Comparison

Flyleaf vs Queue

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

Head to head
About

Flyleaf

Save articles from the web and read them later in a distraction-free, magazine-like format. Customize your reading experience with themes and typography, and organize your content with tags. Syncs seamlessly across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Save articles from the web
  • Distraction-free reading view
  • Book-like pagination
  • Customizable themes and typography
  • iCloud sync
  • Article tagging
  • Archive.today integration
Features
Read full description

Flyleaf is a “read-later” app that displays saved articles from the web in a meticulously designed reading view, without popups, ads or other distractions. SAVE ARTICLES FROM THE WEB Use the share sheet from anywhere to save interesting links to Flyleaf. There is also an easy-to-use bookmarklet if you need it. READ LATER WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS Flyleaf takes web pages and removes everything inessential, like popups, ads and trackers, to preserve your privacy and sanity. TURN WEBSITES INTO MAGAZINE ARTICLES With Flyleaf's best-in-class book-like pagination, you can read articles page by page instead of scrolling vertically. READ IT YOUR WAY Flyleaf offers many ways to customize your reading experience, such as color themes and in-depth typography settings. DISCOVER WHAT TO READ NEXT Once your list of saved articles grows, it's easy to lose track. Flyleaf helps you to always discover fresh articles from your list. SYNC WITH ICLOUD Flyleaf uses iCloud to securely sync articles and reading progress between your devices – no additional signups needed. STAY ORGANIZED WITH TAGS You can add your own tags to articles to organize your library. READ ANYWHERE YOU GO Enjoy fully native apps for iPhone, iPad, and macOS, lovingly crafted by indie developer Max Melzer. READ IN FULL SCREEN Remove all distractions and focus on the text by entering fullscreen mode. You can still access all the controls you need through an intuitive gesture interface. LOAD ARTICLES FROM ARCHIVE.TODAY IN ONE TAP Sometimes, an article may not be available in your region or without logging in. Flyleaf lets you effortlessly access many of them from a web archive instead. AUTOMATE ACTIONS WITH SHORTCUTS AND SIRI Flyleaf offers a comprehensive list of Shortcuts actions, so you can add URLs via Siri or build Shortcuts to automatically tag articles. Flyleaf is free to use and offers an optional subscription for advanced features such as themes, tags and the archive.today integration. Privacy Policy: https://flyleafapp.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://flyleafapp.com/terms/

About

Queue

This app offers a streamlined podcast listening experience by automatically updating new episodes into a single, easy-to-manage list. It provides immediate access to episode titles, show notes, and playback, with advanced features like chapter support and interactive timestamps.

Highlights
  • Auto-updated episode queue
  • Play and archive episodes
  • Chapter and chapter artwork support
  • Interactive timestamps in show notes
  • Simple, clean interface
Read full description

Queue is the simplest podcast app out there. New episodes from your subscriptions automatically appear in one simple list, your Queue. From here you can either play them, or archive them. When you open an episode, you see the title and show notes right away, and you can also play the episode from here. We also have full support for chapters and chapter artwork, and we even detect timestamps in the episode show notes and turn them into interactive chapters. The entire app was custom designed to offer you the simplest possible podcast experience, and it's full of beautiful little touches and fun details. I've spent month designing and building Queue for you, and I have some really cool ideas for it. I can't wait to hear what you think! - Eike Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Flyleaf4 screens
Queue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flyleaf at 4.9 against Queue's 4.3. Flyleaf also leads on review sentiment (99% vs 68%) and device support (3 vs 1). Queue's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). 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. Flyleaf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month and Queue sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flyleaf holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 88 and 86 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 99% of Flyleaf's written reviews are positive against 68% of Queue's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flyleaf ships an update every 5 weeks, Queue every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Flyleaf versus Queue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlyleafQueue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (88 ratings) — better4.3 (86 ratings)
Positive reviews98.8% of reviews — better67.6% of reviews
Number of ratings88 — better86
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB60 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMaximilian MelzerEike Drescher

Customer experience

Flyleaf

All ratings88 ratings
Positive98.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive98.8%
Neutral1.3%
Negative0.0%

Queue

All ratings86 ratings
Positive77.9%
Neutral10.5%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative20.6%

User reviews

Flyleaf

From 88 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Clean and beautiful design
  • 📖 Excellent reading experience
  • 🚀 Fast and smooth performance
  • 🔄 Seamless cross-device sync
  • 🆓 Usable and generous free tier

Room to improve

  • 💡 Missing highlighting functionality
  • 💡 Missing note-taking functionality
  • 💡 No one-time payment option
  • 💡 No device AI summarization
  • 💡 No bulk actions for managing articles

Queue

From 86 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Lovely user interface
  • 🚀 Beautifully simple and elegant
  • 🎨 Carefully designed with attention to detail
  • 🤩 Delightful and refreshing experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🔍 Inability to find/subscribe to some popular podcasts
  • 🔍 Downloading/loading issues with certain podcasts
  • 🔍 Lack of some basic features like playback controls on headphones

Bugs and requests

Flyleaf

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tagging feature bug on iPhone (iOS 18.3.2)
  • Paywalled articles sometimes not saved (e.g., FT)
  • "Read now" option in Share Sheet not working (fixed in 2.1.0)

Requested features

11 requests
  • Highlighting function
  • Note-taking functionality
  • One-time payment option
  • Device AI summarization
  • Bulk actions for managing articles
Show 6 more
  • Improved support for non-Apple platforms (e.g., Android)
  • More theme colors (yellow, orange)
  • AnyBox importer
  • Ability to archive different versions of a webpage
  • German localization
  • Export entry as PDF

Queue

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Stuck in introductory routine with 'Later' button not working
  • Wired headphone controls not functioning properly
  • Search and subscription issues for certain podcasts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add sleep timer feature
  • Implement back/forward controls on headphones and cars
  • Allow new episodes to be added to the bottom of the queue
  • Implement silence skipping and voice boost
  • Provide a widget with playback controls

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flyleaf

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly renewal7 Days trial$2.001 Month
  • Yearly renewal7 Days trial$17.001 Year
2 purchases

Queue

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Access$4.991 Month
  • Pro Access$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Flyleaf free?
Flyleaf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Queue free?
Queue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flyleaf or Queue?
Flyleaf is rated higher. Flyleaf averages 4.9 out of 5 from 88 ratings, while Queue averages 4.3 from 86 ratings.
Do Flyleaf or Queue have ads?
Neither Flyleaf nor Queue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flyleaf or Queue?
Flyleaf ships an update every 5 weeks, and Queue every 10 days. Most recently, Flyleaf was updated on October 1, 2026 and Queue on September 29, 2026.

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