CloudNews vs Feed Fluent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Syncs with Nextcloud News app
- Cross-device synchronization
- Customizable reading view (font, spacing, margins)
- Direct access to web articles
- Article sharing
- Home screen widget
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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.
Feed Fluent
This app aggregates RSS feeds and articles for later reading, syncing your content across all supported devices. It offers a streamlined way to manage your news and articles in one place.
- RSS feed aggregation
- Read later functionality
- Cross-device syncing
- Article management
- News aggregation
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RSS and read later app synced across all of your devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CloudNews at 57% against Feed Fluent's 0%. CloudNews also leads on price ($1.99 vs $5.99) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Feed Fluent's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position 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
CloudNews costs $1.99 and Feed Fluent $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CloudNews ships an update every 5 weeks, Feed Fluent every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | CloudNews | Feed Fluent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 3.8 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 56.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #48 — better | #126 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Peter Hedlund | Yujian Yao |
Customer experience
CloudNews
Feed Fluent
In-app purchases
CloudNews
No in-app purchases
Feed Fluent
No in-app purchases
