# lire vs Queue

The clearest difference is price: Queue at Free against lire's $9.99. lire's advantage is chart position (#5 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Queue is free to download; lire costs $9.99 up front. lire sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Queue sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 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 Queue. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 151 and 86 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 68% and 68% positive.

lire ships an update fortnightly, Queue every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | lire | Queue |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $9.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.4 (151 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lire-rss-reader/id1531976425/reviews)** | [4.3 (86 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/queue-simple-podcasts/id6639586996/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **151** | 86 |
| Positive reviews | **68.4% of reviews** | 67.6% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | **Every 10 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | **#5** | — |
| Size | 160 MB | 60 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.6** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Kunal Sood](https://appshunter.io/developer/542137548) | [Eike Drescher](https://appshunter.io/developer/1740309316) |

## What reviewers say

### lire

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

**Currently charting:** #5 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


### Queue

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/queue-simple-podcasts/id6639586996)

This app offers a streamlined podcast listening experience by automatically updating new episodes into a single, easy-to-manage list. It provides immediate access to episode titles, show notes, and playback, with advanced features like chapter support and interactive timestamps.

**Highlights:** Auto-updated episode queue, Play and archive episodes, Chapter and chapter artwork support, Interactive timestamps in show notes, Simple, clean interface

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Access | $4.99 | per month |
| Pro Access | $29.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Lovely user interface
- 🚀 Beautifully simple and elegant
- 🎨 Carefully designed with attention to detail
- 🤩 Delightful and refreshing experience

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
- 🔍 Inability to find/subscribe to some popular podcasts
- 🔍 Downloading/loading issues with certain podcasts
- 🔍 Lack of some basic features like playback controls on headphones

**Reported bugs**

- Stuck in introductory routine with 'Later' button not working
- Wired headphone controls not functioning properly
- Search and subscription issues for certain podcasts

**Requested features**

- Add sleep timer feature
- Implement back/forward controls on headphones and cars
- Allow new episodes to be added to the bottom of the queue
- Implement silence skipping and voice boost
- Provide a widget with playback controls


## Frequently asked questions

### Is lire free?

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

### Is Queue free?

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

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

lire is rated higher. lire averages 4.4 out of 5 from 151 ratings, while Queue averages 4.3 from 86 ratings.

### Do lire or Queue have ads?

Neither lire nor Queue shows ads.

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

lire ships an update fortnightly, and Queue every 10 days. Most recently, lire was updated on October 2, 2026 and Queue on September 29, 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.*