Comparison

Blur HQ vs RSSBud

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

Head to head
About

Blur HQ

Easily create custom blurred wallpapers from your photos. Select an image from your camera roll or take a new one, apply a blur effect with a single step, and save your personalized background.

Highlights
  • Create blurred wallpapers
  • Use photos from camera
  • Use photos from album
  • One-step blur effect
  • Save custom wallpapers
Features
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The simplest way, the best blurred wallpaper! Choose or Take a picture -> Blur it -> Save it! Use photo from camera or album, with one simple step, you can make beautiful wallpaper yourself!

About

RSSBud

Discover and subscribe to RSS feeds from websites and apps. This open-source tool helps you stay updated with content you love, offering automatic URL expansion and integration with popular RSS readers.

Highlights
  • Detect RSS and RSSHub feeds
  • Discover relevant RSS feeds
  • Optimized for mobile environments
  • Share sheet extension
  • Fast subscription to RSS readers
  • Edit RSSHub feed parameters
  • Automatic rule updates
Features
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Discover and subscribe to RSS feeds in a flash with RSSBud, a completely free and open-source tool! Designed to uncover and subscribe to RSS feeds from various websites and apps, this tool can become your vital partner in staying up-to-date with all the content you love. Key Features: - Detect RSS feeds in web pages. - Detect RSSHub feeds appropriate for web pages (supports all rules of RSSHub Radar). - Discover other RSS feeds relevant to web pages (powered by RSSBud Rules). - Specifically optimized for mobile environments, expanding URLs automatically and adapting to mobile sub-domains. - Share sheet extension available for quick sharing of your favorite feeds. - Fast subscription to major RSS readers including Reeder, Fiery Feeds, and Ego Reader, as well as system default RSS reader. - Fast subscription to web clients of Tiny Tiny RSS, Miniflux, Fresh RSS, Feedly, Inoreader, Feedbin, The Old Reader, and Feeds Pub. - Edit parameters for RSSHub feeds to suit your needs. - Rules are automatically kept up to date. - Support for x-callback-url — use with the Shortcuts app to open a world of possibilities. With a user-friendly interface and an array of customizable options, RSSBud strives for a fluid and gratifying user experience every time. Enjoy its entire feature list at no cost at all, while being assured of its reliability and transparency, thanks to its open-source status.

Screenshots

Blur HQ4 screens
RSSBud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RSSBud at 50% against Blur HQ's 0%. RSSBud also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). Blur HQ's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RSSBud holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RSSBud has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Blur HQ's written reviews are positive against 50% of RSSBud's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blur HQ ships an update every 6 months, RSSBud every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Blur HQ versus RSSBud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlur HQRSSBud
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.6 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings227 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer泉华 官承宇 张

Customer experience

Blur HQ

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

RSSBud

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Blur HQ

No in-app purchases

None

RSSBud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blur HQ free?
Blur HQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RSSBud free?
RSSBud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blur HQ or RSSBud?
RSSBud is rated higher. Blur HQ averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while RSSBud averages 4.6 from 27 ratings.
Do Blur HQ or RSSBud have ads?
Blur HQ shows ads; RSSBud does not.
Which is updated more often, Blur HQ or RSSBud?
Blur HQ ships an update every 6 months, and RSSBud every 6 weeks. Most recently, Blur HQ was updated on September 20, 2026 and RSSBud on September 23, 2026.

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