LiveAlien vs Superego
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LiveAlien
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A reddit client for reading live comments - no need to refresh manually! Best for reading active threads such as sports events or breaking news. The official reddit app is great but it is not good for reading active threads. ** Source code: Github: longsangstan/live-alien-for-reddit ** Credits: -App Icon: Vectors Market from Flaticon, licensed by Creative Commons BY 3.0 -Loading Icon: /u/ReadsSmallTextWrong -Error Icon: /u/Ocouluss
Superego
Discover high-quality content curated by users who have financially supported creators. It surfaces top stories, videos, and ideas, allowing you to follow favorite creators and engage in discussions. You can also tip authors for their work.
- Personalized front page of top-quality stories
- Follow favorite creators
- Share stories with friends
- Tip authors for great work
- Read discussions on Reddit and Hacker News
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Tired of scrolling through brain rot? Superego shows you the best stories, videos, and ideas the world has to offer. How? Superego surfaces only the content that moved people to open up their wallets and tip the author. If it’s on your feed, someone thought it was worth their hard-earned money. Hearts and time spent staring isn't good enough. Features: - Your personalized front page of top-quality stories. - Follow your favorite creators from YouTube, Substack, RSS, and more. - Share stories with friends. - (Optional) Tip authors for great work. We call it giving ink. - Read discussions on reddit and Hacker News.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LiveAlien at 8.3 against Superego's 15.1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
LiveAlien ships an update every 3 weeks, Superego every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LiveAlien | Superego |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.3 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Long Sang Chan | Intertimes, Inc. |
In-app purchases
LiveAlien
No in-app purchases
Superego
No in-app purchases
