KAndyNEWS vs Artykul
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KAndyNEWS
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KAndyNEWS is a comfortable way to to read your favorite news sources in a clean, content-focused way: – Read all your favorite news in one app – Enjoy a clean, content-focused reader view – Offline reading while you travel or have poor reception – Configure your Reader view with different fonts and colors – Light / dark mode available
Artykul
Consolidate your favorite websites, blogs, and social feeds into a single, clutter-free reading experience. Organize content with custom folders and receive push notifications for new articles. Enjoy a customizable reader that allows offline access and personalized themes.
- Consolidate multiple RSS, ATOM, YouTube, Telegram, Mastodon, and Reddit feeds
- Organize feeds into custom folders with unique icons
- Offline article reading and customizable reader themes
- Push notifications for new articles
- Article to audio conversion
- Full-text search across all feeds
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Read your favorite sites in one app and without noise. Stay in touch with what's happening in your favorite interests. Artykul is an RSS reader with a best-in-class native reader. RSS, ATOM, YOUTUBE, TELEGRAM, MASTODON, REDDIT You can add any site that supports RSS or Atom. Add your favorite blogs, news sites, Reddit, YouTube, Telegram channels or Mastodon profiles. LINKS Share links to interesting YouTube videos, articles, Telegram and Reddit posts, news, apps, recipes, and just interesting materials from the internet. Stay informed about what is currently relevant in the world, among your friends, and around you. FEEDS & FOLDERS Create custom folders, and add sites to them. You can set custom icons for your folders. Feeds and folders will sync with your Artykul Account if you want. You can turn on push notifications for favorite sites and be the first who knows about new articles. Unread indicators and unread filters help to know what you have not read. ARTICLE READER Best-in-class customizable article reader. Article Reader allows you to read articles without leaving the app. You can change font, size, and color theme. All articles are available offline and without an internet connection. The app remembers where you stop reading. You can return to reading at any time. BOOKMARKS & FAVORITES You can add any web page to bookmarks and read it with Artykul. Mark any article as a favorite to return for it at any time. DOZENS OF FEATURES • Article to audio • Full-Text Search • Unread indicator • Mark as read on the scroll • Custom feed settings for images and cell size limiting • Gesture navigation and full-screen reader • Folders with custom icons • Custom site names • Storage settings • 3 types of feed appearance • 4 themes for the reader • Discover • App tint color and icons • OPML import and export • Artykul Instructions • Telegram and YouTube channels • And more... Terms of Use: https://artykul.org/doc/terms-of-use/
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Verdict
KAndyNEWS and Artykul are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. KAndyNEWS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Artykul sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
KAndyNEWS ships an update every 2 months, Artykul every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | KAndyNEWS | Artykul |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | KAndySoft UG haftungsbeschraenkt | Mikalaj Karhin |
In-app purchases
KAndyNEWS
- KAndyNews Unlimited Edition$4.99
Artykul
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Infinity$49.99









