Comparison

PoweReader vs Leaflet

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

Head to head
About

PoweReader

This app uses AI to enhance your RSS reading experience, offering smart summaries, personalized news picks, and audio narration. It breaks down language barriers and allows for offline processing, making staying informed more efficient.

Highlights
  • AI daily news picks
  • Smart article summaries
  • AI audio narration
  • AI-powered translation
  • Offline processing mode
  • Built-in RSS service
  • Sync across Apple devices
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Too many feeds to read? PoweReader is an RSS reader for iPhone and Mac with AI summaries, translation and audio: get through the news worth reading in minutes, get any article's key points in one tap, read foreign articles with a translation under each paragraph, and listen when you can't look at the screen. It works with your Feedbin, Miniflux, FreshRSS, NewsBlur, Tiny Tiny RSS or Fever account. DAILY PICKS No more scrolling through every feed: in a few minutes you know what has been happening. Open Discover and AI picks the stories worth reading, each with a summary, key developments, what each source says and the articles that cover it. You can also listen to it as a briefing. AI SUMMARY For an article you only want to skim, one tap gives you a summary with the key points in seconds, plus a picture that explains it. You can also summarize a category, a feed or the unread list. The list summary is split by topic, and you can tap any link to open the article. AUDIO SUMMARY When you can't look at the screen, let AI read the summary aloud. Playback starts a few seconds after you tap play. TRANSLATION Foreign articles are translated paragraph by paragraph, with the translation under each original paragraph. Choose cloud AI translation, Apple Translate or offline translation. YOUR OWN AI SERVICE With Premium, connect OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, OpenRouter or another compatible service and use your own API key for summaries, images and translation. RSS SERVICES AND FEEDS Sign in with Feedbin, NewsBlur, Miniflux, FreshRSS, Tiny Tiny RSS or any Fever API server, and unread and starred articles sync both ways. Or start right away with the built-in local account, no sign-up needed: the Feed Library has 130+ feeds by topic, or paste any feed address. ICLOUD SYNC Reading progress syncs between iPhone and Mac, so you pick up where you left off. READING The same reading typography on iPhone and Mac, code blocks and math formulas rendered properly, dark mode, and articles available offline. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Leaflet

Features
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Leaflet brings the news, blogs, websites, and podcasts you choose into one comfortable place. Read full articles without the clutter, turn your feeds into listening Shows, and save something for your next quiet moment or commute. FOLLOW YOUR SOURCES Add unlimited feeds by pasting a site or feed URL. Discover feeds from websites, YouTube channels, and Mastodon profiles, start with suggested sources, or import subscriptions with OPML. Organize feeds into folders, search your library, and keep track of unread stories. READ YOUR WAY Adjust type, spacing, and themes to make every article comfortable. Retrieve the full story when a feed includes only a preview, read cached articles offline, save stories to Read Later, and star favorites. Open article photos for a closer look, view supported embedded X posts, play inline videos, and return to an unfinished article with Pick up where you left off. TURN FEEDS INTO SHOWS Make a personal listening show from a site, folder, or mix of feeds. Each article becomes a chapter. Choose topics, filter unwanted stories, set the order, and resume where you left off. One Show is included free. Leaflet Plus adds unlimited Shows and Latest, a short catch-up of new unread articles. BUILD YOUR PODCAST LIBRARY Follow podcasts, organize Favorites and groups, and build an Up Next queue. Stream or download episodes, set download preferences for each podcast, and import or export subscriptions with OPML. Explore chapters and artwork, jump from timestamps in episode notes, share from the current time, and choose a playback speed or sleep timer. Shorten Silences can trim quiet pauses in downloaded episodes. FOLLOW ALONG WITH TRANSCRIPTS Read publisher transcripts as an episode plays and tap a line to jump to that moment. On supported devices running iOS 26 or macOS 26 or later, create transcripts on your device, with visible progress and optional automatic transcription for each podcast. LISTEN YOUR WAY Use standard article read aloud for free. With Leaflet Plus, save article audio to Listen Later for offline playback and enjoy natural English voices that run privately on your device. Plus adds background playback for saved article audio, podcasts, and videos. Keep listening with the screen locked or while using other apps. TAKE IT INTO CARPLAY With Leaflet Plus on iPhone, browse and play Shows, saved articles, and podcasts in CarPlay. Control playback, set a sleep timer, and save Show articles to Read Later. NEWSLETTERS IN YOUR READER With Leaflet Plus and a separate Feedbin subscription, read newsletters alongside your feeds, listen to their full text, or add them to a Show. AT HOME ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Read on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with layouts that adapt to different screen sizes and iPhone Duo's folded, unfolded, and rotated views. On Apple Watch, check unread headlines and summaries, then mark stories read or starred. Use Leaflet without an account, sync your own feeds through iCloud, or connect a supported RSS service. iCloud library sync keeps eligible saved articles, Shows, reading and article-listening progress, smart feeds, and more together across devices. Library sync is automatic with iCloud RSS; Feedbin users can enable it in Accounts settings. On-device RSS libraries stay local. GO FURTHER WITH LEAFLET PLUS One optional, one-time purchase unlocks the Plus features above, plus color highlights you can search and export, a second account, unlimited smart feeds and muted words, keyword alerts, duplicate-story merging, feed cleanup, extra widgets, a true-black theme, alternate icons, reading statistics, and sending articles to Readwise or Instapaper. The core reader is free, including unlimited feeds on one account, full-text and offline reading, standard article read aloud, one Show, podcast library and playback, and an unread widget.

Screenshots

PoweReader4 screens
Leaflet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Leaflet at 4 against PoweReader's 2. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PoweReader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Leaflet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PoweReader ships an update monthly, Leaflet every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PoweReader versus Leaflet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoweReaderLeaflet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size394 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer珂诚 许JudeWorks

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PoweReader

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Leaflet

One-time1
  • Leaflet Plus$0.99

Questions

Is PoweReader free?
PoweReader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Leaflet free?
Leaflet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PoweReader or Leaflet have ads?
Neither PoweReader nor Leaflet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PoweReader or Leaflet?
PoweReader ships an update monthly, and Leaflet every 3 weeks. Most recently, PoweReader was updated on October 25, 2026 and Leaflet on October 29, 2026.

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