Comparison

Headlines RSS vs Next Level News

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Automatic feed categorization
  • Optimized article view
  • Direct feed fetching
  • Color-coded feeds
  • OPML import/export
Features
Currently charting
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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

About

Next Level News

Consolidate your news from various sources into a single, organized feed. This reader offers advanced customization, bulk actions, offline saving options, and seamless iCloud synchronization across devices.

Highlights
  • Organize feeds into custom categories
  • Save articles as PDF, Webarchive, or .webloc
  • Multi-selection for bulk actions
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Advanced search with bulk actions
  • Background feed updates with notifications
Features
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Gather your news in one place and organize it the way you like; Next Level News is a one of a kind news reader with modern iOS features, powerful bulk actions, undo/redo support, iCloud sync, advanced search, multi-selection support, save for offline reading, and so much more.  YOUR NEWS, YOUR WAY Customize article previews for each feed and group feeds into your own custom categories. A NEW KIND OF NEWS READER Next Level News provides advanced features you won’t find in other apps; you can apply bulk actions not just to entire feeds, but also to entire sections of content and to custom categories you create.  SAVE FOR LATER, SAVE FOREVER -Save news articles as PDF files and view them in your favorite PDF reader app or in the Files app. -Save news articles as Webarchive files and view them in Safari offline. -Save news articles and web links as Web Internet Location Files (.webloc). MULTI-SELECTION Want to act on several articles but not the entire list? Multi-selection is supported. Most news readers allow you to either act on one article at a time or the entire list. With Next Level News, select as many articles as you want. UNDO/REDO Made a mistake? Next Level News supports undo/redo (even for bulk actions). FEATURES: •Follow the news from your most trusted sources. •Group news feeds into custom categories. •Subscribe to RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds. •Customize article previews for each feed. •Apply powerful bulk actions to an entire feed, an entire custom category, and even to an entire section of content by using the context menu shown when you long press on screen. •Apply bulk actions to all articles that appear above or below a particular article. •Add articles to your Favorites or send them to the Trash. •Share articles using the iOS Share Sheet. •Save articles as PDF files. •Save articles as Webarchive files. •Save news articles and links as Web Internet Location Files (.webloc). •Print RSS articles and web pages opened within the app (printing can be initiated through the Share Sheet or by using the Command+P keyboard shortcut on an iPad with an attached keyboard). •Undo and redo is fully supported, even for bulk actions (use either a shake gesture or the standard iOS three finger tap to bring up the undo/redo menu). •Sync articles on all your iOS devices via iCloud (iCloud can be disabled in the Settings app). •Take advantage of powerful search. •Apply bulk actions to search results. •Fast select multiple articles using the standard iOS two finger drag gesture on the timeline (this allows you to apply an action only to the selected articles). •Update feeds while the app is in the background and get notifications in the Notification Center. •Import and export OPML feed lists. •Choose your preferred text size with Dynamic Type. •Supports multiple windows on iPad. •Dark Mode is fully supported. •Open the Comments page of an article directly within the app (if a Comments page is provided by the feed author). •And more! --- Next Level News Pro offers a 7 day risk free trial. Cancel anytime before the trial period ends at no cost to you. If you choose to subscribe to Next Level News payment will be charged to your iTunes account. By default your subscription automatically renews and your account is charged 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. Cancel your subscription anytime in the App Store app to disable autorenew.

Screenshots

Headlines RSS4 screens
Next Level News4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Next Level News at Free against Headlines RSS's $1.99. Next Level News also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Headlines RSS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#89 vs unranked). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Next Level News is free to download; Headlines RSS costs $1.99 up front. Next Level News sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Headlines RSS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Next Level News holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Headlines RSS ships an update every 2 months, Next Level News weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Headlines RSS versus Next Level News: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeadlines RSSNext Level News
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#89 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.7 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB52 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperonFoot ITApp Tyrant Corp

Customer experience

Headlines RSS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Next Level News

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Headlines RSS

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Next Level News

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Plan7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan$8.991 Month
  • Next Level News Yearly$64.991 Year

Questions

Is Headlines RSS free?
Headlines RSS costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Next Level News free?
Next Level News is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Headlines RSS or Next Level News?
Next Level News is rated higher. Headlines RSS averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Next Level News averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Headlines RSS or Next Level News have ads?
Neither Headlines RSS nor Next Level News shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Headlines RSS or Next Level News?
Headlines RSS ships an update every 2 months, and Next Level News weekly. Most recently, Headlines RSS was updated on November 6, 2026 and Next Level News on November 3, 2026.

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