Comparison

Wilson FM vs Matter

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Wilson FM

Discover curated weekly podcast playlists based on relevant themes and cultural trends. Enjoy hand-selected episodes chosen by real people, free from algorithmic recommendations.

Highlights
  • Weekly podcast playlists
  • Thematic curation
  • Cultural relevance
  • Handmade selections
  • No algorithms
Features
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Wilson is a weekly podcast magazine. Once a week, we curate a thematically and culturally relevant playlist of the best podcast episodes. These playlists are handmade by us (real people) for our listeners (also real people) with no algorithms that secretly study you.

About

Matter

Consolidate articles, newsletters, and PDFs into a single, elegant reading experience. Enjoy features like natural text-to-speech, fluid highlighting, and offline access. Sync your highlights to popular knowledge management tools.

Highlights
  • Save articles, newsletters, PDFs, and YouTube
  • Natural text-to-speech for articles
  • Fluid highlighting and note-taking
  • Sync highlights to Notion, Obsidian, Readwise
  • Send articles to Kindle
  • Unified inbox for subscriptions
  • Offline reading
Features
Currently charting
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Finally, a better reading app. The internet is full of things you want to read – articles, newsletters, Twitter threads, PDFs. Matter brings them together in one place and gives you modern tools, like natural text-to-speech and fluid highlighting, to help you read more comfortably and effectively. "Matter improves vastly on earlier read-later apps like Pocket and Instapaper" – The Wall Street Journal Save anything: - Save full articles if you're within the paywall (eg. Bloomberg, NYT, WSJ) - Podcast transcriptions & synced playback - Save PDFs and YouTube Read across devices, including Kindle: - iPhone, iPad, Web - Send any article to Kindle in 2-taps Unified inbox for your subscriptions: - Sync your newsletters by connecting Gmail - Follow individual writers for their latest posts - Add any RSS feed The most elegant reading experience: - Best-in-class article parsing + readability - Available offline by default - Gorgeous night mode - Human-like text-to-speech - Fluid highlighting and note-taking Export your knowledge: - Sync your highlights to Notion, Obsidian, Roam, Readwise, and others Matter offers a free service and a Premium service. The free version of Matter includes: - Uncapped read-later library - Mobile & web extensions to save all types of content - Best-in-class parsing and readability - Unlimited tags - Full-text search - Customizable themes and fonts In addition to the free features, Matter Premium offers: - HD text-to-speech for all your articles - Seamless AI Co-Reader - Sync your newsletters, subscribe to writers, and add RSS feeds - Unlimited highlighting, note-taking, and integrations - Send to Kindle Payment for Matter Premium will be charged to your iTunes Account when you subscribe. Annual and monthly subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Manage your Matter Premium subscription by going to Matter's Settings page. Terms of Use: https://hq.getmatter.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://hq.getmatter.com/privacy

Screenshots

Wilson FM3 screens
Matter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wilson FM at none against Matter's 21. Wilson FM also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 54%) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 26.0). Matter's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 108) and chart position (#113 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Matter sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Wilson FM asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Wilson FM against 4.6 for Matter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Matter has 1.2K ratings behind it against 108, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Wilson FM's written reviews are positive against 54% of Matter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wilson FM ships an update every 5 days, Matter weekly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Wilson FM versus Matter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWilson FMMatter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (108 ratings)4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews — better53.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1081.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank—#113 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFictive Kin, LLCDig Wells, Inc.

Customer experience

Wilson FM

All ratings108 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative14.6%

Matter

All ratings1,243 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews368 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral15.5%
Negative30.7%

User reviews

Wilson FM

From 108 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Beautiful and stunning design
  • 💡 Innovative concept and idea
  • 👍 Great curation of podcasts
  • 🌟 User-friendly and simple interface
  • 🚀 Excellent for podcast discovery

Room to improve

  • 💔 App is no longer updated
  • 📉 Stale content
  • 💸 High data consumption
  • 🗣️ Perceived political bias
  • 🤔 Difficulty retrieving 'Now Playing' info

Matter

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Seamless reading experience
  • 👍 Elegant and intuitive UI
  • 🔊 Excellent text-to-speech functionality
  • 💡 Unified inbox for newsletters and articles
  • 🌟 Best read-it-later app on the market

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Concerns over privacy and data collection
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🐛 Inconsistent article parsing and formatting
  • 🔍 Limited author/feed discovery options
  • 🔇 Audio playback issues and bugs

Bugs and requests

Wilson FM

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App shows a blank screen with 'Wilson' in the upper corner
  • Chewed through over 1GB of data in 20 minutes
  • Consumed 2.5GB of cellular data in minutes

Requested features

7 requests
  • Keep updating the app, even monthly
  • Add ability to download episodes for offline listening
  • Add push notifications for new issues
  • Show publication date for articles
  • Support for other podcast players
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  • Add a favorite function to revisit podcasts
  • Redirect Apple logo link to specific episode page

Matter

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Subscription issues and inability to cancel
  • Delayed or missing newsletter delivery
  • Syncing problems across devices
  • Crashes and freezes on certain content

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to manually add blogs and RSS feeds
  • Customizable highlighter colors
  • Offline mode for audio playback
  • Integration with more note-taking apps
  • Improved search and filtering capabilities

In-app purchases

None

Wilson FM

No in-app purchases

20 purchases

Matter

Subscriptions18
  • Matter Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Matter Premium (Monthly)$7.991 Month
  • Matter Premium (Monthly)$9.991 Month
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  • Matter Pro (Monthly)$12.991 Month
  • Matter Premium (Monthly)$13.991 Month
  • Matter Premium (Monthly)$14.991 Month
  • Matter Premium (Monthly)$15.991 Month
  • Matter Premium (Monthly)$19.991 Month
  • Matter Pro (Annual)1 Year trial$59.991 Year
  • Matter Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Matter Pro (Annual)$59.991 Year
  • Matter Premium (Annual)$69.991 Year
  • Matter Premium (Annual)$79.991 Year
  • Matter Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Matter Premium1 Month trial2 variants$79.991 Year
  • Matter Pro (Annual)$79.991 Year
  • Matter Premium (Annual)$99.991 Year
  • Matter Premium7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • Matter Patron Tier$149.99
  • Matter Premium (3 years)$149.99

Questions

Is Wilson FM free?
Wilson FM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Matter free?
Matter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wilson FM or Matter?
Matter is rated higher. Wilson FM averages 4.6 out of 5 from 108 ratings, while Matter averages 4.6 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Wilson FM or Matter have ads?
Neither Wilson FM nor Matter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wilson FM or Matter?
Wilson FM ships an update every 5 days, and Matter weekly. Most recently, Wilson FM was updated on October 29, 2026 and Matter on October 29, 2026.

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