Feed Cracker vs Flit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Feed Cracker
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# Feed Cracker Crack Open the News. Your Sources. Your Rules. Tired of news apps deciding what you should read? Feed Cracker puts you back in control. Just paste a news website URL, and Feed Cracker does the rest — automatically discovering its news feed and turning it into a clean, easy-to-follow stream of articles. No complicated setup. No hunting for RSS links. No algorithms deciding what's important. Just the news you choose. ## Crack Your Feed Found a news website or independent publication you want to follow? Simply paste its URL into Feed Cracker. Feed Cracker attempts to discover the site's available news feed automatically, so you don't have to search for RSS or Atom feeds yourself. Most news websites with discoverable feeds can be added in seconds. Build your own personalized collection of news sources without relying on a news aggregator to choose them for you. ## No RSS? No Problem. Forget about hunting for RSS links or figuring out how to subscribe to feeds. With Feed Cracker, all you need is a website URL. Simply paste the address of your favorite news site, blog, or independent publication, and Feed Cracker attempts to discover its feed automatically. No RSS knowledge required. No complicated setup. No special feed URLs to track down. Most news websites with discoverable feeds can be added in seconds. Just paste the URL. Feed Cracker cracks the feed. You read the news. ## What Feed Cracker Does * Crack News URLs: Paste a news website URL and let Feed Cracker discover its feed. * Your Sources, Your Choice: Follow the news websites, blogs, and independent publishers you trust. * Chronological News: Read articles in the order they're published. No mysterious ranking algorithms. * Clean Reading: Enjoy articles in a simple, distraction-free reading experience. * Stay Updated: Optionally receive notifications when your sources publish new content. * One Place for Everything: Bring all your favorite news sources together in a single, easy-to-use app. ## Your News. Your Privacy. Your reading habits are your business. Feed Cracker keeps things simple and respects your privacy. * No sign-up or account required. * No personal profile to create. * No need to provide your name or email address. * Your news sources aren't tied to a Feed Cracker account. Just open the app, add your favorite sources, and start reading. No account. No hassle. Just your news. ## Perfect For * Following your favorite news websites. * Discovering independent journalism. * Keeping up with blogs and niche publications. * Following multiple news sources in one place. * Escaping algorithm-driven news feeds. ## Simple by Design News shouldn't be complicated. Paste a URL. Crack the feed. Start reading. No complicated subscriptions to configure. No endless menus. No distractions. Just your favorite sources, their latest articles, and you. Feed Cracker — Crack Open the News. Leave the Algorithms Behind.
Flit
This app offers a calm and focused way to consume content from your favorite websites. New articles appear as cards, allowing you to swipe to save, dismiss, or read them immediately. It utilizes RSS feeds, ensuring you see only the sources you choose, with no algorithmic interference.
- Card-based article feed
- Swipe to save or dismiss
- RSS feed integration
- Clean in-app reader
- Article summaries
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
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Flit is a calm way to keep up with the sites you love. New articles arrive as a small deck of cards, and you go through them one at a time. Swipe right to keep one for later, swipe left to let it go, or tap to read it right away. Changed your mind? Undo is always one tap away. When the deck is empty, you're caught up. There's no algorithm deciding what you see. Flit works with RSS, the open format behind most blogs, news sites and magazines, so you follow exactly the sources you choose. FIND YOUR SOURCES Search for a site by name or topic, paste any web address, or bring all your subscriptions from another reader with an OPML file. You can export them again whenever you like. READ WITHOUT THE CLUTTER Articles open in a clean reader with the text size you prefer. Everything you saved waits in your Library, sorted into Unread, Later and Read, and you can search all of it. WIDGETS Keep the latest headlines or your Read Later list on the Home Screen and Lock Screen, in every size, including the new tall widget. QUICK SUMMARIES On supported devices, Flit can give you a short summary of an article, generated on the device. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your subscriptions and reading stay on your iPhone, and Flit doesn't collect any data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Flit at none against Feed Cracker's shown. Flit also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). Feed Cracker's advantage is iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Feed Cracker ships an update every 4 months, Flit daily. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Feed Cracker | Flit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ilya Neporent | Edoardo Galati |
In-app purchases
Feed Cracker
No in-app purchases
Flit
No in-app purchases









