Comparison

CloudNews vs Simple RSS Push+

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

Simple RSS Push+

Stay updated with your favorite news sources through instant push notifications. Organize feeds, browse articles in-app, and share content easily. Features include bookmarking, powerful search, and customizable alerts.

Highlights
  • Push notifications for feeds
  • In-app browser
  • Feed organization with folders
  • Article bookmarking
  • Search and save function
  • Share to Pocket, Instapaper, Email
Features
Currently charting
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RSS Push Notifications for your iPhone or iPod Touch that just works! Languages: English, 日本語, Português FEATURES: * Push Notifications for your feeds. * Push Headnews. * Built-in browser * Folders to better organize your feeds. * Browse all articles inside the folder. * Read All button. * Share to Pocket, Instapaper, Email, Browser and Message. * Search with save function. * Option to Hide or Show viewed articles. For faster reading, just enable this feature in the Settings session. * Bookmark articles. * Bookmark folders to organize your favorite articles. You can Create/Edit/Remove the bookmark folders at any time. * In-app browser. You don't need to switch to Safari to open web pages when viewing articles, But if you need to go to Safari, there's a quick and easy button for that! * In-app email for sharing articles, so you don't need to switch to Mail App. * Search whatever you need in all or only selected feeds. You can also save as many searches you want and manage them later. You'll receive Push Notifications ( Alert, Badge count and Sound ) on your favorite news stories as soon they come out. And you can also customize this notification by selecting the “ON or OFF” switch for each news feed to which you've subscribed. Naturally, you'll need folders to organize your feeds, and Simple RSS+ can do that easily too! You can also move feeds between folders, and rename or remove them any time you wish. And each time you get new feeds into your folders or receive new articles, the folder icon will show you how many articles there still unread. You can also store your favorite articles and create bookmark folders to help keep them all organized. And of course, you can move the articles between the bookmark folders too. Simple RSS+ have a powerful search tool that enables you to define the search criteria for your feeds. Save the search and the next time you open it, the new articles that match your criteria will be there automatically. You can also edit your saved searches or move them into any folder to keep everything organized. ##################### 日本語 ##################### お気に入りのサイトをチェックできるシンプルなRSSリーダーです。 サイトのRSSフィードを登録すれば、簡単にサイトの更新確認や閲覧が出来ます。 アプリの機能 ========== • 記事の更新時はプッシュ通知でお知らせ • 登録したサイトの閲覧 • 未読記事の件数表示 • ニュース ブックマーク • 検索機能 • 検索キーワード保存機能 シェアー ======= • Pocket • メール • メッセージ

Screenshots

CloudNews4 screens
Simple RSS Push+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CloudNews at 57% against Simple RSS Push+'s 32%. Simple RSS Push+'s advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Simple RSS Push+ $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CloudNews ships an update every 5 weeks, Simple RSS Push+ every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
CloudNews versus Simple RSS Push+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudNewsSimple RSS Push+
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating3.8 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.9% of reviews — better32.4% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#51#40 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPeter HedlundAlexandre Fabri

Customer experience

CloudNews

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

Simple RSS Push+

Written reviews34 reviews
Positive32.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative64.7%

In-app purchases

None

CloudNews

No in-app purchases

None

Simple RSS Push+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CloudNews free?
CloudNews costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple RSS Push+ free?
Simple RSS Push+ costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do CloudNews or Simple RSS Push+ have ads?
Neither CloudNews nor Simple RSS Push+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CloudNews or Simple RSS Push+?
CloudNews ships an update every 5 weeks, and Simple RSS Push+ every 6 weeks. Most recently, CloudNews was updated on September 27, 2026 and Simple RSS Push+ on September 28, 2026.
Which is more popular, CloudNews or Simple RSS Push+?
CloudNews currently peaks at #51 in the App Store charts, and Simple RSS Push+ at #40. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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