Longform Reader vs feeeed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Longform Reader
Access curated long-form articles from top publications. Enjoy a clean reading experience with features like dark mode and automatic reader view for linked content.
- Access Longform.org articles
- Fast load times
- Dark Mode support
- Automatic Reader View
- Curated from top publications
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Longform Reader is an app for reading articles published on the official Longform.org website. Longform.org curates long-form articles (over 2000 words) from various publications such as The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, ESPN Magazine, etc. Features: * Fast load time * Dark Mode support * Automatic ‘Reader View’ for linked articles Because this is an unofficial app for Longform.org, we are not able to include certain features such as viewing past articles, browsing by category, podcast support, etc. If you enjoy using Longform Reader, please consider taking a moment to rate it. Thanks for your support! *We are not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with Longform.org. The official Longform.org website can be found at: https://www.longform.org.
feeeed
Build a personalized, ad-free news feed from any website or social media. Enjoy a customizable reader, offline access, and AI summaries. Stay informed on your own terms.
- Customizable ad-free news feed
- Fast, focused reader mode
- AI article summaries
- Offline reading
- Subscribe to websites, social media, and communities
- Custom reminders and flashcards
- Homescreen widgets
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Stay informed without losing sanity. A feed curated by you, not the social-media mob. with feeeed, you can build your own ad-free news feed, on your own terms: • subscribe to any website and get the latest stories in your feed • view articles in a fast, focused, customizable reader mode • see local weather, flashbacks from your photo library or birthdays from your contacts • no ads or purchases • free ai summaries of articles • offline mode: download dozens of stories to read when you're offline • subscribe to communities from reddit, youtube channels, tiktok profiles, mastodon or threads accounts • add your own custom reminders, or flashcards • see your step count for the day, and your progress towards 10k steps. (powered by an optional integration with the Health) • browse a curated catalog of suggested news feeds for any topic • full dark mode, including auto-dark mode for any site • a built-in chatbot that can recommend feeds and channels for any topic • customize your app icon, tab bar, algorithm and more • see news on your homescreen with a customizable widget • create and share lists of feeds • groups feeds into folders and pin your favorite folders to the tab bar for one-tap access • a lot more! it's 100% private and on-device (no servers, no accounts, nothing leaves your device). don't worry — it's still as fast, smooth and addicting as your favorite Mark Zuckerberg app. it includes a built-in reader mode and reading list. it's fast! take back your news feed ~ scroll on your own terms :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: feeeed at 4.8 against Longform Reader's 3.8. feeeed also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 4) and review sentiment (92% vs 67%). Longform Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
feeeed holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: feeeed has 1.5K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Longform Reader's written reviews are positive against 92% of feeeed's.
| Parameter | Longform Reader | feeeed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 91.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Stand Up Apps, Inc. | James Parrott |
Customer experience
Longform Reader
feeeed
Bugs and requests
Longform Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
feeeed
Reported bugs
3 issues- Issues with loading certain feeds or articles
- Problems with the 'Read Later' feature
- Inconsistencies in the 'Reader' mode
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to sort/filter feeds
- Improve sync between devices
- Add support for more content types (e.g. podcasts)
- Provide more customization options (e.g. font size, layout)
- Implement translation/localization features
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- Add push notifications for new content
In-app purchases
Longform Reader
No in-app purchases
feeeed
No in-app purchases









