Comparison

BelgaBox vs Reeder Classic

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

Head to head
About

BelgaBox

Features
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Belgabox is a 'digital toolbox' for professional journalists. It provides them with a complete and richly documented multimedia news feed. Prepared by journalists for journalists and stuffed with practical tools like 'Coming Up', 'Agenda', 'Today in History', 'Pictures'... and more. This service is offered exclusively to registered professional journalists employed by the Belga media partners / stakeholders.

About

Reeder Classic

This app combines an RSS reader and a read-later client, offering iCloud syncing for your news feeds and saved articles. It features a focus-enhancing reading mode, customizable widgets, and the ability to mark items as read while scrolling. Enjoy a clutter-free reading experience with its reader view.

Highlights
  • RSS feed reader
  • Read later client
  • iCloud syncing
  • Bionic Reading mode
  • Customizable widgets
  • Mark as read on scroll
  • Reader view
Currently charting
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Keep control of your news reading with Reeder Classic, RSS reader and read later client in one app, now with support for iCloud syncing. FEEDS Sync all your feeds and articles with iCloud. Reeder Classic comes with a built-in RSS/Feeds service which will keep everything in sync on all your devices. Of course, this is optional. You can still just use one of the many third-party services supported by Reeder or just RSS (without sync). READ LATER This is Reeder's built-in read later service which stores all your data securely in iCloud. A sharing extension allows you to add links from outside of Reeder. BIONIC READING A higher dimension of reading. With Bionic Reading you read texts with more focus, awareness, and sustainability. Read more about Bionic Reading at bionic-reading.com. WIDGETS View most recent articles, configurable to only show items from feeds, folders, searches (for services that support searches) or tags (for read later services). MARK AS READ ON SCROLL With version 5, Reeder finally supports marking items as read while scrolling. Off by default, this can be enabled on a per-account basis. READER VIEW Enter Reader View (for feed items and read later links that support this) for a clutter-free reading experience directly in Reeder's article viewer. You can enable "Automatic Reader View" on a per-feed basis to always load items of a feed with Reader View. SUPPORTED THIRD-PARTY SERVICES Feedbin, Feedly, FeedHQ, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, Inoreader, BazQux Reader, FreshRSS, Instapaper and Pocket.

Screenshots

BelgaBox4 screens
Reeder Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BelgaBox at Free against Reeder Classic's $4.99. BelgaBox also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Reeder Classic's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and chart position (#3 vs unranked). On ads, 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

BelgaBox is free to download; Reeder Classic costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BelgaBox ships an update every 2 months, Reeder Classic monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
BelgaBox versus Reeder Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBelgaBoxReeder Classic
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating—4.1 (839 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—61.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—839 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#3 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB27 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperBelga News AgencySilvio Rizzi

Bugs and requests

BelgaBox

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Reeder Classic

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Articles not loading properly
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between articles
  • Unreliable background sync
  • Issues with Twitter integration

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to filter feeds by keywords
  • Option to change app icon
  • Support for more languages
  • Tighter integration with Matter app
  • Offline reading mode
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  • Text-to-speech support

In-app purchases

None

BelgaBox

No in-app purchases

None

Reeder Classic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BelgaBox free?
BelgaBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reeder Classic free?
Reeder Classic costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do BelgaBox or Reeder Classic have ads?
Neither BelgaBox nor Reeder Classic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BelgaBox or Reeder Classic?
BelgaBox ships an update every 2 months, and Reeder Classic monthly. Most recently, BelgaBox was updated on October 27, 2026 and Reeder Classic on October 29, 2026.

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