# lire vs Reeder.

The clearest difference is price: Reeder. at Free against lire's $9.99. Reeder. also leads on ratings volume (879 vs 155). lire's advantage is review sentiment (69% vs 53%) and chart position (#4 vs unranked). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Reeder. is free to download; lire costs $9.99 up front. lire sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Reeder. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 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 4.3 for Reeder.. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reeder. has 879 ratings behind it against 155, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of lire's written reviews are positive against 53% of Reeder.'s.

lire ships an update fortnightly, Reeder. every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | lire | Reeder. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $9.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.4 (155 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lire-rss-reader/id1531976425/reviews)** | [4.3 (879 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reeder/id6475002485/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 155 | **879** |
| Positive reviews | **68.5% of reviews** | 53.2% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Fortnightly** | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | **#4** | — |
| Size | 164 MB | 29 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.6** | 17.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Kunal Sood](https://appshunter.io/developer/542137548) | [Silvio Rizzi](https://appshunter.io/developer/325502382) |

## What reviewers say

### lire

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

**Currently charting:** #4 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


### Reeder.

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reeder/id6475002485)

Consolidate your reading, watching, and listening into a single, unified timeline. Sync your progress across devices and share curated content with others. Organize saved links and create custom views with powerful filters.

**Highlights:** Unified timeline for all content, Cross-device syncing via iCloud, Shareable feeds from tags, Customizable filters for timelines, Save and organize links, Integrates videos, podcasts, and social media

**Features:** Family Sharing

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly | $1.99 | per month |
| Yearly | $14.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Fantastic app
- 👍 Beautiful reading experience
- 🚀 Seamless sync across devices
- 💡 Innovative all-in-one concept
- 👍 Sleek and polished UI

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Lacking read/unread indicators
- 🐛 Inconsistent video/audio playback
- 🐛 Cluttered feed with replies
- 🐛 Difficult to navigate and organize feeds
- 🐛 Limited customization options

**Reported bugs**

- Feeds failing to import or sync correctly
- Inconsistent timeline ordering and display
- Podcast and video playback issues
- Crashes and stability problems

**Requested features**

- Add read/unread status indicators
- Improve feed organization with folders
- Provide more customization options for layout and typography
- Integrate with third-party RSS services
- Introduce keyboard shortcuts for common actions


## Frequently asked questions

### Is lire free?

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

### Is Reeder. free?

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

### Which has better reviews, lire or Reeder.?

lire is rated higher. lire averages 4.4 out of 5 from 155 ratings, while Reeder. averages 4.3 from 879 ratings.

### Do lire or Reeder. have ads?

Neither lire nor Reeder. shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, lire or Reeder.?

lire ships an update fortnightly, and Reeder. every 3 weeks. Most recently, lire was updated on October 15, 2026 and Reeder. on October 16, 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.*