# lire vs Wallflower

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wallflower at none against lire's 5. Wallflower also leads on price ($2.99 vs $9.99) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). lire's advantage is chart position (#7 vs #27) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

lire costs $9.99 and Wallflower $2.99 up front. lire sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Wallflower asks for nothing beyond the download.

lire ships an update fortnightly, Wallflower every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | lire | Wallflower |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $9.99 | **$2.99** |
| Rating | **[4.4 (151 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lire-rss-reader/id1531976425/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **151** | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | **Every 2 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | **#7** | #27 |
| Size | 160 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.6** | 18.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Kunal Sood](https://appshunter.io/developer/542137548) | [And a Dinosaur](https://appshunter.io/developer/475577301) |

## What reviewers say

### lire

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

**Currently charting:** #7 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


### Wallflower

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wallflower-boring-reader/id6796877599)

**Currently charting:** #27 Top Paid · News (US App Store)

**Features:** Safari Extension

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is lire free?

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

### Is Wallflower free?

Wallflower costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Do lire or Wallflower have ads?

Neither lire nor Wallflower shows ads.

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

lire ships an update fortnightly, and Wallflower every 2 days. Most recently, lire was updated on October 11, 2026 and Wallflower on October 7, 2026.

### Which is more popular, lire or Wallflower?

lire currently peaks at #7 in the App Store charts, and Wallflower at #27. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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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.*