Elytra vs Artykul
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elytra
A privacy-focused RSS reader for iOS and macOS that offers native article rendering, advanced search, and cross-device synchronization. It strips tracking scripts and provides customizable appearance options for a clean reading experience.
- Privacy-focused design
- Native article and image rendering
- Cross-device synchronization
- Search within articles
- Customizable appearance
- Mute filters
- Widgets
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Elytra is a private RSS reader for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Follow the news sites and blogs you choose, read them in a clean native reader with every tracker stripped out, and keep everything in sync across your devices. Elytra is a paid app: every new account starts with a 14-day free trial, after which you can subscribe or buy a one-time lifetime licence. WHY ELYTRA PRIVATE BY DESIGN: Your account is created automatically. There is no email, no password and no personal information. A random account ID and anonymous crash reports are the only data Elytra uses, and only to sync your feeds and keep the app stable. NO TRACKING: Elytra removes tracking scripts and tracking pixels from every article, so what you read stays between you and your device. NATIVE READER: Articles are rendered with native iOS text and image views, not a web view. That means Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, text selection across paragraphs, syntax-highlighted code blocks and fast scrolling on long articles. SYNC: Your feeds, folders, read state and bookmarks sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac through Elytra's own service. The Mac app is a separate download on the Mac App Store. PUSH NOTIFICATIONS: Get real-time alerts from blogs that support the WebSub protocol, and near real-time local notifications from the ones that do not. FULL-TEXT ARTICLES: When a feed only ships a summary, Elytra can fetch the full article for you. SEARCH: Search for a feed, then an article, then a phrase inside the article. Elytra was the first RSS reader to search within articles. MUTE FILTERS: Hide topics, spoilers and keywords you do not want in your timeline. OPML: Import your subscriptions from another reader, and export them at any time. OFFLINE BOOKMARKS: Bookmarked articles are stored on your device, so you can read them without a connection. FEED FORMATS: RSS, Atom and JSON Feed are all supported. IMAGE LOADING: Choose when images load to save mobile data, or load them on demand. APPEARANCE: Light and dark themes, a choice of serif and sans-serif fonts, and support for custom fonts installed on your device. LINKED HEADERS: When an author links section headers, Elytra lets you share a link straight to that section. WIDGETS: Four widgets bring your favourite feeds and latest updates to your Home Screen and Lock Screen. ——— Elytra uses its own sync service and cannot connect to Feedly, Inoreader, iCloud or other RSS syncing services. ——— Terms: https://elytra.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://elytra.app/privacy/
Artykul
Consolidate your favorite websites, blogs, and social feeds into a single, clutter-free reading experience. Organize content with custom folders and receive push notifications for new articles. Enjoy a customizable reader that allows offline access and personalized themes.
- Consolidate multiple RSS, ATOM, YouTube, Telegram, Mastodon, and Reddit feeds
- Organize feeds into custom folders with unique icons
- Offline article reading and customizable reader themes
- Push notifications for new articles
- Article to audio conversion
- Full-text search across all feeds
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Read your favorite sites in one app and without noise. Stay in touch with what's happening in your favorite interests. Artykul is an RSS reader with a best-in-class native reader. RSS, ATOM, YOUTUBE, TELEGRAM, MASTODON, REDDIT You can add any site that supports RSS or Atom. Add your favorite blogs, news sites, Reddit, YouTube, Telegram channels or Mastodon profiles. LINKS Share links to interesting YouTube videos, articles, Telegram and Reddit posts, news, apps, recipes, and just interesting materials from the internet. Stay informed about what is currently relevant in the world, among your friends, and around you. FEEDS & FOLDERS Create custom folders, and add sites to them. You can set custom icons for your folders. Feeds and folders will sync with your Artykul Account if you want. You can turn on push notifications for favorite sites and be the first who knows about new articles. Unread indicators and unread filters help to know what you have not read. ARTICLE READER Best-in-class customizable article reader. Article Reader allows you to read articles without leaving the app. You can change font, size, and color theme. All articles are available offline and without an internet connection. The app remembers where you stop reading. You can return to reading at any time. BOOKMARKS & FAVORITES You can add any web page to bookmarks and read it with Artykul. Mark any article as a favorite to return for it at any time. DOZENS OF FEATURES • Article to audio • Full-Text Search • Unread indicator • Mark as read on the scroll • Custom feed settings for images and cell size limiting • Gesture navigation and full-screen reader • Folders with custom icons • Custom site names • Storage settings • 3 types of feed appearance • 4 themes for the reader • Discover • App tint color and icons • OPML import and export • Artykul Instructions • Telegram and YouTube channels • And more... Terms of Use: https://artykul.org/doc/terms-of-use/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Artykul at 4.6 against Elytra's 3.7. Artykul also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and review sentiment (80% vs 44%). Elytra's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Elytra sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Artykul sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Artykul holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Elytra's written reviews are positive against 80% of Artykul's.
Elytra ships an update fortnightly, Artykul every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elytra | Artykul |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (9 ratings) | 4.6 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nikhil Nigade | Mikalaj Karhin |
Customer experience
Elytra
Artykul
In-app purchases
Elytra
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$10.491 Year
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- Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$20.001 Year
- Free TrialFree
- 1 Month Subscription$0.99
- 3 Months Subscription$2.99
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- 1 Year Subscription$12.99
- Lifetime Subscription$54.99
Artykul
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Infinity$49.99







