Bilber vs R2SReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bilber
Stay informed with curated news from your chosen sources, free from clutter and ads. This app loads full articles and offers offline reading capabilities. Customize your reading experience with flexible display settings.
- Customizable news sources
- Full article content loading
- Offline reading support
- Flexible display settings
- Ad-free experience
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Follow new updates and publishing in convenient formant. Bilber - is an application that helps you to get necessary information without additional content and advertisement. The main pecularities: -You choose only those sources that you find interesting for you, -News is loading completely (only the content of the article) -Flexible settings of the print and of displaying the data -The possibility to save the publications for further reading without Internet Feedback is very important component for us to make the application as convenient and simple as it could be. All the questions and comments address to us on our email: bilber@devapprove.com and we will take them into account in next version.
R2SReader
Build a personalized news stream from your trusted sources with this lightweight RSS feed reader. It prioritizes your privacy by not requiring sign-up or unnecessary permissions, offering a simple and secure way to stay informed.
- Personalized news stream
- Trusted source aggregation
- No sign-up required
- Privacy-focused design
- Lightweight performance
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PERSONALIZED STREAM R2SReader is a lightweight RSS feed reader that helps you to build a personalized news stream from your trusted sources. SIMPLICITY No sign-up needed, you can start using it right after install. PRIVACY Privacy is our top priority. Never ask unnecessary permission and never access your information without your permission.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: R2SReader at none against Bilber's 1. R2SReader also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Bilber's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads 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. Bilber sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. R2SReader asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bilber against 5.0 for R2SReader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: R2SReader has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Bilber's written reviews are positive against 100% of R2SReader's.
Bilber ships an update every 6 weeks, R2SReader weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bilber | R2SReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Andrey Andrusenko | Howard Su |
Customer experience
Bilber
R2SReader
In-app purchases
Bilber
- UltimateFree
R2SReader
No in-app purchases
