Comparison

lire vs Flux

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

Flux

Consolidate your RSS and Atom feeds into a streamlined reading experience across Apple devices. Organize articles, discover content through images, and enjoy immersive reading modes. Listen to articles with text-to-speech and utilize AI summarization.

Highlights
  • Consolidates RSS and Atom feeds
  • Organize articles into folders
  • Browse stories with Feed Wall (images)
  • Full-screen immersive reading mode
  • Text-to-speech article playback
  • AI article summarization (Apple Intelligence)
  • iCloud library sync across devices
Features
Currently charting
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Flux brings your RSS and Atom feeds together in a reading app for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Follow your sources, organize your articles and find what interests you. TODAY'S ESSENTIALS The Today view offers a daily selection of your articles. The Feed Wall lets you browse stories through images. On iPad and Mac, full-screen mode makes reading more immersive. YOUR SOURCES, YOUR ORGANIZATION Add feeds, organize them into folders and save articles for later. Import and export your library to keep your sources together. READ YOUR WAY Open articles in the reader or visit the original page. Listen with text-to-speech. On compatible devices, Apple Intelligence can summarize articles directly on your device. This feature requires Apple Intelligence to be enabled and available in your language. ACROSS YOUR APPLE DEVICES Flux offers an interface tailored to iPhone, iPad and Mac, widgets, and iCloud library sync when you use iCloud. No Flux account required. You choose the sources you want to follow.

Screenshots

lire4 screens
Flux4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flux at none against lire's 5. Flux also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and price ($3.99 vs $9.99). lire's advantage is chart position (#5 vs #119) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On ads 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

lire costs $9.99 and Flux $3.99 up front. lire sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Flux asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
lire versus Flux: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterlireFlux
Price$9.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.4 (158 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings158 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#5 — better#119
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB19 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperKunal SoodAdrien DONOT

Customer experience

lire

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

Flux

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Flux

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
None

Flux

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is lire free?
lire costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Flux free?
Flux costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do lire or Flux have ads?
Neither lire nor Flux shows ads.
Which is updated more often, lire or Flux?
lire ships an update fortnightly, and Flux every 3 days. Most recently, lire was updated on November 3, 2026 and Flux on October 30, 2026.
Which is more popular, lire or Flux?
lire currently peaks at #5 in the App Store charts, and Flux at #119. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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