Comparison

Readit vs Flyleaf

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

Head to head
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

About

Flyleaf

Save articles from the web and read them later in a distraction-free, magazine-like format. Customize your reading experience with themes and typography, and organize your content with tags. Syncs seamlessly across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Save articles from the web
  • Distraction-free reading view
  • Book-like pagination
  • Customizable themes and typography
  • iCloud sync
  • Article tagging
  • Archive.today integration
Features
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Flyleaf is a “read-later” app that displays saved articles from the web in a meticulously designed reading view, without popups, ads or other distractions. SAVE ARTICLES FROM THE WEB Use the share sheet from anywhere to save interesting links to Flyleaf. There is also an easy-to-use bookmarklet if you need it. READ LATER WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS Flyleaf takes web pages and removes everything inessential, like popups, ads and trackers, to preserve your privacy and sanity. TURN WEBSITES INTO MAGAZINE ARTICLES With Flyleaf's best-in-class book-like pagination, you can read articles page by page instead of scrolling vertically. READ IT YOUR WAY Flyleaf offers many ways to customize your reading experience, such as color themes and in-depth typography settings. DISCOVER WHAT TO READ NEXT Once your list of saved articles grows, it's easy to lose track. Flyleaf helps you to always discover fresh articles from your list. SYNC WITH ICLOUD Flyleaf uses iCloud to securely sync articles and reading progress between your devices – no additional signups needed. STAY ORGANIZED WITH TAGS You can add your own tags to articles to organize your library. READ ANYWHERE YOU GO Enjoy fully native apps for iPhone, iPad, and macOS, lovingly crafted by indie developer Max Melzer. READ IN FULL SCREEN Remove all distractions and focus on the text by entering fullscreen mode. You can still access all the controls you need through an intuitive gesture interface. LOAD ARTICLES FROM ARCHIVE.TODAY IN ONE TAP Sometimes, an article may not be available in your region or without logging in. Flyleaf lets you effortlessly access many of them from a web archive instead. AUTOMATE ACTIONS WITH SHORTCUTS AND SIRI Flyleaf offers a comprehensive list of Shortcuts actions, so you can add URLs via Siri or build Shortcuts to automatically tag articles. Flyleaf is free to use and offers an optional subscription for advanced features such as themes, tags and the archive.today integration. Privacy Policy: https://flyleafapp.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://flyleafapp.com/terms/

Screenshots

Readit4 screens
Flyleaf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Readit at every 3 days against Flyleaf's every 5 weeks. Flyleaf's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Readit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and Flyleaf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flyleaf holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 88 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Readit's written reviews are positive against 99% of Flyleaf's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Readit ships an update every 3 days, Flyleaf every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Readit versus Flyleaf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReaditFlyleaf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (42 ratings)4.9 (88 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better98.8% of reviews
Number of ratings4288 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB33 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAlberto MoralMaximilian Melzer

Customer experience

Readit

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

Flyleaf

All ratings88 ratings
Positive98.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive98.8%
Neutral1.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Readit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Flyleaf

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tagging feature bug on iPhone (iOS 18.3.2)
  • Paywalled articles sometimes not saved (e.g., FT)
  • "Read now" option in Share Sheet not working (fixed in 2.1.0)

Requested features

11 requests
  • Highlighting function
  • Note-taking functionality
  • One-time payment option
  • Device AI summarization
  • Bulk actions for managing articles
Show 6 more
  • Improved support for non-Apple platforms (e.g., Android)
  • More theme colors (yellow, orange)
  • AnyBox importer
  • Ability to archive different versions of a webpage
  • German localization
  • Export entry as PDF

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Readit

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

Flyleaf

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly renewal7 Days trial$2.001 Month
  • Yearly renewal7 Days trial$17.001 Year

Questions

Is Readit free?
Readit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flyleaf free?
Flyleaf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Readit or Flyleaf?
Flyleaf is rated higher. Readit averages 4.7 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Flyleaf averages 4.9 from 88 ratings.
Do Readit or Flyleaf have ads?
Neither Readit nor Flyleaf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Readit or Flyleaf?
Readit ships an update every 3 days, and Flyleaf every 5 weeks. Most recently, Readit was updated on August 25, 2026 and Flyleaf on September 22, 2026.

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