Headlines RSS vs RSSReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Headlines RSS
Stay updated with your favorite news sources through this reader. It automatically categorizes feeds and offers a clean article view optimized for full content. Easily manage your subscriptions with import/export options.
- Automatic feed categorization
- Optimized article view
- Direct feed fetching
- Color-coded feeds
- OPML import/export
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A morning cup of latest news from your favorite feeds, categorized automatically as Trickle, Stream and Link blogs, so you can easily choose what you want to spend your reading time for. - Nice article view, optimized for feeds with full-size content. - Does not rely on any feed aggregation services, fetches feeds directly from content providers. - Each feed has a color associated with it - makes quick skimming through the lists of articles easier. - Simple to use interface. - Can import and export subscriptions using OPML files. - Plays podcasts and other audio content in the feeds
RSSReader
Curate your personal news stream by adding any RSS feeds you desire. Stay informed with a customized list of updates tailored to your interests.
- Customizable RSS feed list
- Add any feed
- Stay informed
- Personalized updates
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Create your own customized RSS feed list to keep yourself updated. Add any feeds you want anytime, and keep informed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: RSSReader at Free against Headlines RSS's $1.99. RSSReader also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). Headlines RSS's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 57%) and rating (4.0 vs 1.0). On update cadence, ads, 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
RSSReader is free to download; Headlines RSS costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Headlines RSS holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Headlines RSS's written reviews are positive against 57% of RSSReader's.
Headlines RSS ships an update every 2 months, RSSReader every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Headlines RSS | RSSReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #87 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | onFoot IT | KChiang |
Customer experience
Headlines RSS
RSSReader
In-app purchases
Headlines RSS
No in-app purchases
RSSReader
No in-app purchases
