Readup vs Article Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Readup
This app provides a free and open-source platform for reading online content. It fosters a community where users can engage with shared reading experiences. Users can access the official privacy policy and terms of use for transparency.
- Free and open-source
- Community engagement
- Online content reading
- Privacy policy available
- Terms of use accessible
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Readup is a free & open-source reading app. Join our community today! Please read our official Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://readup.org/privacy
Article Reader
This app transforms web links into clean, readable articles for offline enjoyment. Organize, customize your reading experience, and access content across devices. Listen to articles or export them in various formats.
- Save and read articles offline
- Organize with tags and favorites
- Customize font style and size
- Search within articles
- Export articles to text, HTML, PDF
- iCloud sync across devices
- Listen to articles with voice
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Linkos is a powerful app designed to simplify how you save and read content from the web. No more dealing with ads, banners, or cluttered pages. It transforms your saved links into clean, readable articles, perfect for reading it later. Key Features: - Tag and Favorite Your Articles: Organize your saved content by assigning tags and marking your favorites for quick access. - Customize Your Reading Experience: Adjust the font style and size to suit your reading preferences, making every article easy on the eyes. - Offline Access: Save articles to your device so you can read them anytime, even without an internet connection. - Search Within Articles: Quickly find the information you need by searching the contents of your saved articles. - Export Options: Export your articles to text, HTML, or PDF formats for easy sharing or archiving. - iCloud Sync: Keep your articles synced across all your devices via iCloud, ensuring your reading list is always up to date. - Text Highlight: Add emphasis to important sections by highlighting them and adding optional notes. - Dark Mode Support: Enjoy reading in low-light environments with dark mode, reducing eye strain. - Listen to articles: Listen to your content in natural sounding voice instead of reading. - Home Screen Widgets: Access unread articles from widgets and keep track of reading progress. - Shortcuts Integration: Unlock powerful workflows by accessing the data saved in Linkos app from Siri Shortcuts. - Seamless Integration: Add links from other apps directly into Linkos using the share sheet extension, making it effortless to save content on the go. - Daily reminders: Get reminded to read a random article from your unread ones. Linkos offers full access to all features for free, allowing you to save up to 3 links. For those who need more, upgrading to the premium plan unlocks unlimited link storage, so you can build your personal reading library without limits. Linkos is your go-to app for turning web content into a distraction-free reading experience and can also be used as a bookmarks manager. Save, read, and enjoy—anytime, anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Readup at none against Article Reader's 3. Readup also leads on ratings volume (33 vs 4) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Article Reader sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Readup asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Readup against 5.0 for Article Reader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Readup has 33 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Readup's written reviews are positive against 100% of Article Reader's.
Readup ships an update monthly, Article Reader fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Readup | Article Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (33 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shore Logic, LLC | FoxfortMobile |
Customer experience
Readup
Article Reader
In-app purchases
Readup
No in-app purchases
Article Reader
- Linkos Premium (Lifetime)$8.99
- Linkos Premium (Lifetime)$11.99
- Linkos Premium 3$15.00









