Comparison

lire vs Artykul

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

Head to head
About

lire

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
Currently charting
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Love RSS feeds? So do we!! RSS feeds are a great way to follow updates on your favorite website. However, some sites set up their feeds to only show a portion of each entry, you know, to get you to click through to their actual website. We find that really annoying, and we're sure you do too. Which is why, unlike other RSS feed readers, that either push you into a browser (in-app or otherwise), or depend on third party text parsing services and require you to be online to fetch the full text of one article at a time (which makes it no different from having to click/tap through to a website), in lire, you get your favorite RSS feeds as they should've been. You don't need to click through to any website (though, you do still have the option to, if you really wanted). It takes your favorite partial feeds, does its magic, and converts them in to full feeds, so you don't have to click/tap on those annoying 'Read more' or 'Continue reading' links. Once they're cached, you don't even need to be connected to read your full-text feeds. Use as a standalone feed reader, sync with iCloud, or, sync with any of the several services: Feedly, Feedbin, FeedHQ, The Old Reader, Inoreader, BazQux Reader, Newsblur, Feed Wrangler, FreshRSS, Miniflux, Nextcloud News, Tiny Tiny RSS.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

lire4 screens
Artykul4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Artykul at Free against lire's $9.99. Artykul also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (80% vs 68%). lire's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (158 vs 11). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

Artykul is free to download; lire costs $9.99 up front. lire sells 5 one-off in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Artykul holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: lire has 158 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of lire's written reviews are positive against 80% of Artykul's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

lire ships an update fortnightly, Artykul every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
lire versus Artykul: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterlireArtykul
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (158 ratings)4.6 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings158 — better11
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#3 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB34 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperKunal SoodMikalaj Karhin

Customer experience

lire

All ratings158 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral7.6%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews180 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral13.9%
Negative17.8%

Artykul

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative12.0%

Bugs and requests

lire

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Incorrect feed display
  • Articles not opening
  • Overlapping UI elements
  • Sync errors with FreshRSS and Wallabag
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  • Revert to old articles after sync
  • VoiceOver issues after update

Requested features

9 requests
  • Bulk unsubscribe option
  • Ability to add multiple feeds at once
  • Custom keyword filtering
  • Highlight/annotate articles
  • Embedded video support
Show 4 more
  • Automatic article categorization
  • Sharing options
  • PDF export
  • Multilingual support

Artykul

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

lire

One-time5
  • Generous Tip$0.99
  • Massive Tip$1.99
  • Amazing Tip$4.99
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  • Humongous Tip$9.99
  • Stupendous Tip$19.99
3 purchases

Artykul

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Infinity$49.99

Questions

Is lire free?
lire costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Artykul free?
Artykul is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, lire or Artykul?
Artykul is rated higher. lire averages 4.4 out of 5 from 158 ratings, while Artykul averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.
Do lire or Artykul have ads?
Neither lire nor Artykul shows ads.
Which is updated more often, lire or Artykul?
lire ships an update fortnightly, and Artykul every 3 months. Most recently, lire was updated on November 3, 2026 and Artykul on October 30, 2026.

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