Comparison

Artykul vs Iris

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

Head to head
About

Artykul

Consolidate your favorite websites, blogs, and social feeds into a single, clutter-free reading experience. Organize content with custom folders and receive push notifications for new articles. Enjoy a customizable reader that allows offline access and personalized themes.

Highlights
  • Consolidate multiple RSS, ATOM, YouTube, Telegram, Mastodon, and Reddit feeds
  • Organize feeds into custom folders with unique icons
  • Offline article reading and customizable reader themes
  • Push notifications for new articles
  • Article to audio conversion
  • Full-text search across all feeds
Features
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Read your favorite sites in one app and without noise. Stay in touch with what's happening in your favorite interests. Artykul is an RSS reader with a best-in-class native reader. RSS, ATOM, YOUTUBE, TELEGRAM, MASTODON, REDDIT You can add any site that supports RSS or Atom. Add your favorite blogs, news sites, Reddit, YouTube, Telegram channels or Mastodon profiles. LINKS Share links to interesting YouTube videos, articles, Telegram and Reddit posts, news, apps, recipes, and just interesting materials from the internet. Stay informed about what is currently relevant in the world, among your friends, and around you. FEEDS & FOLDERS Create custom folders, and add sites to them. You can set custom icons for your folders. Feeds and folders will sync with your Artykul Account if you want. You can turn on push notifications for favorite sites and be the first who knows about new articles. Unread indicators and unread filters help to know what you have not read. ARTICLE READER Best-in-class customizable article reader. Article Reader allows you to read articles without leaving the app. You can change font, size, and color theme. All articles are available offline and without an internet connection. The app remembers where you stop reading. You can return to reading at any time. BOOKMARKS & FAVORITES You can add any web page to bookmarks and read it with Artykul. Mark any article as a favorite to return for it at any time. DOZENS OF FEATURES • Article to audio • Full-Text Search • Unread indicator • Mark as read on the scroll • Custom feed settings for images and cell size limiting • Gesture navigation and full-screen reader • Folders with custom icons • Custom site names • Storage settings • 3 types of feed appearance • 4 themes for the reader • Discover • App tint color and icons • OPML import and export • Artykul Instructions • Telegram and YouTube channels • And more... Terms of Use: https://artykul.org/doc/terms-of-use/

About

Iris

This app transforms articles and newsletters into personalized audio episodes using AI-powered text-to-speech. It automatically discovers subscriptions from your Gmail and allows you to schedule daily audio briefings. Listen to any web article by sharing it directly to the app.

Highlights
  • Article to podcast conversion with AI voices
  • Automatic Gmail subscription discovery
  • Scheduled daily audio episodes
  • Share any web article for listening
  • Background playback and queue management
  • Light and dark mode support
Features
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The reading app you've always wanted. Iris turns your favorite articles into personal podcast episodes. Connect your Gmail and Iris discovers your subscriptions automatically. Using AI-powered text-to-speech, it transforms written articles and newsletters into studio-quality audio you can listen to anywhere — while commuting, working out, or getting ready in the morning. Your Personal Podcast, On Autopilot Schedule alarms that wake you up with fresh podcast episodes generated from your latest articles. Set your preferred time, pick your sources, and start every day informed. If you're the type of person that forgets to read what you bookmarked, add it to your alarm, it'll be in your next episode. Listen to Any Article Share any web article (if your within the paywall) to Iris and hear it read aloud with natural-sounding AI voices. Build a listening queue just like a podcast playlist. (eg. Yahoo News, NYT, WSJ Key Features - Turn any article into a podcast episode with AI voices - Automatic source discovery from your Gmail inbox - Scheduled alarms with personalized audio episodes - Share extension to listen to any web article - Background playback with full lock screen controls - Built-in player with queue management - Light and dark mode support Iris Pro Upgrade for unlimited episodes, premium AI voices, and multiple daily alarms. Privacy First Iris accesses your Gmail solely to identify sources you already follow. Your email content is never stored permanently or shared with third parties. All data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Terms of Use: https://joiniris.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://joiniris.dev/privacy

Screenshots

Artykul4 screens
Iris4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Iris at every 8 days against Artykul's every 3 months. Iris also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Artykul's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Artykul sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Iris sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Iris holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Artykul's written reviews are positive against 100% of Iris's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Artykul ships an update every 3 months, Iris every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Artykul versus Iris: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtykulIris
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB62 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMikalaj KarhinIris Audio LLC

Customer experience

Artykul

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative12.0%

Iris

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Artykul

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Infinity$49.99
2 purchases

Iris

Subscriptions2
  • Iris Pro - Monthly Subscription$8.991 Month
  • Iris Pro - Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Artykul free?
Artykul is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Iris free?
Iris is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Artykul or Iris?
Iris is rated higher. Artykul averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Iris averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Artykul or Iris have ads?
Neither Artykul nor Iris shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Artykul or Iris?
Artykul ships an update every 3 months, and Iris every 8 days. Most recently, Artykul was updated on October 12, 2026 and Iris on October 1, 2026.

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