tiny Reader RSS vs Feedspot Reader
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. **
Feedspot Reader
Stay updated with your favorite news websites and blogs in one place. This app continuously monitors and delivers fresh content from your chosen sources, ensuring you never miss an update. It provides a fast, easy, and convenient way to access all your preferred content.
- Aggregate favorite news sites
- Monitor blogs and websites
- Deliver fresh content
- Fast and easy updates
- Convenient content access
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Feedspot offers a fast, easy, and convenient way to stay updated with your favorite news websites and blogs. It continuously monitors and delivers fresh content from the sources you choose, ensuring you never miss an update. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
tiny Reader RSS and Feedspot Reader both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 79% of tiny Reader RSS's written reviews are positive against 0% of Feedspot Reader's. tiny Reader RSS also leads on ratings volume (31 vs 4). Feedspot Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). 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 Feedspot Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 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 Feedspot Reader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: tiny Reader RSS has 31 ratings behind it against 4, 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 0% of Feedspot Reader's.
tiny Reader RSS ships an update every 4 months, Feedspot Reader every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tiny Reader RSS | Feedspot Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (31 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — 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 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pascal PLUCHON | Feedspot |
Customer experience
tiny Reader RSS
Feedspot Reader
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
Feedspot Reader
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
Feedspot Reader
- Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$79.991 Year
Questions
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