FLAT RSS Reader vs GNews RSS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
GNews RSS
A free and ad-free news reader that aggregates content from public RSS feeds. It allows users to stay updated with their favorite sources without any interruptions or costs.
- RSS feed aggregation
- Ad-free experience
- Completely free
- Supports public RSS feeds
- News reader functionality
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GNews RSS is a news reader based to the public and free RSS feeds v2.0. This app is totally free and without ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GNews RSS at 100% against FLAT RSS Reader's 50%. GNews RSS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and ads (none vs shown). FLAT RSS Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GNews RSS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FLAT RSS Reader has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of FLAT RSS Reader's written reviews are positive against 100% of GNews RSS's.
FLAT RSS Reader ships an update every 2 months, GNews RSS every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FLAT RSS Reader | GNews RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nobuhide Uzawa | Alessandro Ornano |
Customer experience
FLAT RSS Reader
GNews RSS
In-app purchases
FLAT RSS Reader
No in-app purchases
GNews RSS
No in-app purchases
