CloudNews vs FeedDeck RSS
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.
FeedDeck RSS
Consolidate your favorite news, blogs, and updates from RSS, Atom, and XML feeds into a single, elegant reader. Enjoy AI-powered article summaries generated on-device and smart filtering to stay organized.
- Subscribe to RSS, Atom, XML feeds
- On-device AI article summaries
- Smart filtering (Today, Unread, Starred)
- Clean reading experience
- OPML import/export
- iCloud sync
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FeedDeck brings all your favorite RSS, Atom, and XML feeds into one beautifully designed reader. Stay on top of news, blogs, and updates with smart filtering, starring, and AI-powered article summaries. Key Features: • Subscribe to any RSS, Atom, or XML feed • Smart filters: Today, Unread, and Starred articles • On-device AI article summaries powered by Apple Intelligence • Clean, distraction-free reading experience • Import and export feeds via OPML • Automatic feed refresh and article cleanup • iCloud sync across all your devices • Curated starter feeds to get you started Whether you follow tech news, development blogs, science journals, or world events, FeedDeck keeps everything organized in a modern, elegant interface. Tap "AI Summary" on any article to instantly generate a concise summary, powered entirely on-device by Apple Intelligence — no API key, no account, no cloud required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FeedDeck RSS at Free against CloudNews's $1.99. FeedDeck RSS also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 57%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). CloudNews's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1) and chart position (#45 vs unranked). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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
FeedDeck RSS is free to download; CloudNews costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FeedDeck RSS holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CloudNews has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of CloudNews's written reviews are positive against 100% of FeedDeck RSS's.
CloudNews ships an update every 5 weeks, FeedDeck RSS fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CloudNews | FeedDeck RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (12 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #45 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Hedlund | Zabir Raihan |
Customer experience
CloudNews
FeedDeck RSS
In-app purchases
CloudNews
No in-app purchases
FeedDeck RSS
No in-app purchases
