# lire vs Nextnews

The clearest difference is price: Nextnews at Free against lire's $9.99. Nextnews also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). lire's advantage is chart position (#10 vs unranked) and ratings volume (151 vs 46). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Nextnews is free to download; lire costs $9.99 up front. lire sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Nextnews sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for lire against 4.4 for Nextnews. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 151 and 46 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 68% and 69% positive.

lire ships an update fortnightly, Nextnews every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | lire | Nextnews |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $9.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.4 (151 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lire-rss-reader/id1531976425/reviews) | [4.4 (46 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nextnews/id1573041539/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **151** | 46 |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews | **69.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | **Every 4 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | **#10** | — |
| Size | 160 MB | 56 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.6** | 16.4 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Kunal Sood](https://appshunter.io/developer/542137548) | [Rene Henrich](https://appshunter.io/developer/1573034602) |

## What reviewers say

### lire

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lire-rss-reader/id1531976425)

**Currently charting:** #10 Top Paid · News (US App Store)

This app provides full-text RSS feeds, converting partial feeds into complete articles. Read content offline after initial caching. It offers standalone use or syncs with iCloud and various popular RSS services.

**Highlights:** Full-text RSS feed conversion, Offline reading of cached feeds, Standalone feed reader, iCloud sync, Sync with multiple RSS services

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Generous Tip | $0.99 | one-time |
| Massive Tip | $1.99 | one-time |
| Amazing Tip | $4.99 | one-time |
| Humongous Tip | $9.99 | one-time |
| Stupendous Tip | $19.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Fast full-text parsing
- 👍 Highly customizable
- 🔒 No data collection
- 💡 Bionic reading support
- 👍 Excellent accessibility

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Sync issues
- 🐛 Memory management problems
- 🐛 Buggy after updates
- 🐛 Inconsistent article rendering

**Reported bugs**

- Crashes on launch
- Incorrect feed display
- Articles not opening
- Overlapping UI elements
- Sync errors with FreshRSS and Wallabag

**Requested features**

- Bulk unsubscribe option
- Ability to add multiple feeds at once
- Custom keyword filtering
- Highlight/annotate articles
- Embedded video support


### Nextnews

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nextnews/id1573041539)

This app synchronizes with your Nextcloud News instance, allowing you to subscribe to RSS feeds, manage folders, and organize articles. Read content in a full-screen view and mark items as read or starred with simple swipes.

**Highlights:** Sync with Nextcloud News, Subscribe to RSS feeds, Manage folders (create, rename, delete), Mark articles read/starred, Full-screen reading view

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Coffee | $0.99 | one-time |
| Dessert | $2.99 | one-time |
| Lunch | $9.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is lire free?

lire costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is Nextnews free?

Nextnews is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, lire or Nextnews?

lire and Nextnews are both rated 4.4 out of 5 on the App Store, from 151 and 46 ratings respectively.

### Do lire or Nextnews have ads?

Neither lire nor Nextnews shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, lire or Nextnews?

lire ships an update fortnightly, and Nextnews every 4 days. Most recently, lire was updated on September 23, 2026 and Nextnews on September 21, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*