tiny Reader RSS vs FLAT RSS 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. **
FLAT RSS Reader
This app offers a streamlined way to follow your favorite news sources. Easily manage your RSS feeds, discover new ones from website URLs, and save interesting articles for later access.
- Manage registered RSS information
- Get RSS from website URLs
- Register favorite news content
- Simple outlook
- Useful functions
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'FLAT RSS Reader' — Only what matters, beautifully. Stay focused on the articles you actually want to read, free from ads and noise. Add your favorite blogs and news sites, and catch up on everything in one place. [Features] · Latest - See the newest articles from all your feeds in one unified list. Never miss a thing. · Feeds - Easily add, remove, and reorder feeds. Browse articles by feed at a glance. · Bookmarks - Save articles to read later. Access them instantly, even offline. [Perfect for you if…] · You want a clean, simple experience without cluttered features. · You'd rather have fewer ads and unnecessary notifications. · You like reading news in a browser with a content blocker (ad blocker) enabled. · You prefer reading in Dark Mode for a gentler experience on your eyes. · You want one place to manage your personal news feed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FLAT RSS Reader at none against tiny Reader RSS's 2. FLAT RSS Reader also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1). tiny Reader RSS's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (79% vs 50%). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. tiny Reader RSS sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. FLAT RSS Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
FLAT RSS Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of tiny Reader RSS's written reviews are positive against 50% of FLAT RSS Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
tiny Reader RSS ships an update every 4 months, FLAT RSS Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 1, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tiny Reader RSS | FLAT RSS Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (31 ratings) | 4.4 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pascal PLUCHON | Nobuhide Uzawa |
Customer experience
tiny Reader RSS
FLAT RSS Reader
In-app purchases
tiny Reader RSS
- Tiny tip for tiny Reader$0.99
- Normal tip for tiny Reader$2.99
FLAT RSS Reader
No in-app purchases
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