Comparison

Funnel vs Fiery Feeds

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

Head to head
About

Funnel

Access hourly news podcasts from a wide range of reputable sources. Stay informed about global events with curated content, easily accessible from anywhere. Features Siri integration for hands-free listening.

Highlights
  • Hourly news podcasts
  • Multiple news sources
  • Siri integration
  • Customizable news phrases
  • Listen anywhere
Features
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Previously featured by Apple, Time Magazine, Product Hunt and many more. "It’s like having a single radio station with a huge variety of content to keep you constantly in the know." - Time Magazine Hourly news podcasts from outlets like BBC, ABC, NPR, WSJ, CBC, VOA, Fox 5 etc. Funnel gives you a clear account of what's going on in the world from a multitude of sources. Just pick your favorite and listen from anywhere. With Siri integration, you can set up a custom phrase and listen to any of your news lighting quick. Legal _____________ Funnel provides you with access to publicly available podcasts. Funnel and G2 LLC are not endorsed by, affiliated with, or claim ownership of any news organizations or the content they provide displayed in the app. All rights are reserved by their respective owners.

About

Fiery Feeds

A highly customizable news reader for power users that aggregates RSS subscriptions and saved articles across devices. It offers advanced filtering, text extraction, and personalization options for a tailored reading experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable layouts, fonts, and colors
  • Smart Views for filtering articles
  • Full-text article extraction
  • Share extension for saving links
  • Home widgets for quick access
  • Article summarization and translation
Features
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Make room for the reading you care about. Fiery Feeds brings your RSS subscriptions and saved articles together on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with layouts, fonts and colors you control. Sync with your preferred service, use iCloud, or keep a local account. Fiery Feeds Pro adds Hot Links, Smart Views and full-text extraction to help you find what matters and read offline. - Smart Views - Hot Links - Find pages frequently linked in your articles. Low and High Frequency - Separate quiet and busy feeds. Long and Short Articles - Filter by article length. Must Read - Keep important feeds together. Recents - See today's articles. - Text Extraction - Read available full article text, including offline. Choose feed text, extracted text or the original website for each feed. - Share Extension - Save links to read later and subscribe to feeds from Safari and other compatible apps. - Customizable - Choose fonts, text sizes, colors and layouts. Create color themes with the included editor or browse the theme directory. - Smart Searches - Save searches by content, title, publication date, posting frequency and more. - Home Widgets - See articles, Hot Links and unread counts. Mark articles read or starred from supported widgets. - Article Summaries and Translations - Summarize and translate articles. Availability varies by device, OS, language and provider; external AI services require your own API key. - Keyboard Shortcuts and VoiceOver - Navigate with keyboard shortcuts and VoiceOver support. - Custom URL Sharing - Create URL actions and email templates for sharing articles. - Feed Management - Subscribe, organize feeds and folders, and work with multiple accounts. - Even more - Horizontal article swiping - Move between articles with a swipe. Flexible read marking - Mark read on scroll, by age, or above or below an article. Three Pane View - More room for reading on iPad and Mac. - Supported Feed Accounts - Feedly, Feedbin, Inoreader, NewsBlur, FreshRSS, Miniflux, Feeder, Gobbler, FeedHQ, BazQux, The Old Reader, Tiny Tiny RSS, Nextcloud News, Fever, iCloud and local accounts. - Supported Read Later Accounts - Instapaper, Raindrop.io, Karakeep, Wallabag, Pinboard, Paper Press, iCloud and local accounts. Features vary by account and service. - Fiery Feeds Pro - Pro includes text extraction, Smart Views, article summaries and translations, multiple accounts, saved searches, advanced widgets, feed management, custom themes and sharing actions. One subscription covers iOS and macOS.

Screenshots

Funnel3 screens
Fiery Feeds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fiery Feeds at weekly against Funnel's every 5 weeks. Fiery Feeds also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 52%). Funnel's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Funnel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Fiery Feeds sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Funnel against 4.5 for Fiery Feeds. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 470 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Funnel's written reviews are positive against 72% of Fiery Feeds's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Funnel ships an update every 5 weeks, Fiery Feeds weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Funnel versus Fiery Feeds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFunnelFiery Feeds
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better4.5 (470 ratings)
Positive reviews51.8% of reviews71.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better470
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB339 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperG2 LLCLukas Burgstaller

Customer experience

Funnel

All ratings1,288 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive51.8%
Neutral13.2%
Negative35.1%

Fiery Feeds

All ratings470 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews288 reviews
Positive71.9%
Neutral9.7%
Negative18.4%

User reviews

Funnel

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Simple and efficient
  • 🔊 Great for catching up on news
  • 🕰️ Convenient hourly updates
  • 🗣️ Variety of news sources

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🔌 Issues with background playback
  • 🔊 Volume discrepancies between sources
  • 🔍 Limited customization options

Fiery Feeds

From 470 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Highly customizable
  • 🚀 Smooth and fast performance
  • 💡 Excellent feature set
  • 👍 Responsive developer support
  • 👍 Great integration with various services

Room to improve

  • 💰 Subscription model concerns
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and syncing issues
  • 🔋 High CPU usage and battery drain
  • 👎 Complicated settings for some users

Bugs and requests

Funnel

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • BBC news not working
  • App crashing when screen goes to sleep
  • Auto-play feature not functioning properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more news sources, especially international and local
  • Implement skip forward/backward functionality
  • Provide an iPad-optimized version
  • Allow users to reorder news sources
  • Integrate with CarPlay and other platforms

Fiery Feeds

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent article rendering
  • Issues with OPML file import
  • Syncing problems with certain services

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved search functionality
  • Better handling of read/unread articles
  • Apple Watch support

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Funnel

One-time1
  • Pro Settings$1.99
8 purchases

Fiery Feeds

Subscriptions6
  • Fiery Feeds Pro2 variants$1.991 Month
  • Fiery Feeds Pro3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Fiery Feeds Pro$4.993 Months
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  • Fiery Feeds Pro3 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Year
  • Fiery Feeds Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Fiery Feeds Pro3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Coffee-Sized Tip$5.99
  • Lunch-Sized Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Funnel free?
Funnel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fiery Feeds free?
Fiery Feeds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Funnel or Fiery Feeds?
Funnel is rated higher. Funnel averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Fiery Feeds averages 4.5 from 470 ratings.
Do Funnel or Fiery Feeds have ads?
Neither Funnel nor Fiery Feeds shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Funnel or Fiery Feeds?
Funnel ships an update every 5 weeks, and Fiery Feeds weekly. Most recently, Funnel was updated on November 6, 2026 and Fiery Feeds on November 13, 2026.

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