Sylfeed Downloads & RevenueSylfeed · App Store
Sylfeed is #7 in News Paid in Japan and charting in 11 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026Full timeline · 3 events in the last 12 months
- 📈Sylfeed hit #1Top Paid · News · JP
- 🆕Sylfeed first spotted by AppInsider#61 in Top Paid · News · Canada
- 🆕Sylfeed released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
News PaidSylfeed at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-05. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Sylfeed is a paid RSS reader designed for efficiency-focused users who prioritize minimal finger movement and advanced features like iCloud/Feedly sync, tagging, and offline support. The app holds the #4 position in Japan's paid News category, significantly outperforming its rankings in other major markets such as the US (#42) and UK (#63).
Similar apps: Reeder, Feedly, NetNewsWire
Sylfeed on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Sylfeed declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Sylfeed downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Sylfeed's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | NewsPaid | #7 |
 United States | NewsPaid | #46 |
 South Korea | NewsPaid | #28 |
 United Kingdom | NewsPaid | #66 |
 Germany | NewsPaid | #68 |
 Russia | NewsPaid | #30 |
 Brazil | NewsPaid | #47 |
 Italy | NewsPaid | #39 |
 Australia | NewsPaid | #56 |
| Canada | NewsPaid | #57 |
 India | NewsPaid | #60 |
Apps near Sylfeed on the chart
News Paid, around #7.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Sylfeed
From the 18 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users highly praise the app's clean UI, fast synchronization with Google Reader, and extensive customization options for RSS reading. However, significant complaints focus on the lack of a native iPad version, intrusive offline connectivity alerts, and missing basic features like portrait lock or full-screen article views.
Mostly positive (94% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its design, and speed. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Design: “This app has a simple UI,but special”
- Speed & performance: “Feeds update is also fast!”
- Features & content: “Lots of customization options too”
- Connection & sync: “Syncwith Google Reader is very fast”
About Sylfeed
§Features
- Sync with iCloud (Stand-alone)
- Sync with Feedly
- Image preloading
- Multi accounts support
- Landscape mode support
- Filtering articles unread, starred, and keyword
- Tagging support
- Offline support (reading, starring, tagging, more actions)
- Read Later
- Webpage Preloading
- Multiple Post
- Instant Post
§Unread button
- Unread button shows number of unread articles
- Unread button has several roles by situation
In list view
- Tap to show the earliest unread article
- Long press to mark all as read
- Slide left to mark as read
- Slide right to read now (or read later)
- Slide up to undo
In article view
- Tap to next, Double tap to previous
- Long press to scroll (and slide to accelerate)
§External Services
- Buffer
- HatenaBookmark
- Evernote
- Instapaper
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