Comparison

Headlines RSS vs YourPods

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

YourPods

This app offers a private and secure podcast listening experience with native playback across Apple devices. It features advanced audio controls, smart queueing, and robust data privacy, including self-hosting options.

Highlights
  • Trim Silence audio feature
  • Smart 'Up Next' queue automation
  • Per-podcast customization
  • Native Apple Watch support
  • Siri and CarPlay integration
  • gPodder and self-hosting sync
Features
Currently charting
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YourPods delivers a smooth and secure podcast experience across all your devices—even your vehicle. Native playback on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple CarPlay. No ads. No tracking. Ever. We believe your listening habits belong to you, which is why we give you total control over your data. Listen using a secure, local-only account to keep your library lightning-fast and 100% private right on your device. For self-hosters and privacy purists, YourPods offers seamless, native integration with gPodder-compatible servers (like Nextcloud gPodder Sync, NextPod, and RePod). Sync your entire library across devices on your own terms—without ever relying on Big Tech corporate clouds. Now in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Dutch. PRIVACY YOU CAN SEE P3 — Privacy Preserving Playback strips tracking redirects from episode URLs before your device ever connects. SYNC YOUR WAY Choose how your data travels — or keep it local: - Vault Mode: Everything stays on your device. No account or server required. - Nextcloud / Self-Hosted: Bring your own gPodder-compatible server for full control. - gpodder.net: Free public sync with no server setup required. - YourPods Cloud: a free account syncs subscriptions and listening positions across your devices. YourPods Pro adds the web player, queue sync, stats, and notes sync — optional, never needed to use the app you bought. POWERFUL PLAYBACK - Per-podcast Listening Profiles: playback speed, skip intro, skip outro, auto-download, and AutoPilot queue management - Chapters read straight from the audio file, with chapter artwork — plus auto-extraction from show notes - Transcripts (SRT, VTT, JSON, Markdown, RTF, plain text), with search - Notes: annotate an episode while you listen, then export to Markdown, Obsidian, or Nextcloud - Trim silence, and a sleep timer with DriftOff Mode - Download episodes for offline listening - Smart episode notifications with per-podcast controls - Hide episodes to declutter without marking them played NATIVE APPLE ECOSYSTEM • One purchase: buy it once, use it on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. • Apple Watch Freedom: a full player on your wrist — download episodes for fast, offline, phone-free workouts. • Siri & Shortcuts: a complete actions catalog for hands-free listening and your own automations. • CarPlay: a beautifully integrated CarPlay UI. • Home Screen widget, Dynamic Island, and Lock Screen: feels like an app Apple designed themselves. TECHNICAL YourPods is open source. No advertising identifiers. No third-party analytics. The Privacy Manifest declares exactly what data is collected — and in Vault Mode, the answer is nothing. View the full data transparency screen in Settings. • Private Feeds: securely add password-protected premium RSS feeds (like Patreon). Stored locally with their credentials, never sync'd to any server. • Sync Backend: optimized for the gPodder Sync Nextcloud app (apps.nextcloud.com/apps/gpoddersync). Standard gPodder services may work, but are untested. • Protocol: implements the Open Podcast Sync protocol for subscriptions (SubscriptionDelta) and actions (EpisodeAction). • Architecture: written natively in Swift and SwiftUI. Playback runs on AVQueuePlayer with gapless auto-advance and automatic stream recovery. • Podcast 2.0: many features supported today, and we keep expanding. HUGE thank you to our TestFlight testers!! Get help or request features: https://asc.is/support/ Privacy Policy: https://yourpods.app/privacy

Screenshots

Headlines RSS4 screens
YourPods4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Headlines RSS at 100% against YourPods's 56%. Headlines RSS also leads on price ($1.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). YourPods's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Headlines RSS costs $1.99 and YourPods $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

YourPods holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Headlines RSS's written reviews are positive against 56% of YourPods's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Headlines RSS ships an update every 2 months, YourPods every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Headlines RSS versus YourPods: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeadlines RSSYourPods
Price$1.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#89#9 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB26 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperonFoot ITA Secret Company, LLC

Customer experience

Headlines RSS

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

YourPods

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

None

Headlines RSS

No in-app purchases

None

YourPods

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Headlines RSS free?
Headlines RSS costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is YourPods free?
YourPods costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Headlines RSS or YourPods?
YourPods is rated higher. Headlines RSS averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while YourPods averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Headlines RSS or YourPods have ads?
Neither Headlines RSS nor YourPods shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Headlines RSS or YourPods?
Headlines RSS ships an update every 2 months, and YourPods every 10 days. Most recently, Headlines RSS was updated on November 6, 2026 and YourPods on November 5, 2026.
Which is more popular, Headlines RSS or YourPods?
Headlines RSS currently peaks at #89 in the App Store charts, and YourPods at #9. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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