Monocle for Reddit vs Argus for Reddit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monocle for Reddit
Browse and interact with Reddit content in a fast, lightweight, and customizable way. Create personalized feeds, enjoy a powerful media player, and manage multiple accounts with advanced posting and messaging features.
- Customizable Smart Feeds
- Fast media player with Picture-in-Picture and AirPlay
- Multi-account support
- Full Markdown composer
- Multi-window support
- Dark Mode support
- Low Data Mode
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Monocle offers a comprehensive experience browsing and interacting with Reddit. It is lightweight, fast and aims to make content consumption easy. With Smart Feeds you can create your own customized feeds by selecting topics, setting the sort order and adding a variety of filters. You chose what you want to see. And of course you can also post in your favorite topics, engage in discussions and message your friends. Features: - Switch back and forth between multiple topics without losing your scroll position - Customize content feeds by creating Smart Feeds that can also be shared with others - Super fast media player for showing images, videos and GIFs (full-screen mode available) - Video and GIF scrubbing, Picture-in-Picture, AirPlay®, and more! - Full Dark Mode support - Extensive Contextual Menus integration - Multi window support - view multiple topics and post simultaneously or side by side with you favorite apps! - Share and save images, videos and GIFs - Search for any topics or posts - Search for posts in topics - Full Markdown rendering with tappable links - Today widget showing currently trending posts - Low Data Mode support and much more! If you purchase Monocle Pro you also get the following features: - Add one or more Reddit accounts - Fast and easy account switching - Subscribe to your favorite topics - Full Markdown composer for posting, commenting and messaging - Post text, links, images, GIF (selected videos are automatically converted to GIFs) and drawings made directly on the device - Submit replies to posts and comments - Edit your posts and comments - Upvote/downvote posts and comments - Save posts and comments to read later - Message inbox - Message other users Privacy Policy: https://bastian.codes/privacy-policy/monocle Terms And Conditions: https://bastian.codes/terms-and-conditions/monocle
Argus for Reddit
A private, ad-free client for browsing Reddit, ideal for users who prefer to read content without an account. It offers features like article summaries, comment sharing as images, and feed customization.
- Ad-free browsing
- Read-only access
- Article TL;DR summaries
- News source reliability ratings
- Share comments as images
- Mute users, domains, or filter keywords
- Import subreddits
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Argus is a clean, lightweight, ad-free way to browse Reddit, designed for lurkers. Follow your favorite subreddits and explore the comments. No account required. Built for simplicity and privacy. Argus collects no data at all. Your subreddits and settings sync across your devices through your iCloud account. Features: Get a TL;DR of any long post or linked article, using Apple Intelligence, directly on your device. News source reliability ratings directly in your feed. Share comments as an image. No need to send confusing permalinks. Antisocial mode. Drop the comments section and focus on the content. Control your feed: mute users, mute domains, or filter by keyword. Switching from another app? Import your subreddits and you're set. Argus is an unofficial, read-only client. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Reddit, Inc. Reddit is a trademark of Reddit, Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Argus for Reddit at 62% against Monocle for Reddit's 20%. Argus for Reddit also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (3.9 vs 3.7). Monocle for Reddit's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, 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. Monocle for Reddit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Argus for Reddit asks for nothing beyond the download.
Argus for Reddit holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 39 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Monocle for Reddit's written reviews are positive against 62% of Argus for Reddit's.
Monocle for Reddit ships an update every 2 weeks, Argus for Reddit every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monocle for Reddit | Argus for Reddit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (14 ratings) | 3.9 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 61.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 39 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bastian Kohlbauer | Julian Baker |
Customer experience
Monocle for Reddit
Argus for Reddit
In-app purchases
Monocle for Reddit
- Monocle Pro$4.99
Argus for Reddit
No in-app purchases
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