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. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| 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
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
FLAT RSS 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
FLAT RSS Reader
No in-app purchases
Questions
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