Anews.com vs LifeLines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Anews.com
This app aggregates news and blogs from any RSS feed, allowing users to customize their news feed with preferred topics and sources. It offers real-time updates, push notifications, and the ability to save articles and comment on them.
- Personalize news feed with custom categories and sources
- Real-time news synchronization
- Push notifications for important stories
- Built-in RSS feed search
- Save favorite news articles
- Comment on news materials
- Multiple viewing modes for articles
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Fast and easy way of reading NEWS from websites, online newspapers, magazines, blogs and social networks on your mobile iOS devices. News aggregator Anews lets you add as many publishers as you like (literally any RSS feed: publications, magazines, media channels, blogs, pages, broadcasts) and view them all in a single app. Now available in the United States of America! USA news and World news in one place. Recent publications and latest stories, independent media and objective analysis, thematic headings, sections and feeds. Anews is all about politics and economics, business and finance, events and digests, reports and analytics, photo and video galleries. Science and culture, art and recipes. Entertainment, recreation and tourism. Computers and devices, games and technology, innovations and inventions. Sports: Olympics, soccer, American football, rugby, polo, golf and many more. Weather forеcast, currency, prices and stocks. Showbiz and fashion, celebrity photos. Tabloids and photos of media stars. Jobs, real estate and many more... Stay up to date with what's happening around you! You won't need any more to open lots of apps, websites, blogs and social media one by one! Just choose topics you are interested in and your favorite publishers, and enjoy them all in our 100% FREE news combiner Anews! List of Useful Features in Anews: 1) The main feature of our app is the ability to edit and personalize the news feed by adding and removing categories and sources. You can connect any global or regional media (New York news, LA, Washington etc.) ; 2) Real-time sync (synchronization). Every hour and every minute you'll get the freshest news; 3) Push-notifications will inform you about the most recent and important stories, and built-in search engine will help you find and connect RSS feeds even if they are not on our list; 4) News don't have to be all about politics! Choose topics you like - thematic or regional media, blogs, communities - just any RSS channels; 5) In Anews app you can save your favorite news and return to them later; 6) In our app you can comment on any material. Yet, if you are not a fan of comments you can simply disable comments from settings menu; 7) Various modes for viewing pages - reading mode, website mode etc. Anews is available not only on your phone or tablet, but also on the web. Visit our site and read your favorite customized newsfeed on www.anews.com Contact our Five Star support and feel free to leave your comments about Anews: feedback@anews.com Millions of users read us daily - JOIN THEM NOW!
LifeLines
Access a vast array of news from leading global and local media outlets. Understand the context and future implications of events with aggregated articles and analytical resources. Stay informed on topics ranging from politics and economics to science and culture.
- Aggregates news from over 5000 sources
- Covers local and global events
- Provides context and future development insights
- Categorized news topics
- Personalized content based on themes and geography
- Reads news in Russian
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Новости, освещающие события — от локальных до глобальных. Мир вокруг нас в описании ведущих СМИ. Вы не просто получаете последние важные новости — вы понимаете, почему произошли те или иные события и как они будут дальше развиваться во времени. LifeLines — приложение, агрегирующее онлайн-материалы всех главных СМИ. Мы собираем новости и статьи, которые выходят на русском, представляем удобный рубрикатор и функции чтения. С помощью LifeLines можно читать новости дня на русском — это позволит вам быть в курсе последний событий. Приложение автоматически ищет информацию по выбранным вами тематикам, географии и времени. Приложение собирает актуальные новости, статьи с аналитических, исторических и энциклопедических ресурсов и тем самым показывает развитие событий во времени. Кроме того, вы можете читать новости всего мира, вашей страны (например, Украины, Казахстана, Израиля, Европы) или города. Все темы в нашем приложении: Авто/Мото Игры и КиберСпорт Коммунальное хозяйство Коронавирус Мода и Красота Психология и личное Работа, карьера, учеба Политика Экономика и бизнес Военные действия Семья и дети Происшествия и катастрофы Здоровье и медицина Новости спорта Стиль жизни Наука и технологии Праздники Искусство и культура Природа и погода Путешествия и география Скачайте приложение и держите руку на пульсе событий! Все новости дня онлайн. Хотите узнавать первыми о том, какая погода, какой счет футбола или что происходит на соседней улице? Наше приложение соберет все новостные поводы — вам останется только читать их. Читайте последние новости на русском, просто сохраняйте себе на устройство и узнавайте новое! Мы постоянно увеличиваем количество источников информации о событиях. В одном приложении собрано более 5000 источников, рассказывающих новости мира, разных стран (России, Украины, Казахстана, Израиля), футбола, спорта, погоды, технологий, искусства. Новостные и тематические источники LifeLines: — ТАСС (последние новости, новости спорта и футбола) — Дзен — Яндекс.Новости (главные новости и новости дня) — Новости Mail.ru — Смотрим (Наши новости) — Sportbox.ru (NHL,NBA) — Рамблер.Новости (срочные и важные события) — ВЕСТИ недели — РБК новости — Euronews (news, европейские новости) — РИА новости (новости мира) — RG (Российская газета) — МК (Московский комсомолец) — КП (Комсомольская правда) — РУ новости — Известия — Телегам новости — Газета.Ru — Автовзгляд — НТВ новости — Ведомости (свежие новости) — АиФ — Лента ру — RT на русском (РТ новости) — Газета ру — Life.ru — Россия 24 — Sports ru (Спорт.Новости футбола, НХЛ, НБА) — Коммерсантъ
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Anews.com at none against LifeLines's shown. Anews.com also leads on review sentiment (66% vs 33%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). On price, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Anews.com holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anews.com has 301 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Anews.com's written reviews are positive against 33% of LifeLines's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Anews.com | LifeLines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (301 ratings) — better | 4.1 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 301 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Anews Inc. | MOI PUT, OOO |
Customer experience
Anews.com
LifeLines
Bugs and requests
Anews.com
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes on startup or during setup
- App hangs in updating mode before launching
- Crashes and freezes while reading articles
- Continuous reloading of articles
- Feeds stop loading completely
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- Added feeds don't persist after closing app
- RSS feeds display duplicate articles
- MacWorld and other RSS feeds missing thumbnail images
- Some feeds not showing up correctly with old data
- App becomes unstable after December 2016 update
- Russian ads and links appearing for non-Russian users
Requested features
10 requests- Account management - ability to change email and delete profile
- Ability to organize custom RSS feeds into custom folders
- Smaller text and thumbnails to display more articles per row
- Reduce row height to see more content at once
- Add more tech news sources and publications
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- Full website view option without scrolling
- Safari browser integration for article reading
- Quick refresh button for all feeds
- Category toggle/disable option
- Display feed names instead of category names
LifeLines
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Anews.com
No in-app purchases
LifeLines
No in-app purchases
