Frigoligo vs Readeck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Frigoligo
Access and manage your saved articles offline. This client synchronizes with your wallabag instance, ensuring your content is always available and up-to-date. It offers a fast and user-friendly experience for reading saved links.
- Offline article access
- Wallabag synchronization
- Fast and easy to use
- Open source
- Ad-free experience
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Take your links anywhere and keep them fresh! Frigoligo is a wallabag client striving to be simple but also fast and easy to use. Just like wallabag, Frigoligo is free to use, ad-free and open source. You need a wallabag instance to use this application.
Readeck
Organize your web links with categories, tags, and offline reading capabilities. This app offers a native iOS design with customizable layouts and annotation tools for an enhanced reading experience. It prioritizes user privacy with a self-hosted backend option.
- Organize links by categories and tags
- Offline reading with background sync
- Share extension for easy saving
- Customizable card layout styles
- Highlight and annotate text
- Self-hosted backend for privacy
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Organize all your links with categories, offline support, and native iOS design. The native iOS client for readeck.org brings professional bookmark management to your iPhone and iPad. iOS 26 ready – Optimized for the latest iOS version Smart Organization • Organize bookmarks in categories: All, Unread, Favorites, Archive, Articles, Videos, Pictures • Dynamic tag system with search functionality • Swipe actions for quick management Share Extension • Add URLs directly from Safari and other apps • Works with any app that supports sharing • Automatic metadata extraction Three Card Layout Styles • Compact layout for quick browsing • Magazine style for visual appeal • Natural layout for optimal readability Universal App • Native iOS design with Dark Mode support • iPad support with multi-column split view and sidebar menu • Also available for Mac • Responsive design for all devices Offline Reading • Read articles without internet connection • Automatic background sync keeps unread articles cached • Choose how many articles to cache (5–100) • Pre-download images for offline viewing • Save bookmarks offline via share extension Enhanced Reading Experience • Highlight and annotate text passages with multiple colors • 10+ fonts including Literata, Merriweather, SF Pro and New York • Article view with reading time and word count • Reading progress tracking • Undo delete system with visual progress Privacy & Control • Self-hosted backend - your data stays on your server • Secure OAuth 2.0 login via browser • VPN and private network support (e.g. Tailscale) • HTTP and self-signed certificate support • No tracking or analytics Important Note: This app requires your own Readeck server instance. You must run your own Readeck server or have access to one to use this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Readeck at 100% against Frigoligo's 60%. Frigoligo's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 8, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Frigoligo | Readeck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Chaine | Ilyas Hallak |
Customer experience
Frigoligo
Readeck
In-app purchases
Frigoligo
No in-app purchases
Readeck
No in-app purchases
