tiny Reader RSS vs Cupfeed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Lightweight RSS reader
- Unofficial TTRSS client
- Requires TTRSS server
- API integration
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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. **
Cupfeed
Aggregate content from websites, YouTube channels, Reddit, and RSS feeds into a single, customizable reading experience. Offers AI summaries, audio playback, and various display modes. Premium features include unlimited feeds and offline reading.
- Centralized content aggregation
- RSS, YouTube, and Reddit feed subscription
- AI-powered article summarization
- Audio playback for articles
- Customizable display modes
- Offline reading (Premium)
- Unlimited feeds (Premium)
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Cupfeed is your personal magazine! Centralize all your favorite information sources in a single app: websites, YouTube channels, Reddit, RSS feeds and much more. Available on Mac, iPhone and iPad Feed Management - Subscribe to your favorite RSS feeds (blogs, news, YouTube, Reddit) - Add feeds via URL or built-in search - Import/export your feeds in OPML format - Organize your feeds into folders - Delete, reorder or rename your feeds and folders Filtering and Search - Filter your articles by status (read/unread) - Create custom filters to include or exclude specific articles - Search across all your articles and lists Optimized Reading & AI - Generate a summary using AI (on Apple Intelligence-compatible devices) - Listen to your articles with the advanced audio player - Automatic image retrieval - Easily share your favorite articles Display Customization - Choose between 4 display modes: List, Wide List, Grid or Magazine - Adjust the number of text lines and visual size - Personalize your experience with Dark and Light themes - Configure display individually for each feed or folder Premium Features - Unlimited feeds - Favorites: save your best articles - Full article access: automatic download of complete content - Offline mode: read your articles without an internet connection Privacy Policy: https://cupfeed.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://cupfeed.app/terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cupfeed at weekly against tiny Reader RSS's every 4 months. tiny Reader RSS's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 50%) and ratings volume (31 vs 6). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. tiny Reader RSS sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Cupfeed sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for tiny Reader RSS against 4.0 for Cupfeed. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: tiny Reader RSS has 31 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of tiny Reader RSS's written reviews are positive against 50% of Cupfeed's.
tiny Reader RSS ships an update every 4 months, Cupfeed weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tiny Reader RSS | Cupfeed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (31 ratings) — better | 4.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Pascal PLUCHON | Cedric Schoenecker |
Customer experience
tiny Reader RSS
Cupfeed
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
Cupfeed
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
tiny Reader RSS
- Tiny tip for tiny Reader$0.99
- Normal tip for tiny Reader$2.99
Cupfeed
- Cupfeed Pro$1.991 Month
- Cupfeed Pro7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$24.99
