LiveAlien vs Lander for Reddit
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
Lander for Reddit
A customizable Reddit client for Apple devices. Browse communities, read discussions, view media, and manage messages with extensive personalization options. Offers robust accessibility and privacy features.
- Customizable themes and colors
- Adjustable text size and post density
- Gesture and shortcut customization
- Media viewing with autoplay controls
- Message and moderation tools
- Accessibility features
- Face ID/Touch ID app lock
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Lander is a Reddit client for iPhone, iPad and Mac with Apple silicon. Browse communities, read discussions, view media and manage your messages in a layout you can customize. READ AND EXPLORE - Browse Home, Popular, All and custom feeds. - Search posts, communities and people. - Read threaded comments, collapse replies and choose how discussions are sorted. - Vote, save, share, hide and crosspost. - Keep your reading position when returning from other views. - Use multiple columns on iPad to browse and read side by side. MAKE IT YOURS - Choose a theme or set your own background, accent and text colors. - Adjust text size, post density, margins and action-bar spacing. - Customize tab destinations, profile controls, shortcuts and gestures. - Choose app animations and comment-opening transitions, including options to turn them off. - Find preferences with Settings search and back them up for later use. IMAGES AND VIDEO - View images, GIFs, videos and galleries. - Open media full screen and zoom into images. - Control autoplay and default video muting. - Adjust thumbnails and spoiler previews. MESSAGES AND MODERATION - Read and reply to direct messages and chats. - Manage modmail and review posts and comments in Mod Queue. - Use reporting and moderation actions where your account has permission. ACCESSIBILITY AND PRIVACY - Dynamic Type, VoiceOver labels, contrast options and Reduce Motion support. - Face ID or Touch ID app lock on supported devices. - Multiple Reddit accounts and optional crash reporting. - iCloud syncing for supported preferences and favorites. Browse public content without an account. Sign in with Reddit to vote, post, comment and use account features. Lander is an unofficial client and is not affiliated with Reddit, Inc. TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://landerapp.xyz/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LiveAlien at none against Lander for Reddit's 13. LiveAlien also leads on iOS requirement (8.3 vs 17.0). Lander for Reddit's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Lander for Reddit sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. LiveAlien asks for nothing beyond the download.
LiveAlien ships an update every 3 weeks, Lander for Reddit every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LiveAlien | Lander for Reddit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 62.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.3 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Long Sang Chan | William Smolen |
In-app purchases
LiveAlien
No in-app purchases
Lander for Reddit
- Friend$0.991 Month
- Patron$49.991 Year
- Founder$99.991 Year
- Orbit Tip$0.99
- Pulse Tip$1.99
- Boost Tip$2.99
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- Launch Tip$4.99
- Supernova Tip$9.99
- Warp Tip$14.99
- Galaxy Tip$19.99
- Nebula Tip$24.99
- Quasar Tip$49.99
- Cosmos Tip$99.99
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