Comparison

ReadKit vs Article Reader

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

Head to head
About

ReadKit

This app consolidates your favorite news, articles, and feeds into a single, distraction-free reading hub. Save articles to read later, organize content with smart folders, and enjoy offline access. Customize your reading experience with themes and gestures.

Highlights
  • All-in-one reading hub
  • Cross-platform support
  • Flexible syncing options
  • Advanced organization with smart folders
  • Offline article access
  • Enhanced reader mode
  • Customizable interface
Features
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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. Supporting all major providers and featuring a built-in RSS engine, 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. • Flexible Syncing: Sync with major RSS aggregators and read-later services, or use the built-in RSS engine. • Advanced Organization: Manage feeds, folders and tags, and create smart folders with automatic updates based on your criteria. • Smart Folder Actions: Apply actions to items in smart folders, such as marking them as read or starred, and use them for advanced content filtering. • 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: Intuitive gesture controls for effortless navigation, marking articles as read, or performing 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: Automatically mark articles as read while scrolling, use a pull-up gesture, or mark all with a single 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 with apps, social media platforms, and other services 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. 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. • Early Access: Enjoy upcoming premium features as they're released. • Support Development: Your subscription helps sustain ReadKit’s ongoing improvements. SUPPORTED SERVICES • News Reader Services: BazQux, Feedbin, Feedly, Fever, FreshRSS, Inoreader, Miniflux, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, Tiny Tiny RSS and Built-in RSS • Read Later & Bookmarking Services: Instapaper, Wallabag and Pinboard Privacy Policy: https://readkit.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://readkit.app/terms-of-use

About

Article Reader

This app transforms web links into clean, readable articles for offline enjoyment. Organize, customize your reading experience, and access content across devices. Listen to articles or export them in various formats.

Highlights
  • Save and read articles offline
  • Organize with tags and favorites
  • Customize font style and size
  • Search within articles
  • Export articles to text, HTML, PDF
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Listen to articles with voice
Features
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Linkos is a powerful app designed to simplify how you save and read content from the web. No more dealing with ads, banners, or cluttered pages. It transforms your saved links into clean, readable articles, perfect for reading it later. Key Features: - Tag and Favorite Your Articles: Organize your saved content by assigning tags and marking your favorites for quick access. - Customize Your Reading Experience: Adjust the font style and size to suit your reading preferences, making every article easy on the eyes. - Offline Access: Save articles to your device so you can read them anytime, even without an internet connection. - Search Within Articles: Quickly find the information you need by searching the contents of your saved articles. - Export Options: Export your articles to text, HTML, or PDF formats for easy sharing or archiving. - iCloud Sync: Keep your articles synced across all your devices via iCloud, ensuring your reading list is always up to date. - Text Highlight: Add emphasis to important sections by highlighting them and adding optional notes. - Dark Mode Support: Enjoy reading in low-light environments with dark mode, reducing eye strain. - Listen to articles: Listen to your content in natural sounding voice instead of reading. - Home Screen Widgets: Access unread articles from widgets and keep track of reading progress. - Shortcuts Integration: Unlock powerful workflows by accessing the data saved in Linkos app from Siri Shortcuts. - Seamless Integration: Add links from other apps directly into Linkos using the share sheet extension, making it effortless to save content on the go. - Daily reminders: Get reminded to read a random article from your unread ones. Linkos offers full access to all features for free, allowing you to save up to 3 links. For those who need more, upgrading to the premium plan unlocks unlimited link storage, so you can build your personal reading library without limits. Linkos is your go-to app for turning web content into a distraction-free reading experience and can also be used as a bookmarks manager. Save, read, and enjoy—anytime, anywhere.

Screenshots

ReadKit4 screens
Article Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Article Reader at 100% against ReadKit's 56%. Article Reader also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). ReadKit's advantage is ratings volume (124 vs 4) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. ReadKit sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Article Reader sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Article Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ReadKit has 124 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of ReadKit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Article Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReadKit ships an update every 2 weeks, Article Reader fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ReadKit versus Article Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadKitArticle Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (124 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings124 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBalazs VarkonyiFoxfortMobile

Customer experience

ReadKit

All ratings124 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral19.5%
Negative24.2%

Article Reader

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Article Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

ReadKit

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • Premium Lifetime macOS$19.99
  • Premium Lifetime iOS$19.99
  • Premium Lifetime Universal$29.99
3 purchases

Article Reader

One-time3
  • Linkos Premium (Lifetime)$8.99
  • Linkos Premium (Lifetime)$11.99
  • Linkos Premium 3$15.00

Questions

Is ReadKit free?
ReadKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Article Reader free?
Article Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ReadKit or Article Reader?
Article Reader is rated higher. ReadKit averages 4.4 out of 5 from 124 ratings, while Article Reader averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do ReadKit or Article Reader have ads?
Neither ReadKit nor Article Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ReadKit or Article Reader?
ReadKit ships an update every 2 weeks, and Article Reader fortnightly. Most recently, ReadKit was updated on October 12, 2026 and Article Reader on September 20, 2026.

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