App with news fromw website reader (rss, json) and displaying them users (notifications, storing)

Ionic Framework ionic-v3
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I need to create a provider in my #ionic-2 app with RSS reader functionality.
I have some website with RSS feed (XML format) but I can return data in JSON format as well.
Now I’m thinking which concept is the best to create mobile app with news from this website.

Below are some ideas but I don’t know whether they are possible to create.

Reading news
a) when user opens app then app reads the news from website
b) using Push notifications:
- create nodejs / express app which checks the news on website and using some platform (1) sends notifications about last added news
- using cron and PHP script checks the news in database (MySQL) and using some platform (1) sends notifications about last added news
- maybe is there other solution?

*(1) - some platform - I don’t know which and how - maybe someone have good experience with any?

Storing news
a) news should be store in database (PouchDB)?
b) if yes, they should be removed after some period of time?
c) if no, is it efficient to get news from website every time when app opens?
d) maybe is there other solution?

This app will be run on iOS, Android and Windows Phone.

If someone can help me with some of these issues I would be grateful :slight_smile:

Thanks

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First thing came into my mind is you may want to check out App Store’s approval policy, specifically put, aggregated apps are not the most welcomed breed according to Apple’s policy. Meaning your app couldn’t just serve an aggregated list of link items, you’ll need to provide some more to your users.

Technically I don’t see any obstacles using ionic 2 to develop such an app. This seems to be a good example http://angular-craft.com/angular-2-by-example-building-a-rss-reader-with-angular-2-part-1/ though I didn’t check closely whether it’s outdated but the title has ‘Angular 2’ in it.