Comparison

Feedit vs Lecto

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

Head to head
About

Feedit

Manage your news consumption with a clean interface. Organize articles from various sources, save them for later, and catch up on unread content. Offers a reader view and home screen widgets for quick access.

Highlights
  • Sync with iCloud or local storage
  • Integrates with popular RSS services
  • Read later functionality
  • Catch up on unread articles
  • Optional reader view
  • Home screen widgets
  • Safari web extension
Features
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Take control of the news you care about and read what matters to you! Read and share articles from your favorite blogs and websites in a clean and intuitive interface. FEEDS Sync with iCloud, or use the built-in “On My Device” local account. Third party account services that integrate and sync with Feedit: BazQux, Feedbin, Feedly, Inoreader, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, FreshRSS. Feedit also supports extension services – best supported by Local and iCloud accounts: Reddit, Mastodon. You can subscribe to your timelines, a specific username, hashtag, subreddit, etc. STARRED This is a smart collection of articles acting mostly as a read later service. This will save what you want to read or reference later and syncs across devices(except local account). CATCH UP This is a smart collection of your articles that show up as unread after 24 hours of being published. This way you’re able to reference them on your time when you’re ready to get to them and avoid a cluttered timeline. READER VIEW This is an optional feature where it ultimately comes to preference Does not work with extension services(Twitter - deprecated, Reddit, Mastodon) You can find this feature in the article view If you prefer Reader View, you can toggle this for all your subscriptions, or individually WIDGETS View your recent articles – comes in small, medium, large and, for devices that support it, extra large. View your current Today, Unread and Starred filter counts – small sized widget SAFARI WEB EXTENSION: FIND FEED How to enable: - Open Settings app - Select Safari - Select Extensions - Select Feedit - Turn Feedit On - Turn on “All Websites” From there, go to a page in Safari, bring up the Safari options, and tap “Find Feed”

About

Lecto

This application offers a beautifully designed reader for RSS feeds, podcasts, YouTube, and Telegram channels. It features AI summaries, offline reading, and a built-in podcast player, all within a clean, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • RSS feed reader
  • Podcast player
  • YouTube channel reader
  • Telegram channel reader
  • AI summaries
  • Offline reading
  • Customizable design
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Lecto, just a Reader for privacy. 100% free. No ads. No subscriptions.

Screenshots

Feedit4 screens
Lecto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lecto at fortnightly against Feedit's every 2 months. Lecto also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 33%). Feedit's advantage is iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Feedit against 3.7 for Lecto. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of Feedit's written reviews are positive against 50% of Lecto's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Feedit ships an update every 2 months, Lecto fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Feedit versus Lecto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFeeditLecto
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)3.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.5 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTyler LawrenceYuefeng Zhu

Customer experience

Feedit

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Lecto

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Feedit

No in-app purchases

None

Lecto

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Feedit free?
Feedit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lecto free?
Lecto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Feedit or Lecto?
Feedit and Lecto are both rated 3.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Feedit or Lecto have ads?
Neither Feedit nor Lecto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Feedit or Lecto?
Feedit ships an update every 2 months, and Lecto fortnightly. Most recently, Feedit was updated on November 3, 2026 and Lecto on October 30, 2026.

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