Comparison

Stache vs Feedlane

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

Head to head
About

Stache

Organize and read articles, blogs, and web pages with notes, highlights, and tags. Save content from anywhere and access it offline. Customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts and themes.

Highlights
  • Save articles from share sheet or browser extensions
  • Add highlights and notes to articles
  • Offline reading with full page copies
  • Customizable fonts, themes, and swipe actions
  • iCloud-powered sync across devices
  • Import from Pocket, Instapaper, and Goodlinks
Features
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Stache isn't just another read-it-later app; it's simply the best way to save and read articles. ## Transform How You Read Stache transforms your collection of articles, blogs, and web pages into an organized library with notes, highlights, favorites, and tags. ## Save Everywhere Stashing articles is effortless wherever you find them. Add to your Stache from the share sheet, browser extensions, or inside the app. ## Add Highlights & Notes Remember everything you read. Highlight key passages and jot down thoughts directly within articles. Perfect for research, study, or when you simply want to remember something important. ## Tailored for You Adjust fonts, sizes, line heights, and margins to suit your reading preference. Organize your articles with tags, favorites, and an archive. Choose from different themes to match your style. Customize your swipe actions. ## Built for Power Users Stache includes advanced features like full-page offline copies, a system shortcut to save links, and widgets. And on your Mac and iPad navigate effortlessly with comprehensive keyboard shortcuts - your hands never need to leave the keyboard. ## Easy Import Give Stache a try with easy imports from Instapaper and Goodlinks. Don’t see your service here? Reach out and we’ll add it. ## Read Offline, Anytime Your reading doesn't have to stop when you go offline. With Stache, full offline reading is a given - images included. Whether you're commuting, traveling, or off the grid, your saved content is always accessible. And not just the reader view - Stache saves an offline copy of the full page, too. ### Turn the Page A beautiful new paginated reader brings the calm of a real book to the web. Swipe or tap to turn pages, track your place with an at-a-glance progress ring, and jump anywhere with a tap. Distraction-free reading, the way it should be. ### Read in Any Language Translate any article - body, title, and all - right on your device. Your reading opens in the language you choose, instantly and privately. Nothing leaves your device. ### Get the Gist, Fast Short on time? Let Stache summarize any article for you. AI-powered summaries stream in as they're written, so you can decide what's worth a full read - or capture the key points in seconds. ## iCloud-Powered Sync With fast, reliable sync powered by iCloud your data remains secure and private - we can’t even see it. Your links, notes, highlights, and tags sync seamlessly between your Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Please note that after a 30-day free trial Stache requires a subscription. You can easily cancel your subscription anytime inside Stache or from the App Store. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stache.app/privacy

About

Feedlane

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Feedlane is a fast, focused RSS reader for everyone who wants to follow their favorite sites, blogs, and news sources in one calm, clutter-free place — in sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and the web. Add any feed by URL, bring your subscriptions along as OPML, or discover new sources by category. Feedlane loads instantly from your device and syncs quietly in the background, so your feeds, read state, and bookmarks are always up to date — in the app, in your browser, and in any third-party reader that speaks the Fever or Google Reader API. Truncated feeds can be loaded in full, and summaries are generated right on your device. FOLLOW WHAT MATTERS • Subscribe to any RSS or Atom feed by URL • Discover feeds by category and search • Import and export OPML at any time • Organize feeds into folders and reorder them your way • Unread counts per feed and per folder A CALM READING EXPERIENCE • Clean, readable article view with large, comfortable typography • Filter by unread, read, or bookmarked • Swipe to mark read/unread or bookmark • Scroll to mark as read: articles clear themselves as you move past them • Mark all as read for a feed, a folder, or everything at once • Save articles to reading lists for later • Open in Safari or share anywhere FULL ARTICLES AND ON-DEVICE SUMMARIES • Fetch the full text of truncated feeds — on any article, with one tap • AI summaries generated entirely on your device • Nothing is sent to a server, no third-party AI, no exceptions • Switch it on for everything, or decide per article READ ANYWHERE, ON ANY DEVICE • Full web version — open your feeds in any browser, nothing to install • Fever API and Google Reader API support: use the third-party reader you already like, on whatever device you have at hand • Read state, bookmarks, and subscriptions stay in sync in both directions • Your data is portable — no lock-in, ever ALWAYS IN SYNC, EVEN OFFLINE • Your feeds and read state sync across every device and client • Offline-first: articles are there instantly, no spinners • Full-text search across your articles DESIGNED FOR APPLE • Built with SwiftUI and the Liquid Glass design language • Themes for every setting: Light, Dark, true OLED Black, Sepia, and more • One universal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Keyboard shortcuts and pointer support on iPad and Mac Feedlane requires a Feedlane account. FEEDLANE PREMIUM Unlock up to 200 feeds and all premium features with a Feedlane Premium subscription. The price is shown in the app before you purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://feedlane.app/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://feedlane.app/en/privacy

Screenshots

Stache4 screens
Feedlane4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stache at fortnightly against Feedlane's every 5 weeks. Stache also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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. Stache sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Feedlane sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stache ships an update fortnightly, Feedlane every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Stache versus Feedlane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStacheFeedlane
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJon SchneiderSimon Gotz

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Stache

Subscriptions2
  • Stache Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Stache Yearly1 Month trial$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Feedlane

Subscriptions1
  • Feedlane Premium$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Stache free?
Stache is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Feedlane free?
Feedlane is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stache or Feedlane have ads?
Neither Stache nor Feedlane shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stache or Feedlane?
Stache ships an update fortnightly, and Feedlane every 5 weeks. Most recently, Stache was updated on September 21, 2026 and Feedlane on October 25, 2026.

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