CloudNews vs Saturn
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.
Saturn
This app aggregates content from your favorite websites, blogs, and YouTube channels into a clean, distraction-free reading experience. It syncs your progress across Apple devices and allows you to save articles for later.
- Follow websites, blogs, and YouTube channels
- Distraction-free Reader View
- iCloud sync across Apple devices
- Save articles for later
- Discover new publications
- Privacy-focused design
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Saturn — Your Personal RSS Universe Saturn is a beautifully designed RSS reader built for people who love staying informed without the noise of social media algorithms. Follow your favorite websites, blogs, YouTube channels, and news publications all in one clean, fast, and distraction-free experience across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Whether you’re catching up on breaking news, reading long-form articles, or saving stories for later, Saturn helps you focus on what matters most: the content. Features • Follow your favorite websites and publications with RSS • Read articles in a clean, distraction-free Reader View • Sync your feeds, bookmarks, and reading progress with iCloud • Save articles to revisit anytime • Discover new publications and expand your reading • Beautiful native experience designed for iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Fast, lightweight, and privacy-focused • Organize your reading experience your way • Minimal interface designed for comfortable daily reading • Stay up to date without clutter, or algorithmic feeds Built for Apple Devices Saturn is designed specifically for the Apple ecosystem with support for: • iPhone • iPad • Mac • iCloud Sync Your reading experience stays seamlessly synced across all your devices, so you can start reading on one device and continue on another. Distraction-Free Reading Saturn’s built-in Reader View removes clutter so you can focus entirely on the article. Clean typography, simplified layouts, and a calm reading experience make long-form content enjoyable again. Discover New Sources Explore curated publications and discover new voices, websites, and topics to follow. Build your perfect personalized news feed from trusted sources across technology, business, science, entertainment, gaming, sports, and more. Save What Matters Bookmark articles and create your own personal reading library. Saturn makes it easy to return to important stories whenever you want. Privacy First Your feeds and reading experience are yours. Saturn is designed with a privacy-focused approach and uses iCloud to securely sync your data across devices. Download Saturn and build your perfect reading experience. Saturns Privacy Policy - https://saturn-rss-reader.vercel.app/privacy Saturns Terms Of Service - https://saturn-rss-reader.vercel.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Saturn at Free against CloudNews's $1.99. Saturn also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). CloudNews's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#47 vs unranked). On review sentiment, 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
Saturn is free to download; CloudNews costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Saturn holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of CloudNews's written reviews are positive against 50% of Saturn's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CloudNews ships an update every 5 weeks, Saturn every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CloudNews | Saturn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #47 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Hedlund | Zach Olsen |
Customer experience
CloudNews
Saturn
In-app purchases
CloudNews
No in-app purchases
Saturn
No in-app purchases
