Comparison

Artykul vs Syndic

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

Syndic

Features
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Syndic is a native RSS reader built for people who want to read, not fight their app. No accounts, no ads, no algorithm — just your feeds, beautifully presented on iPhone and iPad. Add any RSS, Atom or JSON Feed source with a single URL. Your articles land in Inbox, ready to read. Save what matters to Favorites or Read Later. Organize your feeds into folders and keep everything in sync across all your devices with iCloud. Import your existing subscriptions from any RSS reader via OPML — or pick from 40+ feeds we've already curated for you across Apple, Tech, News, Science, Design, Dev, Podcasts, YouTube and Social. Syndic gets out of your way and lets you read. Features — RSS, Atom and JSON Feed 1.1 support — Inbox, Favorites, Read Later — Folders to organize your feeds — iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, macOS — OPML import and export — 40+ curated feeds to get started — no searching for URLs — Syndic is available in Spanish, German, French, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), and Simplified Chinese, alongside English.

Screenshots

Artykul4 screens
Syndic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Syndic at every 10 days against Artykul's every 3 months. Artykul's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Artykul sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Syndic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Artykul ships an update every 3 months, Syndic every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Artykul versus Syndic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtykulSyndic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB16 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMikalaj KarhinArturo Rey

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Artykul

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

Syndic

One-time1
  • Buy me a coffee$2.99

Questions

Is Artykul free?
Artykul is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Syndic free?
Syndic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Artykul or Syndic have ads?
Neither Artykul nor Syndic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Artykul or Syndic?
Artykul ships an update every 3 months, and Syndic every 10 days. Most recently, Artykul was updated on October 16, 2026 and Syndic on October 3, 2026.

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