FreshRSS Reader vs Wallino Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FreshRSS Reader
This app provides a streamlined mobile interface for your self-hosted FreshRSS feed reader. It allows for quick synchronization of unread articles and favorites, efficient feed organization, and offline reading capabilities.
- Connect to self-hosted FreshRSS instance
- Sync unread articles and favorites
- Organize feeds by category or source
- Search and filter articles
- Read article previews
- Mark articles as read
- Offline reading and actions
- Customize design and font size
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FreshRss-Reader ist ein fokussierter mobiler Client für FreshRSS. Die App richtet sich an alle, die ihren Feedreader selbst hosten und unterwegs ruhig, schnell und übersichtlich lesen möchten. Verbinde die App mit deiner FreshRSS-Instanz, synchronisiere ungelesene Artikel und Favoriten, sortiere Feeds nach Kategorie oder Quelle, lies Artikelvorschauen direkt in der App und öffne die Originalquelle genau dann, wenn du sie brauchst. Funktionen: - Verbinde dich per HTTPS mit deiner eigenen FreshRSS-Instanz - Synchronisiere ungelesene Artikel und markierte Favoriten - Durchsuche Feeds nach Kategorie oder Quelle - Finde Artikel schnell über Suche und Filter - Lies Artikelvorschauen, bevor du die Originalseite öffnest - Markiere einzelne Artikel oder ganze Gruppen als gelesen - Merke Lese- und Favoriten-Aktionen offline vor - Passe Design, Sprache, Schriftgröße und Vorschauzeilen an - Speichere Zugangsdaten lokal auf deinem Gerät FreshRss-Reader stellt keinen eigenen Feed-Hosting-Dienst bereit. Du brauchst einen bestehenden FreshRSS-Account oder deinen eigenen FreshRSS-Server.
Wallino Reader
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Wallino Reader is a an iOS app for a self-hosted Wallabag server app. If you don't host Wallabag yourself, please check out the official Wallabag iOS app, since it also offers a subscription based backend without self hosting. Wallino is free and open source, please check out the GitHub repository. Features: - Archive news articles from websites, news apps and PDFs for archiving or reading later. You can even import plain text to create a new article entry. - Use the share extension from other apps: Wallino can even extract a news article link from text - Assign tags to articles to better organise your article archive. - Export the original link or export the article text as PDF to share with others - Apple Intelligence integration: automatic tagging and article summaries. Read the Wallabag documentation to find out more about how to set up Wallabag on your home server or rented cloud server: https://doc.wallabag.org.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FreshRSS Reader at none against Wallino Reader's 1. FreshRSS Reader also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Wallino Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Wallino Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FreshRSS Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
FreshRSS Reader ships an update every 2 months, Wallino Reader every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FreshRSS Reader | Wallino Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcus Ferl | Dominik Butz |
In-app purchases
FreshRSS Reader
No in-app purchases
Wallino Reader
- Standard tip$0.99
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