ReadKit vs TapIn UCD
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 cross-platform syncing, advanced organization tools, and offline access to content. Enjoy enhanced readability with a customizable interface and powerful search capabilities.
- All-in-one reading hub
- Cross-platform sync (iOS/macOS)
- Offline article access
- Advanced organization (folders, tags)
- 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
TapIn UCD
Stay informed about UC Davis campus life with news, AI-powered daily briefings, and event summaries. Engage with friends through daily word puzzles and mini-games, all within a single app.
- Campus news with AI briefings
- Event listings with AI summaries
- Daily word puzzles
- Mini crossword and other games
- Save articles and events
- Dark mode support
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TapIn brings UC Davis campus life into one app. Stay up to date with Aggie news articles and AI-powered daily briefings. Browse campus events from Aggie Life with AI-generated summaries that tell you what you need to know at a glance — location, food, time, and more. Never miss what's happening on campus. Challenge friends in DailyFive — a daily 5-letter word puzzle with a live leaderboard — plus Pipes, Mini Crossword, Echo, and more. Features: - Campus news with category filtering and daily AI briefings - Live campus events with AI summaries, details, and RSVP - DailyFive word game with cloud leaderboard - Mini Crossword, Pipes, and Echo puzzle games - Save articles and events for later - Sign in with Apple, Google, or phone number - Dark mode support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TapIn UCD at none against ReadKit's 5. TapIn UCD also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). ReadKit's advantage is ratings volume (127 vs 14) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. TapIn UCD asks for nothing beyond the download.
TapIn UCD holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ReadKit has 127 ratings behind it against 14, 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 83% of TapIn UCD's.
ReadKit ships an update monthly, TapIn UCD every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReadKit | TapIn UCD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (127 ratings) | 4.8 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 127 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Balazs Varkonyi | Darius Ehsani |
Customer experience
ReadKit
TapIn UCD
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
TapIn UCD
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
TapIn UCD
No in-app purchases









