ReadKit vs audiflow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ReadKit
This app consolidates your news feeds and saved articles into a single, distraction-free reading experience. It offers robust organization, offline access, and advanced customization for a personalized way to consume content across devices.
- All-in-one reading hub
- Cross-platform sync (iOS/macOS)
- Offline article access
- Advanced organization with smart folders
- Enhanced reader mode
- Customizable interface
- Powerful search and filtering
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Your All-in-One Reading Companion ReadKit is a powerful, all-in-one read-later and RSS client that brings together your favorite news, articles, and feeds. With major providers and built-in iCloud RSS and Read Later sync, ReadKit lets you save and read articles later, providing a distraction-free reading experience anytime and anywhere. KEY FEATURES • All-in-One Reading Hub: Access all your accounts in one place with multi-account support. • Cross-Platform: Universal app with full feature parity on iOS and macOS. • iCloud RSS and Read Later: Built-in services with iCloud sync. • Flexible Syncing: Sync with major RSS aggregators and read-later services. • Advanced Organization: Manage feeds, folders, tags and automatically updated smart folders. • Smart Folder Actions: Mark items read or starred and filter content. • Offline Access: Read articles offline with cached images. • Enhanced Reading Experience: Built-in reader mode extracts full article content, with options for automatic activation. • Wide Gesture Support: Navigate, mark articles read and perform quick actions. • In-App Browser: View links and references without leaving the app. • App Badge Preferences: Customize the badge to display the count of unread items. • Mark as Read Options: Mark articles read while scrolling, by pulling up, or in one tap. • Contextual Marking: Quickly mark articles as read above or below directly from the context menu. • Customizable Interface: Choose themes, light or dark mode, and app icons to suit your style. • Powerful Search: Search articles by content, title, or source. • Filter Articles: Easily filter articles by read or starred status. • Background Syncing: Always stay updated with background sync. • Content Sharing: Use the share extension to save articles from Safari and other apps for later reading. • Email Articles: Send articles directly via email to share with others. • Share via Apps and Services: Share articles through the share sheet. • YouTube Channel Support: Subscribe to YouTube channels and playlists through RSS feeds. • Full Keyboard Support: Optimized for hardware keyboards on macOS and iPad. • Feed Import/Export: Import or export subscriptions via OPML files. • Application Settings Export: Export and import appearance, reading, general behavior and gesture preferences. Enjoy ReadKit’s essential features completely free — no ads, no data mining. Unlock additional features with ReadKit Premium, available via a universal subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase for iOS, macOS, or both. A free trial is also available. PREMIUM FEATURES • Multi-Account Support: Manage multiple accounts simultaneously. • Unlimited Smart Folders: Create and customize more than one smart folder per account. • Enhanced Reader Mode: Extract full-text content from articles, even when missing from the feed source. • Article Summary: summarize articles using AI on supported devices (requires ReadKit Premium, Apple Intelligence and iOS 26). • Unlimited Feeds: Remove the 20-feed limit for the built-in RSS service. • Advanced Organization Tools: Organize feeds and articles into folders or tags. • Image Caching: Enjoy offline reading with cached images. • Themes & Custom Icons: Unlock exclusive themes and choose custom app icons. • Full OPML Support: Import and export feed subscriptions with ease. • Account and Smart Folder Export: Export account settings with smart folders and import them individually. • Early Access: Enjoy upcoming premium features as they're released. SUPPORTED SERVICES • Built-in RSS and Read Later services with iCloud sync. • News Reader Services: BazQux, Feedbin, Feedly, Fever, FreshRSS, Inoreader, Miniflux, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, Tiny Tiny RSS • Read Later & Bookmarking Services: Instapaper, Wallabag and Pinboard Privacy Policy: https://readkit.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://readkit.app/terms-of-use
audiflow
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audiflow is a fast, offline-first podcast player built around one big idea: podcasts deserve better organization than one endless feed. COMMUNITY-CURATED SMART PLAYLISTS — OUR HEADLINE FEATURE - Long-running shows become easy to navigate: episodes are grouped into meaningful playlists by season, year, or series within a show - Each show's playlists are hand-curated, not just auto-generated — so the grouping actually matches how the show is made - All playlist definitions live in a public GitHub repository. Found a show that deserves better playlists? Open a pull request — once merged, every listener gets it automatically, no app update needed LISTEN YOUR WAY - Background playback with lock-screen and system controls - A seek bar that shows chapters and remaining time, with fine scrubbing as you slide away from the bar, and a "Go back" button after a jump - Playback speed up to 3.0x, with a speed for each podcast - Pick where audio plays: speaker, Bluetooth, or AirPlay - Configurable skip intervals - Choose how interruptions behave: duck the volume, or pause and rewind - Sleep timer with fade-out: by duration, episode count, end of episode, or end of chapter ORGANIZE EFFORTLESSLY - Queue: line up what's next, drag to reorder, or queue an episode together with every episode that follows it - Stations: your own playlists that mix episodes from multiple podcasts, with duration filters and sorting - Find podcasts in your library by title or author; a dot marks shows with new episodes - Per-podcast and per-playlist play order that remembers your preference ALWAYS READY - Download episodes for offline listening, with a Wi-Fi-only option - Auto-download keeps only each show's newest unplayed episodes and tidies up the ones you've finished, so storage never fills up - Background feed refresh and new-episode notifications with artwork and a description preview - Your position is saved everywhere — resume exactly where you left off GO DEEPER - Transcripts and chapters, right in the player — including Podcasting 2.0 chapters and timestamps in show notes - OPML import/export to bring your subscriptions with you - Restricted Mode with PIN lock for family-friendly listening No ads inserted, no account required. Just RSS, your shows — and playlists made by people who love them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: audiflow at none against ReadKit's 5. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. ReadKit sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. audiflow asks for nothing beyond the download.
ReadKit ships an update every 2 weeks, audiflow every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReadKit | audiflow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (127 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 127 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Balazs Varkonyi | REEDOM LLC |
Bugs and requests
ReadKit
Reported bugs
12 issues- Persistent toolbars blocking distraction-free reading
- Background refresh not working reliably
- Wallabag sync errors and failures
- App crashes when integrating multiple services
- Reading articles not marking as read automatically
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- Embedded tweets not displaying in web view
- Favicon and headline display issues in article list
- Thumbnail images not showing in article list
- Text overlap with underline formatting
- Inconsistent behavior between iOS and iPadOS versions
- Sync errors preventing account setup
- Partial feature support without clear disclosure
Requested features
19 requests- iCloud sync support for feeds and data
- Raindrop read-later service integration
- Sepia background option for light mode
- Widgets support
- Automatic reader view option
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- Push notifications for new articles
- Import Smart Folders from previous versions
- Sync Smart Folders across all devices
- Additional read-later service integrations (GoodLinks, etc.)
- Mark all as read button
- Pinboard API key login support
- Article position sync for read-later services
- More article list view customization options
- Highlight and annotate text functionality
- Built-in annotation and newsletter management
- Podcast playing capability
- Automatic full article text loading
- Quick article opening in Safari
- Image zoom and preview functionality
audiflow
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ReadKit
- Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- Premium Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime macOS$19.99
- Premium Lifetime iOS$19.99
- Premium Lifetime Universal$29.99
audiflow
No in-app purchases









