Comparison

Inoreader vs CMRSS

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

Head to head
About

Inoreader

Take control of your news consumption by building a personalized feed. Follow websites, newsletters, and social media, filter out noise, and discover content. Read, listen, and organize articles with advanced automation and customization options.

Highlights
  • Personalized newsfeed creation
  • Follow websites, newsletters, and social media
  • Content discovery and collection
  • Automation tools for filtering
  • Read or listen to articles
  • Offline reading
  • Customizable layouts and themes
Features
Read full description

Take back control of your newsfeed and filter out the noise! With Inoreader, information comes straight to you the minute it’s available. Follow your favorite websites, content creators, newsletters, and social media feeds. Discover and collect articles from across the web, share and collaborate with others. No more algorithms and editorial picks – you decide what’s important to you. Read or listen on the go, mark the essential bits and customize your view for the best experience. Use our advanced features to set up powerful automation and let Inoreader do the work! ----- “Inoreader offers a well-designed interface, good search and discovery options, and a nice set of features that are beginner-friendly and offer plenty of options for advanced users.” – WIRED “If you're feeling media burnout from overfed social feeds, Inoreader is a news tool that still sparks joy. It's a research tool, intelligence briefing portal, and social media filtration system.” – CNET “Inoreader is one of the most feature-packed free RSS readers. A great tool for power users, but it's very accessible for beginners as well.” – Zapier ----- DISCOVER AND SHARE GREAT CONTENT • Follow your favorite websites, blogs, and creators • Collect articles from across the web and save them for future reading • Subscribe to newsletters with custom emails and declutter your inbox (Pro) • Explore collections curated by our team to feature the best sources • Follow Facebook pages and Telegram channels (Pro) • Subscribe to YouTube channels and listen to podcasts • Easily distribute content across social media and messaging apps • Stay up to date with breaking news and create monitoring feeds (Pro) BECOME A MINDFUL READER • Use automation tools to create rules and filter content (Pro) • Enhance your reading experience with custom layouts and themes • Curate your own content with folders and tags • Annotate the essential bits and keep them forever • Highlight keywords to speed up your reading • Translate articles in your language without additional extensions • Load and keep the full content of articles without leaving the app • Listen to the news on the go with our text-to-speech feature • Download articles for offline reading (Pro) • Save to Evernote, OneNote, Google Drive, and Dropbox ----- Features marked (Pro) need an Inoreader Pro subscription. Inoreader Pro is available with a monthly or annual subscription. You can subscribe and pay through your Apple account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renew may be turned off after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.inoreader.com/privacy_policy For questions, issues, or general feedback, you can reach us at support@inoreader.com.

About

CMRSS

This news reader offers a streamlined way to consume content across all Apple devices. It features on-device AI for article summarization and robust organization tools, ensuring a private and efficient reading experience.

Highlights
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • On-device AI article summarization
  • Tabbed reading with built-in browser
  • Organize feeds into folders
  • Follow YouTube, Reddit, X, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook
  • Smart Folders with custom rules
  • Widgets for desktop and Home Screen
Features
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CMRSS — A native RSS reader for Mac, iPhone, and iPad CMRSS is a fast, beautifully native RSS reader that keeps up with everything you follow — and helps you read it in less time. One app, every Apple device, perfectly in sync. Everything, everywhere — automatically Your feeds, folders, and read/unread state sync seamlessly through iCloud. Set things up once and pick up exactly where you left off, whether you're on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad. Read smarter with on-device AI Get a clear one- or two-sentence summary of any article, generated privately on your device with Apple Intelligence. Skim your feeds, catch what matters, and dive in only when you want to. Nothing is sent to a server. Built for focused reading • Tabbed reading with a built-in browser — open full articles without leaving the app, and your open tabs follow you to your other devices • Unread-first workflow — jump straight to what's new, or browse everything • Organize feeds into folders that stay in sync everywhere • Tune your layout: title line count, summaries on or off Follow more than blogs • Paste a YouTube channel or a subreddit — CMRSS finds the feed for you • Follow X, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook pages, and entire websites through the optional RSS.app integration (RSS.app account required) • Import and export OPML to bring your subscriptions with you — or take them anywhere Smart Folders • Folders that fill themselves — collect articles by title, content, feed, age, or read state • Combine rules into nested any/all groups for precise filters • Unread counts and iCloud sync, just like regular folders Widgets for your desktop and Home Screen • An unread ring for a glanceable count, or latest-articles widgets in two sizes • Show everything or pick a single feed; tap to jump straight to the article Never miss what you care about • Smart background refresh on your schedule (every 5, 15, 30, or 60 minutes) • Flexible notifications: a single sync summary, one per feed, or one per article • Mark important feeds for per-article alerts • An app-icon badge that always shows your unread count Power features • Dispatch Actions — send any article to your other apps through Shortcuts, with keyboard slots ⌘1–⌘5 • Spotlight search — find your articles right from the desktop or Home Screen • Curated suggestions to get you started fast • Automatic cleanup — choose how long to keep articles to control storage Private by design Sync runs through your own iCloud account, and AI summaries are generated entirely on-device. No third-party servers. No tracking. Your reading is yours. Free to try, one purchase to own Every feature is free with up to 5 feeds. A single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited feeds — no subscription, yours forever. Download CMRSS and make your feeds feel effortless again. Note: AI article summaries require a device that supports Apple Intelligence.

Screenshots

Inoreader4 screens
CMRSS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CMRSS at 100% against Inoreader's 64%. CMRSS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). Inoreader's advantage is ratings volume (4.4K vs 1) and chart position (#155 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Inoreader sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and CMRSS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CMRSS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inoreader has 4.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Inoreader's written reviews are positive against 100% of CMRSS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inoreader ships an update fortnightly, CMRSS every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Inoreader versus CMRSS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInoreaderCMRSS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.4K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.4K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#155 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB20 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperInnologicaCharlie Monroe Software, s.r.o.

Customer experience

Inoreader

All ratings4,445 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews365 reviews
Positive64.4%
Neutral10.7%
Negative24.9%

CMRSS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Inoreader

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to mark articles as unread after 'mark all as read'
  • Inconsistent behavior when opening articles from notifications
  • Rendering issues with embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos)
  • Sync issues between mobile app and web version
  • Frequent crashes and freezes on certain devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved article sharing capabilities
  • Customizable font and layout options
  • Seamless integration with other apps
  • Enhanced search and filtering tools
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  • Automatic article download for offline reading

CMRSS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Inoreader

Subscriptions4
  • Pro plan (monthly)$8.991 Month
  • Pro plan (monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Pro plan (monthly)3 Months trial$9.991 Month
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  • Pro plan (annual)$89.991 Year
1 purchases

CMRSS

One-time1
  • CMRSS Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Inoreader free?
Inoreader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CMRSS free?
CMRSS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Inoreader or CMRSS?
CMRSS is rated higher. Inoreader averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while CMRSS averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Inoreader or CMRSS have ads?
Neither Inoreader nor CMRSS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inoreader or CMRSS?
Inoreader ships an update fortnightly, and CMRSS every 6 days. Most recently, Inoreader was updated on November 13, 2026 and CMRSS on November 13, 2026.

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