it flags matching stories as they arrive. LISTEN AND READ YOUR WAY • Read Aloud: articles, summaries and briefings read out loud, with each word highlighted as it is spoken. Queue several stories and control playback from the Lock Screen. • Focus Reading: one word at a time, at your own pace or following the voice. Calmer on tired eyes, and built with dyslexic readers in mind. • Adjustable text size, and the app picks up where you left off, even after iOS closes it. KEEP YOUR FEEDS CLEAN • Blocked keywords hide the stories you don't want. Hidden stories are kept in a Filtered list, never deleted, so you can always check what was hidden. • Duplicate-story detection: when several feeds carry the same story, you see it once. • Feed health: the app notices feeds that stop working, tells you why in plain words, and offers to clean them up. EVERYTHING A FEED READER SHOULD DO • RSS, Atom and JSON Feed, with automatic feed discovery from a website address. • Over 650 hand-picked suggested feeds across 51 topics, or find new feeds by topic. • Groups, favorite feeds, saved articles, and read and unread views. • OPML import and export, plus full Backup & Restore of your setup. • Feeds that need a login, with your password kept in your iCloud Keychain. • Background refresh, notifications for your briefings and watches, Siri and Shortcuts, and Spotlight search. REQUIREMENTS Priv8RSS Reader runs on iOS and iPadOS 26 or later. Summaries, Daily Briefing, Ask the Reporter, Watch Dog and AI sorting need a device with Apple Intelligence turned on: iPhone 15 Pro or later, an iPad with M1 or later, or iPad mini with A17 Pro. Everything else works on any supported device. PURCHASE DETAILS • Priv8RSS Reader — Lifetime is a one-time purchase. No subscription. • Priv8RSS Reader — Yearly is an auto-renewable subscription, billed once a year. The price is shown in the app before you buy. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current year. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://priv8apps.com/privacy-priv8rss Support: support@priv8apps.com
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Verdict
CMRSS and Priv8RSS Reader are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. CMRSS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Priv8RSS Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | CMRSS | Priv8RSS Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charlie Monroe Software, s.r.o. | Raymond Perkins |
In-app purchases
CMRSS
- CMRSS Pro$9.99
Priv8RSS Reader
- Priv8RSS Reader — Yearly$5.991 Year
- Priv8RSS Reader — Lifetime$12.99







