Fluent Reader Lite vs Weave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Weave
A calm, non-algorithmic news reader that lets you curate your own feed from trusted publishers and RSS feeds. Organize news by topic, save articles for later, and enjoy a distraction-free reading experience.
- Curated news feed from chosen sources
- Import custom RSS feeds
- Topic tracking with 'Beats'
- Organize sources into folders
- Save articles for offline reading
- Distraction-free reader
- Light and dark mode
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Weave is a calm, non-algorithmic news reader built around the Sources you choose. Follow trusted publishers, import RSS feeds, and build Your Feed without a recommendation engine deciding what deserves your attention. Create Beats to track topics across Weave’s built-in Sources, organize Sources into Folders, save articles for later, and read in a clean, distraction-free reader. With Weave you can: • Follow built-in Sources or import your own RSS feeds • Build Your Feed from the Sources you choose • Create unlimited Beats and Folders • Track topics across Weave’s built-in Sources with Beats • Search, sort, filter, and organize your news • Save unlimited articles • Keep offline copies of Saved articles on this iPhone • Sync Sources, Folders, Beats, Saved state, read state, and core settings when signed in • Read articles in a clean, focused reader • Use light or dark mode Weave Free includes up to 150 Sources, unlimited Beats, unlimited Folders, unlimited Saved articles, core sync, and a 7-day searchable archive. Weave Pro removes ads, raises the Source limit to 2,000, and expands searchable archive access to 30 days. No social feed. No engagement ranking. Just the news you choose, organized your way. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Weave at 100% against Fluent Reader Lite's 47%. Weave also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 months). Fluent Reader Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Weave sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Fluent Reader Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Weave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fluent Reader Lite has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Fluent Reader Lite's written reviews are positive against 100% of Weave's.
Fluent Reader Lite ships an update every 6 months, Weave every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fluent Reader Lite | Weave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | +17 | 12+ |
| Developer | Haoyuan Liu | Sunrise Web Studios LLC |
Customer experience
Fluent Reader Lite
Weave
In-app purchases
Fluent Reader Lite
No in-app purchases
Weave
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly$24.991 Year
- Lifetime$49.99
