Flippy Reader for Feedly vs NetNewsWire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flippy Reader for Feedly
Browse your Feedly news feeds using a card-based interface. Swipe left to mark articles as read, tap to view the full content, and swipe right to save for later. Easily reorder your news categories with a press and hold.
- Card-based news feed browsing
- Swipe left to mark as read
- Swipe right to save for later
- Tap to view full article
- Reorder news categories
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This app requires a Feedly account - Think Tinder for News Feeds Flip through your Feedly feeds with ease, using our simple, card-based layout. 1) Select your category 2) Swipe Left to Mark as Read 3) Tap to view the full article 4) Swipe Right to Save for Later 5) Press and Hold a category to re-order them Enjoy!
NetNewsWire
This app aggregates articles from your favorite blogs and news sites, offering a faster and more organized way to consume content. It provides control over your news feed, eliminating the need to visit multiple websites or rely on social media algorithms. Enjoy a streamlined reading experience with customizable features and syncing capabilities.
- Direct feed downloading
- iCloud and third-party syncing
- Customizable article themes
- Reader view
- Starred articles
- Smart feeds
- Home screen widgets
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It’s like podcasts, but for reading. NetNewsWire is a free and open source RSS reader. It shows you articles from your favorite blogs and news sites and keeps track of what you’ve read. It’s fast, stable, and accessible. If you’ve been going from site to site in your browser looking for new articles to read — or counting on the unreliable algorithms of corporate social media — let NetNewsWire bring you the news you want. It’s easy and fun. And it puts you, not billionaires, in control of your news. Features: * Direct feed downloading * Syncing via iCloud, Feedbin, Feedly, BazQux, Inoreader, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, and FreshRSS * Multiple accounts * Custom article themes * Reader view * Share sheet * Starred articles * All Unread and Today smart feeds * Folders * Importing and exporting OPML feed lists * Background refreshing * Searching * Hiding read articles * Timeline customization * Keyboard shortcuts * Context menus * Home screen widgets for today, unread, and starred articles * Share extension
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NetNewsWire at 84% against Flippy Reader for Feedly's 33%. NetNewsWire also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 20 months). Flippy Reader for Feedly's advantage is iOS requirement (7.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
NetNewsWire holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetNewsWire has 882 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Flippy Reader for Feedly's written reviews are positive against 84% of NetNewsWire's.
Flippy Reader for Feedly ships an update every 20 months, NetNewsWire monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flippy Reader for Feedly | NetNewsWire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (882 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 84.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 882 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #129 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 17+ |
| Developer | Great Time Apps | Brent Simmons |
Customer experience
Flippy Reader for Feedly
NetNewsWire
In-app purchases
Flippy Reader for Feedly
No in-app purchases
NetNewsWire
No in-app purchases
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