Headlines RSS vs TimesLIVE
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
TimesLIVE
Access breaking news, in-depth analysis, and diverse opinions. Enjoy a wide range of entertainment including movies, series, podcasts, and games. Discover local, regional, and global content.
- Breaking news updates
- In-depth analysis and opinion
- Movie and series streaming
- Podcast library
- Interactive games
- Local and global content
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TimesLIVE is a news and entertainment platform. We provide breaking news, analysis, and opinion as well as movies, series, podcasts, and games. We are passionate about enabling people to enjoy local, regional, and global entertainment content. Come for the news, stay for the entertainment
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Headlines RSS at 100% against TimesLIVE's 5%. Headlines RSS also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.3) and ads (none vs shown). TimesLIVE's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
TimesLIVE 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 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TimesLIVE has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Headlines RSS's written reviews are positive against 5% of TimesLIVE's.
Headlines RSS ships an update every 2 months, TimesLIVE every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Headlines RSS | TimesLIVE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.3 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 5.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #93 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | onFoot IT | BDFM Publishers |
Customer experience
Headlines RSS
TimesLIVE
In-app purchases
Headlines RSS
No in-app purchases
TimesLIVE
No in-app purchases
