Comparison

RSS Wear vs Aruvi RSS

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

Head to head
About

RSS Wear

Stay updated with your favorite news sources directly on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Easily search for topics, subscribe to feeds, and enjoy a clean reading experience with sharing options.

Highlights
  • Apple Watch support
  • Clean reading experience
  • Over 100 top RSS feeds
  • User-friendly search
  • Add new feeds
  • Sharing options
  • Drag to reorder feeds
Features
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RSS Wear lets you follow all your favourite news feeds on your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Just search for a topic that interests you, subscribe, and start reading – right on your iPhone and on your wrist. It's that simple. Rebuilt from the ground up for iOS 26 and watchOS 26, RSS Wear 2.0 has a fresh Liquid Glass design and a faster, cleaner reading experience. Features: - Apple Watch app – browse your feeds and read article summaries on your wrist, even when your iPhone isn't nearby - Clean reading experience – read articles in full and share them with one tap - Side-by-side Feeds, Articles and Reader on iPad - Search for feeds by keyword, or browse suggested topics like Tech, Design, Food, Travel and Photography - Read articles are marked with a checkmark, so you always know what's new - Articles follow your iPhone's text size setting - Drag to reorder your feeds - Landscape support - Your subscriptions and read history carry over from earlier versions

About

Aruvi RSS

Features
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Aruvi is a modern RSS feed reader designed for people who want to take control of what they read. In a world of algorithmic feeds and endless distractions, RSS remains the best way to follow the content you care about. Aruvi makes it simple to subscribe to your favorite blogs, news sites, and publications—all in one clean, focused app. SUBSCRIBE TO ANY FEED Add RSS feeds from any website with a single tap. Aruvi handles the rest, automatically fetching new content so you never miss a post. READ WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS A clean, minimal interface puts your content front and center. No ads, no algorithmic sorting—just the articles you chose to follow, in the order they were published. SEARCH EVERYTHING Looking for that article you read last week? Full-text search lets you find any post across all your subscribed feeds instantly. SORT YOUR WAY View your feeds newest first, oldest first, or sorted by most comments. Filter by individual feed or browse everything at once. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Sign in with just your email—no password required. Your subscriptions sync automatically, so you can pick up where you left off on any device.

Screenshots

RSS Wear4 screens
Aruvi RSS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aruvi RSS at none against RSS Wear's 1. Aruvi RSS also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. RSS Wear sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Aruvi RSS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RSS Wear ships an update every 2 months, Aruvi RSS every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RSS Wear versus Aruvi RSS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRSS WearAruvi RSS
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEspressoft TechnologiesAananta Co

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RSS Wear

One-time1
  • Unlimited RSS Feed$0.99
None

Aruvi RSS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RSS Wear free?
RSS Wear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aruvi RSS free?
Aruvi RSS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RSS Wear or Aruvi RSS have ads?
Neither RSS Wear nor Aruvi RSS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RSS Wear or Aruvi RSS?
RSS Wear ships an update every 2 months, and Aruvi RSS every 9 days. Most recently, RSS Wear was updated on October 24, 2026 and Aruvi RSS on October 21, 2026.

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