Comparison

Inoreader vs :)ssue

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
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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

:)ssue

Features
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:)ssue is an RSS reader that behaves like a newspaper instead of a feed. It turns articles from the sites you follow into a morning and evening Daily edition, built around the delivery windows you choose. A PAPER, NOT A STREAM Every edition has a front page: a lead story, supporting stories, and sections by category. On a quiet day it is short. On a busy one it is long. Either way, it ends—and you are finished reading. GROUPED BY STORY, SHAPED FOR YOU The app analyzes articles on your device. It groups reports covering the same story into a single entry, organizes articles by category, and scores and arranges them to build each edition. As you read, it learns from the articles you open and those you mark Not for Me, so future editions gradually reflect what interests you. Related coverage stays close at hand, and you can adjust how the analysis works in Settings. YOUR WAY OF READING - Reader view for clean text, or the built-in browser for the full page - Your own compatible Safari content-blocker list, loaded from a URL - YouTube videos that play in place - Article retention settings and an image cache you can inspect and clear READ IT IN YOUR LANGUAGE Set a source language for a feed and the app can translate its headlines and article text into your language. Translation uses Apple's system translation and the languages downloaded on your device, so you can follow sites you could not read before. SUBSCRIPTIONS THAT STAY YOURS Add an RSS, Atom, or JSON feed by entering its address, or paste a website URL and let the app find the feed for you. Import and export your subscriptions as OPML whenever you like. There is no account to create and no server run by us that synchronizes your reading. Your subscriptions and reading history are stored on your device. AROUND THE SYSTEM - Home Screen widgets for your latest edition - Search from Control Center, the Lock Screen, or the Action button - Subscribe to a page from Safari - Add an article to a conversation from Messages - Find articles with Spotlight, Siri, and Shortcuts - Background refresh that helps prepare each edition before you open the app MAKE IT YOURS Adjust the analysis weights, set your morning and evening delivery windows, and use diagnostics when you want to look under the hood. No ads. No subscription. No account. If you would like to support the work, you can leave a tip—a single payment that unlocks nothing.

Screenshots

Inoreader4 screens
:)ssue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Inoreader at #147 against :)ssue's unranked. Inoreader also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 :)ssue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inoreader ships an update fortnightly, :)ssue every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Inoreader versus :)ssue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInoreader:)ssue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.4K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#147 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB63 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperInnologicaWatanabe Toshinori

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

:)ssue

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

:)ssue

One-time1
  • Tip$0.99

Questions

Is Inoreader free?
Inoreader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is :)ssue free?
:)ssue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Inoreader or :)ssue have ads?
Neither Inoreader nor :)ssue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inoreader or :)ssue?
Inoreader ships an update fortnightly, and :)ssue every 8 days. Most recently, Inoreader was updated on November 11, 2026 and :)ssue on November 7, 2026.

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