Comparison

Riverside vs Luno Reader

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

Head to head
About

Riverside

A streamlined RSS reader for effortless news and blog consumption. Enjoy a clutter-free reading experience with home screen widgets and timely notifications for new content.

Highlights
  • Clean interface
  • Home screen widgets
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Background updates
  • Timely notifications
Features
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A streamlined RSS reader app that brings your favorite news and blogs to your fingertips with elegance and ease. ■ Clean Interface: A clutter-free reading space for your daily news intake. ■ Widgets: Access the latest headlines directly from your home screen and lock screen. ■ Background Updates & Notifications: Stay informed with timely notifications on new content.

About

Luno Reader

Features
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Luno Reader brings your RSS feeds, YouTube channels, and podcasts together in one simple, ad-free reader. Add your favorite news sites and blogs to see the latest content in a single list. Bookmark anything you like, and it's automatically saved to your Notion database, too. No ads or algorithmic recommendations get in the way. You only ever see the feeds you chose to follow. Instead of losing time to an endless social feed, you get quick access to the information you need. Build a calm, comfortable reading space with Luno Reader. [Highlights] ■ Today See only the articles published in the last 24 hours, gathered from every feed you follow. No overwhelming unread counts — just today's fresh reads, so catching up each day stays effortless. ■ Save to Notion Connect your Notion account and every article you bookmark is saved to a database of your choice, with its title and URL. Read-it-later, research, and idea capture all come together in Notion. ■ YouTube & Podcasts Paste a YouTube channel URL to subscribe to new videos as a feed. Audio and podcast RSS are supported too, so you can follow blogs, videos, and audio in one app. ■ Clean blog rendering Optimized for popular blog platforms. Thumbnails and author info are laid out neatly, so everything from technical posts to daily reads is easy to follow. ■ Bookmarks & in-app reader Bookmark any article with a single tap. Read it right inside the app's reader — no jumping to a browser. Share what you've read to other apps with ease. ■ Dark mode & English/Japanese Automatically switches between light and dark mode to match your device settings. Easy on the eyes at night. Available in both English and Japanese. ■ No ads, no recommendations There are no ads in the app, and no algorithmic recommendations. Only the feeds you added, shown in the order they were published. [Getting started] 1. Paste the URL of a site, blog, or YouTube channel to subscribe 2. Check today's new articles in Today 3. Bookmark the articles you want to read 4. Connect Notion to save articles automatically [Made for people who] • Want a simple, easy-to-use RSS reader • Prefer gathering information calmly, without ads or recommendations • Want to save and organize articles in Notion • Want to follow note, Zenn, YouTube, and podcasts all in one place

Screenshots

Riverside4 screens
Luno Reader3 screens

Verdict

The call

Riverside and Luno Reader are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Riverside ships an update every 3 months, Luno Reader every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Riverside versus Luno Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiversideLuno Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB47 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMaiku YamaguchiYuki Watanabe

In-app purchases

None

Riverside

No in-app purchases

None

Luno Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Riverside free?
Riverside is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Luno Reader free?
Luno Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Riverside or Luno Reader have ads?
Neither Riverside nor Luno Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Riverside or Luno Reader?
Riverside ships an update every 3 months, and Luno Reader every 4 months. Most recently, Riverside was updated on August 25, 2026 and Luno Reader on August 26, 2026.

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