Comparison

CloudNews vs Legi (RSS Feed Reader)

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

Head to head
About

CloudNews

This app synchronizes with a personal server's news app to provide a seamless feed reading experience across devices. Customize your reading view with adjustable font sizes and spacing, and access full web articles easily. A home screen widget offers quick access to new content.

Highlights
  • Syncs with Nextcloud News app
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Customizable reading view (font, spacing, margins)
  • Direct access to web articles
  • Article sharing
  • Home screen widget
Features
Currently charting
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Note: Access to a Nextcloud server with the News app is required to use this app. CloudNews is a feed reader that syncs with the News app on your personal server. Once you have logged in to your server, all feeds with be kept in sync between devices and also the web interface. Optionally supports sync on startup and in the background. Read feeds conveniently by adjusting font size, line spacing, and margins. You can also go directly to the full web version of an article. Easily view the web version of articles and share articles with several services. Quickly see new articles on a home screen widget.

About

Legi (RSS Feed Reader)

This app aggregates news and articles from your favorite websites into one place. It offers a comfortable reading experience with customizable settings and can even read articles aloud for hands-free consumption.

Highlights
  • RSS feed aggregation
  • Speech output for articles
  • Full-text reading mode
  • Offline article access
  • Smart playlists for organization
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
Currently charting
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Legi is a powerful RSS Feed Reader with speech output, "smart playlists", fulltext reader mode, offline mode etc. for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and the Apple Watch. A RSS Feed reader lets you read blog articles, magazines and news sites much easier and much more comfortable than with a normal web browser. The App lets you subscribe and organize your news feeds, which will be updated fully automatically, so you always have the latest news available within the App. All articles will presented for a comfortable reading experience, but of course the original web view is also available. Legi is special among RSS readers, because it has a speech output feature. This means the App can read all articles aloud when you can not read these yourself, for example when driving a car, while doing sports and for many other activities where you can't look on your device. The App has a full-featured audio player for the speech output (Play/Pause, skip back/forward, a timeline etc.) which works similar to the one of a music player App. Of course, all remote controls for music (the one from the control center, headphones, or Apple Watch) will work for Legi as well, so Legi can be in the background as well. The full text of all articles will be presented in a comfortable reading mode, for which you can configure colors, fonts, text size etc. to match your own preferences. An offline mode makes it possible to read all articles even if no internet connection is available. In addition the App lets you configure when and under which conditions the data is loaded, so you can load most or all of the data using WiFi and less or no data in mobile networks to avoid traffic. You can also create "smart playlists" to categorize and organize articles independently of the feeds. Several 3rd-party services to manage your feeds are supported as well: - FeedWrangler - Feed HQ, FeedBlur - FeedBin - BazQux - InoReader - The Old Reader Also feeds can be saved as favorites, you can export or import your feeds via OPML, you can share articles using the ShareSheet and much more. The Watch App lets you read or listen to (via speech output) articles on your Apple Watch as well. This is great for all the occasions where you do not have your iPhone with you, for example for all kinds of sports activities

Screenshots

CloudNews4 screens
Legi (RSS Feed Reader)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CloudNews at $1.99 against Legi (RSS Feed Reader)'s $3.99. Legi (RSS Feed Reader)'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

CloudNews costs $1.99 and Legi (RSS Feed Reader) $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CloudNews holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 10 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 57% and 57% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CloudNews ships an update every 5 weeks, Legi (RSS Feed Reader) every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
CloudNews versus Legi (RSS Feed Reader): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudNewsLegi (RSS Feed Reader)
Price$1.99 — better$3.99
Rating3.8 (12 ratings) — better3.6 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews56.9% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#49#48 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB8 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPeter HedlundAlexander Clauss

Customer experience

CloudNews

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive56.9%
Neutral9.2%
Negative33.8%

Legi (RSS Feed Reader)

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral17.1%
Negative25.7%

In-app purchases

None

CloudNews

No in-app purchases

None

Legi (RSS Feed Reader)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CloudNews free?
CloudNews costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Legi (RSS Feed Reader) free?
Legi (RSS Feed Reader) costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CloudNews or Legi (RSS Feed Reader)?
CloudNews is rated higher. CloudNews averages 3.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Legi (RSS Feed Reader) averages 3.6 from 10 ratings.
Do CloudNews or Legi (RSS Feed Reader) have ads?
Neither CloudNews nor Legi (RSS Feed Reader) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CloudNews or Legi (RSS Feed Reader)?
CloudNews ships an update every 5 weeks, and Legi (RSS Feed Reader) every 2 months. Most recently, CloudNews was updated on October 12, 2026 and Legi (RSS Feed Reader) on October 15, 2026.
Which is more popular, CloudNews or Legi (RSS Feed Reader)?
CloudNews currently peaks at #49 in the App Store charts, and Legi (RSS Feed Reader) at #48. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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