Comparison

tiny Reader RSS vs RSS News Ticker

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

Head to head
About

tiny Reader RSS

This is a lightweight, unofficial RSS reader designed for Tiny Tiny RSS (TTRSS). It requires a TTRSS server with an activated API and user account to function.

Highlights
  • Lightweight RSS reader
  • Unofficial TTRSS client
  • Requires TTRSS server
  • API integration
Features
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tiny Reader is an unofficial lightweight RSS reader for Tiny Tiny RSS (TTRSS). It requires a Tiny Tiny RSS server with an account and an activated API. ** Please contact support for help and feature request. **

About

RSS News Ticker

Organize your news feeds with this reader. Subscribe to RSS and Atom sources, with articles cached locally for offline reading. Features include iCloud sync, a unified newsfeed, tagging for organization, bookmarking, and word muting.

Highlights
  • Subscribe to RSS & Atom feeds
  • Offline article caching
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Unified newsfeed and timeline
  • Tagging for article organization
  • Bookmark articles for later
  • Mute specific words or topics
Features
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Start bringing order in your news-jungle. Ticker can help you with that. FEATURES Subscribe RSS & Atom sources Subscribe to RSS and Atom feeds in Ticker. All articles are cached locally so you can read them on the go. Use pull-to-refresh to sync all your sources at once. iCloud Sync Your data is only accessible to you, thats why Ticker uses your private iCloud to sync across your devices. Newsfeed & Timeline Access articles of all your sources in one newsfeed. Check your viewed articles in the dedicated timeline. Tags Use tags to bring order in the news-jungle. Tags identify relevant articles by keywords you can define. Articles which include a keyword are automatically assigned to that tag. You can look up relevant articles per tag or view all articles that have at least one tag assigned. Bookmarks Don't have time to read all articles when they pop up? No problem, you can bookmark articles and read them later on. A dedicated Bookmarks view keeps track of all your bookmarked articles to have it available anytime. Mute words Sometimes, topics pop up in your feed, that might not be interesting. In that case, you can mute words for a specific period of time (one day, a week, a month) or even forever.

Screenshots

tiny Reader RSS4 screens
RSS News Ticker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RSS News Ticker at every 3 weeks against tiny Reader RSS's every 4 months. RSS News Ticker also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 79%). tiny Reader RSS's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. tiny Reader RSS sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and RSS News Ticker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for tiny Reader RSS against 4.2 for RSS News Ticker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 13 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of tiny Reader RSS's written reviews are positive against 88% of RSS News Ticker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

tiny Reader RSS ships an update every 4 months, RSS News Ticker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
tiny Reader RSS versus RSS News Ticker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametertiny Reader RSSRSS News Ticker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (31 ratings)4.2 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.5% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB10 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPascal PLUCHONDaniel Hoefer

Customer experience

tiny Reader RSS

All ratings31 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral9.7%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive78.5%
Neutral8.4%
Negative13.1%

RSS News Ticker

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

tiny Reader RSS

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes on launch (older versions)
  • Share button causes crash on iOS 14
  • Dark mode broken on iOS 13.1
  • First article of every feed is cut off on iOS 11
  • App crashes when trying to save image or copy it
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  • Landscape mode toggle causes clock to disappear
  • Mark all as read function only marks a part of unread items
  • Scroll is not regular, swipe occurs instead of scroll
  • Network connection lost errors frequently
  • No content in feeds after latest update
  • Badge icon, feed icon, and preview not working
  • SSL self-signed certs throw exceptions
  • Feed in subfolder crashes reader
  • App crashes on reading headlines

Requested features

33 requests
  • Option to change font size
  • Support for self-signed SSL certificates
  • OTP login configuration
  • Hide controls in landscape mode
  • Mark all articles below as read confirmation
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  • Option to always open articles in default browser
  • Swipe to mark as read in article list
  • Add subscriptions from within the app
  • Login with basic auth before validating from /api
  • Cache recent articles for offline reading
  • Share title + URL
  • Dark mode for older iOS versions
  • Add 'mark all above as read' feature
  • Bluetooth keyboard support/shortcuts
  • Tag support
  • Refresh function in subcategories
  • Disable unread article count badge
  • Show featured images
  • Remove preview lines, show only headlines
  • Start in 'fresh articles' view
  • Offline reading capability
  • Support for both landscape directions
  • Option to read oldest entry first
  • More sharing options (copy link, send message)
  • Add attachments/embedded media display
  • Edit feeds from within the app
  • Portrait mode on iPad
  • Mark articles as read when scrolling past them
  • Save articles to Pocket
  • Badge with unread count
  • Enable/disable mark as read on scroll
  • Always stay in 'Fresh Articles' and refresh
  • Add additional forward/back buttons for in-app browser

RSS News Ticker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

tiny Reader RSS

One-time2
  • Tiny tip for tiny Reader$0.99
  • Normal tip for tiny Reader$2.99
3 purchases

RSS News Ticker

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Mid Tip$2.99
  • Big Tip$5.99

Questions

Is tiny Reader RSS free?
tiny Reader RSS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RSS News Ticker free?
RSS News Ticker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, tiny Reader RSS or RSS News Ticker?
RSS News Ticker is rated higher. tiny Reader RSS averages 4.1 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while RSS News Ticker averages 4.2 from 13 ratings.
Do tiny Reader RSS or RSS News Ticker have ads?
Neither tiny Reader RSS nor RSS News Ticker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, tiny Reader RSS or RSS News Ticker?
tiny Reader RSS ships an update every 4 months, and RSS News Ticker every 3 weeks. Most recently, tiny Reader RSS was updated on November 1, 2026 and RSS News Ticker on November 3, 2026.

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