Comparison

Media Truth Tracker vs Rivo

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

Head to head
About

Media Truth Tracker

Understand the media landscape with this app that analyzes news outlets for bias, provides fact-checks, and rates source reliability. It's designed for users who want to consume news with transparency and avoid misinformation.

Highlights
  • Media bias spectrum analysis
  • Integrated fact-checks
  • Publisher reliability scores
  • Privacy-first design
  • Transparency ratings
Features
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Media Bias Detection We break down exactly where each outlet falls on the bias spectrum—left, right, or center—so you understand the lens before you absorb the message. Fact-Check Integration Verified fact-checks from trusted third-party organizations are surfaced directly alongside relevant stories. No hunting, no second-guessing. Source Reliability Scores Every publisher gets a transparency rating based on ownership, funding, editorial independence, and track record. Know who’s behind the words. Privacy-First Design No intrusive tracking. No data sold. Just honest news tools built for curious minds. Why Media Truth Tracker? Because being informed shouldn’t mean being misled. Whether you’re a news junkie, a casual scroller, or someone who just wants the facts without the agenda, Media Truth Tracker puts the truth back in your hands.

About

Rivo

Features
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Rivo is a calm, fast RSS reader for iPhone, iPad and Mac that works with the server you already run. Three columns, no clutter: articles open straight into a clean full-text Reader View, and video channel feeds open straight into the player. One app, every Apple device. YOUR SERVER, FIRST-CLASS Rivo is a client, not a service — there is no Rivo account and nothing is stored on our side. Sign in with what you already have: • FreshRSS, Miniflux, Tiny Tiny RSS (FreshAPI plugin) — and any other server that speaks the Google Reader API • BazQux Reader, The Old Reader • Feedbin, Inkwell (Micro.blog) Add as many accounts as you like; each one gets its own section in the sidebar. Folders, unread and starred stay in sync, and actions you take offline are queued and replayed when you're back online. READER VIEW, ON BY DEFAULT Every article feed opens as clean full text — extracted on your device, even when the feed only carries an excerpt. Switch it off per feed, fall back to the feed content or the original web page in one tap, and pick the text size that suits you. VIDEO WITHOUT THE ALGORITHM Video channel feeds show thumbnails in the list and play right inside the app, with the description and a button to open the video in your browser. A hundred channels feel like a subscription box, not an inbox. BUILT FOR READING • Sidebar → list → article, with unread badges; Unread, Starred and All filters • Read/unread, star, mark all as read for the current folder or feed; swipe actions on iPhone and iPad • Search titles and excerpts in any scope • Keyboard-first on the Mac: j/k to move, space to scroll, m to toggle read, s to star, ⌘R to refresh • A minimal article toolbar (Star and Read); everything else one tap away • Themes: System, Paper, Terminal, Newspaper, Midnight, Sepia — plus automatic dark mode and system fonts ASK AI Send the article to your favourite AI assistant (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Copilot, Grok, Gemini) with a ready-made prompt — summarise, explain, translate, or write your own template. Nothing is sent anywhere until you choose to. MADE FOR BIG ACCOUNTS Tested with hundreds of thousands of unread articles: the newest items sync first, badges use your server's counts, and older articles load on demand at the end of every list. Launch is instant, even with huge libraries. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No telemetry, no third-party SDKs, no Rivo account. Your credentials live in the system Keychain and talk only to the server you chose — over HTTPS, or plain HTTP for a server on your own network if you say so. RIVO PRO Rivo is free to use with one account and everything above. Rivo Pro — monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase — unlocks unlimited accounts, all themes and the comfort features that come with every release. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and you can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Rivo is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of the services it connects to; their names are used only to describe compatibility. LEGAL Privacy Policy: https://marcotini.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://marcotini.com/eula

Screenshots

Media Truth Tracker4 screens
Rivo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Media Truth Tracker at none against Rivo's 3. Media Truth Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rivo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Media Truth Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Media Truth Tracker versus Rivo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMedia Truth TrackerRivo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMorris ChildsMarco Tini

In-app purchases

None

Media Truth Tracker

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Rivo

Subscriptions2
  • Rivo Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Rivo Pro Yearly$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Rivo Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Media Truth Tracker free?
Media Truth Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rivo free?
Rivo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Media Truth Tracker or Rivo have ads?
Neither Media Truth Tracker nor Rivo shows ads.

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