FLAT RSS Reader vs Weave
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.
Weave
A calm, non-algorithmic news reader that lets you curate your own feed from trusted publishers and RSS feeds. Organize news by topic, save articles for later, and enjoy a distraction-free reading experience.
- Curated news feed from chosen sources
- Import custom RSS feeds
- Topic tracking with 'Beats'
- Organize sources into folders
- Save articles for offline reading
- Distraction-free reader
- Light and dark mode
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Weave is a calm, non-algorithmic news reader built around the Sources you choose. Follow trusted publishers, import RSS feeds, and build Your Feed without a recommendation engine deciding what deserves your attention. Create Beats to track topics across Weave’s built-in Sources, organize Sources into Folders, save articles for later, and read in a clean, distraction-free reader. With Weave you can: • Follow built-in Sources or import your own RSS feeds • Build Your Feed from the Sources you choose • Create unlimited Beats and Folders • Track topics across Weave’s built-in Sources with Beats • Search, sort, filter, and organize your news • Save unlimited articles • Keep offline copies of Saved articles on this iPhone • Sync Sources, Folders, Beats, Saved state, read state, and core settings when signed in • Read articles in a clean, focused reader • Use light or dark mode Weave Free includes up to 150 Sources, unlimited Beats, unlimited Folders, unlimited Saved articles, core sync, and a 7-day searchable archive. Weave Pro removes ads, raises the Source limit to 2,000, and expands searchable archive access to 30 days. No social feed. No engagement ranking. Just the news you choose, organized your way. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Weave at 100% against FLAT RSS Reader's 50%. Weave also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). FLAT RSS Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price and ads 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. Weave sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. FLAT RSS Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Weave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of FLAT RSS Reader's written reviews are positive against 100% of Weave's.
FLAT RSS Reader ships an update every 2 months, Weave every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FLAT RSS Reader | Weave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nobuhide Uzawa | Sunrise Web Studios LLC |
Customer experience
FLAT RSS Reader
Weave
In-app purchases
FLAT RSS Reader
No in-app purchases
Weave
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly$24.991 Year
- Lifetime$49.99
