Comparison

Flyleaf vs Doomscroll News

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

Doomscroll News

Stay informed with a curated selection of approximately 10 world news items daily. Designed for quick consumption, this app helps you get essential updates without the overwhelming 24-hour news cycle. Easily track your progress through the daily news list.

Highlights
  • Daily curated news selection
  • Limited news items per day
  • Focus on world news
  • Completionist indicator
  • Designed for quick use
Read full description

**Note: Doomscroll is NOT FREE. There’s a 7-day free trial, though.** Doomscroll is a news reader app that helps you stay informed without feeling overwhelmed. It shows you about 10 curated news items each day. You are supposed to open the app, spend a minute browsing through the news, and then get back to your day. Doomscroll shows you “world news,” which are mostly bad news that are mostly irrelevant to you. This way, you can use your RSS reader for tech news (or finance, or politics) and get your general news from Doomscroll. If you are a completionist, good news for you because it’s easy to scroll through the whole list. There’s a very obvious indicator at the end of the list. If you’re tired of the constant flood of news and want a simpler way to stay informed, Doomscroll is for you. It’s designed to be used for just a few minutes each day, helping you stay updated without getting sucked into the 24-hour news cycle. I hope you find Doomscroll helpful. - - - By using Doomscroll, you agree to the standard Apple Terms of Use: (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/).

Screenshots

Flyleaf4 screens
Doomscroll News4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Flyleaf at freemium against Doomscroll News's subscription. Flyleaf also leads on ratings volume (88 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). Doomscroll News's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Flyleaf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month and Doomscroll News sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Flyleaf against 5.0 for Doomscroll News. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flyleaf has 88 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 99% of Flyleaf's written reviews are positive against 100% of Doomscroll News's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flyleaf ships an update every 5 weeks, Doomscroll News every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Flyleaf versus Doomscroll News: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlyleafDoomscroll News
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (88 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews98.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings88 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB15 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperMaximilian MelzerAnd a Dinosaur

Customer experience

Flyleaf

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

Doomscroll News

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

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

Doomscroll News

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flyleaf

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

Doomscroll News

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$3.001 Year

Questions

Is Flyleaf free?
Flyleaf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doomscroll News free?
Doomscroll News is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flyleaf or Doomscroll News?
Doomscroll News is rated higher. Flyleaf averages 4.9 out of 5 from 88 ratings, while Doomscroll News averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Flyleaf or Doomscroll News have ads?
Neither Flyleaf nor Doomscroll News shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flyleaf or Doomscroll News?
Flyleaf ships an update every 5 weeks, and Doomscroll News every 8 days. Most recently, Flyleaf was updated on September 26, 2026 and Doomscroll News on September 4, 2026.

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