Comparison

Feather vs Readit

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

Head to head
About

Feather

Save articles from any source for offline reading in a clean, formatted experience. Enjoy text-to-speech narration, customizable fonts, and iCloud sync across your devices. Organize and share your saved content with ease.

Highlights
  • Offline reading
  • Clean reading experience
  • Text-to-speech narration
  • Customizable font editor
  • iCloud Sync
  • Quick save option
Features
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Feather allows you to save articles from any source and read them later offline, anywhere in a formatted way. Feather makes reading much easier by removing clutter from webpages and formatting it into a way that is native on iOS across all devices. Main features: - Clean reading experience. - Offline reading. - Quick save option to save articles from other iOS apps. - Text-to-speech. - Dark/light mode. - iCloud Sync Additional features: - Search articles by title or content. - Highlight a specific word. - Font editor, edit your text to your liking by editing font size, style, color, brightness and more. - Driving? No problem. Feather can have articles be narrated to you with it's text-to-speech feature. - Read/unread folder for better organization. - Share articles with your friends. GET IN TOUCH: If you have any questions or feedback, don't hesitate to contact me via email me@donbytyqi.com or on my Twitter account @donbytyqi. Terms and Conditions: https://www.donbytyqi.com/feather/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.donbytyqi.com/feather/privacy

About

Readit

Save and organize articles, videos, podcasts, and web pages across all your devices. Customize your reading experience with tags, dark mode, and adjustable fonts. Focus on what matters with a streamlined interface.

Highlights
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Customizable tags for organization
  • Dark Mode
  • Font and size customization
  • Shortcuts for saving and searching
  • Intuitive user experience
Features
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Use Readit to save and manage the latest news, articles, videos, stories, web pages, podcasts... at a click of a button. All links are shared in all your devices: iPhone, iPad, and macOS, and only you have access. Keep growing with your own library from everywhere. Focus on what matters. FEATURES: - All the information is synchronized on all your devices. - Create and use your own Tags to organize and manage your articles. - Rename Tags. - Dark Mode. - Filter articles by Tag. - Customize font and size - Use Shortcuts to save a bunch of Articles or search Articles by Tag or date. - Intuitive UX with cool animations :) If you want to keep learning more efficiently, Readit is the App you are looking for! SUBSCRIPTION: Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your account will be charged $0.49 (monthly) or $3,49 (yearly) for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. It will not be possible to immediately cancel a subscription. You can manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ I look forward to hearing your ideas and feedback. Give me your suggestions and I will take them into account. I would also appreciate if you recommend StoryPro to your friends! Happy with Readit? Leave us a 5 star review! Unhappy with Readit? Write us at alberto.moral.g@gmail.com

Screenshots

Feather4 screens
Readit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Readit at 4.7 against Feather's 3.0. Readit also leads on ratings volume (42 vs 6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Feather sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Readit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Readit holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Readit has 42 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Feather ships an update every 2 days, Readit every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Feather versus Readit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFeatherReadit
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (6 ratings)4.7 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings642 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB38 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperDon BytyqiAlberto Moral

Customer experience

Feather

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Readit

All ratings42 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Feather

Subscriptions1
  • Feather Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Feather Lifetime Pro$18.99
2 purchases

Readit

Subscriptions2
  • Readit 1 month subscription$0.491 Month
  • Readit 1 year subscription$3.491 Year

Questions

Is Feather free?
Feather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Readit free?
Readit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Feather or Readit?
Readit is rated higher. Feather averages 3.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Readit averages 4.7 from 42 ratings.
Do Feather or Readit have ads?
Neither Feather nor Readit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Feather or Readit?
Feather ships an update every 2 days, and Readit every 3 days. Most recently, Feather was updated on September 13, 2026 and Readit on August 25, 2026.

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