Comparison

Fluent Reader Lite vs Tech News Pro

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

Head to head
About

Fluent Reader Lite

A simple, open-source RSS client that supports various self-hosted and commercial services. It offers features like dark mode, content filtering, and article organization. Optimized for multitasking on iPad.

Highlights
  • Supports Fever, Google Reader, Inoreader, and Feedbin APIs
  • Dark mode for UI and reading
  • Configure content loading (full or webpage)
  • Dedicated subscriptions tab with article titles
  • Search and filter local articles
  • Organize subscriptions with groups
  • Two-pane view and multitasking on iPad
Features
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Fluent Reader Lite is a simplistic, cross-platform, and open-source RSS client. The following self-hosted and commercial RSS services are supported. * Fever API (TT-RSS Fever plugin, FreshRSS, Miniflux, etc.) * Google Reader API (Bazqux Reader, The Old Reader, etc.) * Inoreader * Feedbin (official or self-hosted) Other key features include: * Dark mode for UI and reading. * Configure sources to load full content or webpage by default. * A dedicated subscriptions tab organized by latest updates with article titles. * Search for local articles or filter by read status. * Organize subscriptions with groups. * Support for two-pane view and multitasking on iPad. The following features from the desktop app are *NOT* present: * Local RSS support and source / group management. * Importing or exporting OPML files, full application data backup & restoration. * Regular expression rules that mark articles as they arrive. * Fetch articles in the background and send push notifications. * Keyboard shortcuts.

About

Tech News Pro

Stay current with the latest technology and startup news from around the globe. This app curates top stories from thousands of sources, ensuring you never miss important updates. Access comments, share articles, and save favorites for later.

Highlights
  • Real-time tech and startup news
  • Thousands of global news sources
  • Hacker News community curation
  • Quick navigation between stories
  • Access to community comments
  • Save and search favorite stories
Features
Currently charting
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Having trouble staying up to date with the latest technology and startup news? Look no further, Tech News by Hacker News is what you need: • Never miss the latest tech and startup news, directly displayed within the app in a split second • Read news from around the world, with thousands of sources in one place • All the top news are directly curated by the Hacker News community, making sure you never miss what's important this very minute • Jump from news to news with a single tap • Check comments from the expert crowd of the Hacker News community • Share your favorite news stories with a single tap • Save your favorite stories to retrieve them later • Search through your entire favorite stories collection • Use shortcuts to quickly skim all your stories (right arrow: view next story, down arrow: view comments, up arrow: share, CMD + F: save as favorite; CMD + l: list all favorites)

Screenshots

Fluent Reader Lite4 screens
Tech News Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tech News Pro at 100% against Fluent Reader Lite's 47%. Tech News Pro also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 months) and chart position (#134 vs unranked). Fluent Reader Lite's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Fluent Reader Lite is free to download; Tech News Pro costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fluent Reader Lite ships an update every 6 months, Tech News Pro every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Fluent Reader Lite versus Tech News Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFluent Reader LiteTech News Pro
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.6 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#134 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB13 MB
Age rating+174+
DeveloperHaoyuan LiuPierre Stanislas

Customer experience

Fluent Reader Lite

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral17.6%
Negative35.3%

Tech News Pro

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

In-app purchases

None

Fluent Reader Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Tech News Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fluent Reader Lite free?
Fluent Reader Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tech News Pro free?
Tech News Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fluent Reader Lite or Tech News Pro have ads?
Neither Fluent Reader Lite nor Tech News Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fluent Reader Lite or Tech News Pro?
Fluent Reader Lite ships an update every 6 months, and Tech News Pro every 2 days. Most recently, Fluent Reader Lite was updated on October 2, 2026 and Tech News Pro on October 8, 2026.

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