Comparison

Simple RSS Push+ · Feed Reader vs Simple Backup Contacts Pro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Simple RSS Push+ · Feed Reader

Stay informed with real-time news and updates delivered directly to your device. Customize notifications for your favorite sources and organize content with folders and bookmarks. Enjoy a clean reading experience with customizable themes and an integrated ad-blocking browser.

Highlights
  • Push notifications for new articles
  • Customizable home and lock screen widgets
  • Discover curated feeds across 20 categories
  • Two-column layout for wide screens
  • Multiple beautiful themes
  • Feed organization with folders and bookmarks
  • Built-in ad-blocking browser
Features
Currently charting
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Simple RSS Push+ Your feeds, delivered. Stop refreshing. Start reading. Simple RSS+ brings your favorite websites directly to you with push notifications. Never miss breaking news, blog posts, or updates again. Why Simple RSS Push+? Widgets Put your headlines on the Home Screen and Lock Screen. Choose Headlines for a list, or Spotlight for one story shown large with its image. Pick which feeds, folders, bookmarks or saved searches each widget draws from, set its background color and text size, and choose how often it rotates through your articles. Tap any headline to open that article. Widgets are a one-time in-app purchase. Push Notifications Get alerted about new articles. Customize alerts per feed - choose which sources notify you and which stay quiet. Tap a notification to open the article it is about. Discover Not sure where to start? Discover is a hand-picked catalog of feeds in twenty categories - News, Technology, Science, Design, Gaming, Retro Computers and more. Tap as many as you like and add them in one go. The catalog is published in 19 languages, and each one is its own set of feeds rather than a translation of the same list, so you can switch to the Japanese, German, Korean or Brazilian catalog and find what people there actually read. Two Columns on a Wide Screen Open an iPhone Duo, or turn an iPhone Air on its side, and the article opens beside its list - tap a headline on the left, read on the right, and tap another to swap it in place. Your feeds, your bookmarks and your saved searches all work this way, and one button sends the article full screen when you want the whole page. Settings and Find Articles use both columns too. Beautiful Themes Three themes to read in: Aqua, Classic, and Terminal in green, amber or chrome. Aqua and Classic follow your system's light and dark setting, or stay on the one you prefer. The app icon changes to match your theme, or keeps the default if you would rather it did not. Stay Organized Group feeds into folders. Save articles to bookmarks. Create bookmark folders for your research, recipes, or reading list - whatever you need. Ignore Filters Tired of a topic? Hide or delete articles by a word in the title or author, feed by feed, with case-sensitive and whole-word matching. A review screen shows you exactly what is being hidden before anything is deleted. Import and Export Take your subscriptions with you as OPML - custom feed names, folders, saved searches and your own ordering all come across. Smart Search Search across all your feeds or just specific ones. Save searches to instantly find new matching articles every time you open them. Share Anywhere Share articles or open them in your preferred browser - all without leaving the app. Built-in Browser Read full articles in-app, with ad blocking that clears banners, pop-ups and the video players that follow you down the page. One tap to open externally when you need it. Read Faster Mark all as read with one tap. Auto-hide read articles. Touch and hold any feed or folder for quick actions. Spend less time managing, more time reading. Languages: English, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese RSS is not dead - it is the best way to take control of your news. No algorithms. No ads. Just the content you chose, delivered when it is published.

About

Simple Backup Contacts Pro

Easily back up and restore all your contacts with a single touch. Send backups as .vcf files via email and restore them by simply opening the attachment. Transfer contacts between devices without needing a computer or synchronization.

Highlights
  • Offline backup
  • Single-touch backup
  • Email backup files (.vcf)
  • Easy restore from email
  • Transfer contacts between iOS devices
  • VCF format support
Features
Currently charting
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“Simple Backup Contacts” is the easiest way to backup and restore your contacts all from your phone without needing a computer or synchronization.  
 You can backup all your contacts with a single touch and send yourself as a .vcf attachment via email.  
 All contacts can then easily be restored any time by simply opening .vcf file in your mailbox.  
 
 Key Features:  
 * Offline Backup. No need to sync to any server. Just email the backup file to yourself.  * Easy restore. No need to use any app to restore backup file. Just tap on the *.vcf backup file in the iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad mail client.  * Easily transfer contacts between iOS Devices using just email client.  * Backup Contacts as VCF (VCard

Screenshots

Simple RSS Push+ · Feed Reader4 screens
Simple Backup Contacts Pro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Simple Backup Contacts Pro at $0.99 against Simple RSS Push+ · Feed Reader's $9.99. Simple Backup Contacts Pro also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Simple RSS Push+ · Feed Reader's advantage is review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 37 months). On ads, monetization model, chart position 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Simple RSS Push+ · Feed Reader costs $9.99 and Simple Backup Contacts Pro $0.99 up front. Simple RSS Push+ · Feed Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Backup Contacts Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple RSS Push+ · Feed Reader ships an update every 4 days, Simple Backup Contacts Pro every 37 months. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Simple RSS Push+ · Feed Reader versus Simple Backup Contacts Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple RSS Push+ · Feed ReaderSimple Backup Contacts Pro
Price$9.99$0.99 — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 37 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#38 — better#61
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAlexandre FabriGiacomo Guglielmi

Customer experience

Simple RSS Push+ · Feed Reader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive36.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative61.1%

Simple Backup Contacts Pro

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple RSS Push+ · Feed Reader

One-time1
  • Widget Access$2.99
None

Simple Backup Contacts Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple RSS Push+ · Feed Reader free?
Simple RSS Push+ · Feed Reader costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Simple Backup Contacts Pro free?
Simple Backup Contacts Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple RSS Push+ · Feed Reader or Simple Backup Contacts Pro have ads?
Neither Simple RSS Push+ · Feed Reader nor Simple Backup Contacts Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple RSS Push+ · Feed Reader or Simple Backup Contacts Pro?
Simple RSS Push+ · Feed Reader ships an update every 4 days, and Simple Backup Contacts Pro every 37 months. Most recently, Simple RSS Push+ · Feed Reader was updated on November 11, 2026 and Simple Backup Contacts Pro on November 11, 2026.
Which is more popular, Simple RSS Push+ · Feed Reader or Simple Backup Contacts Pro?
Simple RSS Push+ · Feed Reader currently peaks at #38 in the App Store charts, and Simple Backup Contacts Pro at #61. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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