Headlines RSS vs Offline RSS
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
Offline RSS
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Offline RSS is a barebones, simple to use offline RSS reader.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Offline RSS at Free against Headlines RSS's $1.99. Offline RSS also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Headlines RSS's advantage is chart position (#93 vs unranked). On 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
Offline RSS 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 ships an update every 2 months, Offline RSS every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Headlines RSS | Offline RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #93 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | onFoot IT | Giles Goddard |
In-app purchases
Headlines RSS
No in-app purchases
Offline RSS
No in-app purchases
