Article Reader vs ReaderFlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Article Reader
This app transforms web links into clean, readable articles for offline enjoyment. Organize, customize your reading experience, and access content across devices. Listen to articles or export them in various formats.
- Save and read articles offline
- Organize with tags and favorites
- Customize font style and size
- Search within articles
- Export articles to text, HTML, PDF
- iCloud sync across devices
- Listen to articles with voice
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Linkos is a powerful app designed to simplify how you save and read content from the web. No more dealing with ads, banners, or cluttered pages. It transforms your saved links into clean, readable articles, perfect for reading it later. Key Features: - Tag and Favorite Your Articles: Organize your saved content by assigning tags and marking your favorites for quick access. - Customize Your Reading Experience: Adjust the font style and size to suit your reading preferences, making every article easy on the eyes. - Offline Access: Save articles to your device so you can read them anytime, even without an internet connection. - Search Within Articles: Quickly find the information you need by searching the contents of your saved articles. - Export Options: Export your articles to text, HTML, or PDF formats for easy sharing or archiving. - iCloud Sync: Keep your articles synced across all your devices via iCloud, ensuring your reading list is always up to date. - Text Highlight: Add emphasis to important sections by highlighting them and adding optional notes. - Dark Mode Support: Enjoy reading in low-light environments with dark mode, reducing eye strain. - Listen to articles: Listen to your content in natural sounding voice instead of reading. - Home Screen Widgets: Access unread articles from widgets and keep track of reading progress. - Shortcuts Integration: Unlock powerful workflows by accessing the data saved in Linkos app from Siri Shortcuts. - Seamless Integration: Add links from other apps directly into Linkos using the share sheet extension, making it effortless to save content on the go. - Daily reminders: Get reminded to read a random article from your unread ones. Linkos offers full access to all features for free, allowing you to save up to 3 links. For those who need more, upgrading to the premium plan unlocks unlimited link storage, so you can build your personal reading library without limits. Linkos is your go-to app for turning web content into a distraction-free reading experience and can also be used as a bookmarks manager. Save, read, and enjoy—anytime, anywhere.
ReaderFlow
Save articles from the web and read them later in a clean, clutter-free offline format. Organize your reading list with categories and tags, and access your saved content anytime, anywhere. This app prioritizes privacy with local storage and optional cloud sync.
- Save articles from any app with share menu
- Clutter-free reading experience
- Offline access to saved content
- Organize with categories and tags
- Optional iCloud or Dropbox sync
- Native app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
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Save articles now and read them later in a clean offline reading list. ReaderFlow turns web pages into focused reading you can organize and revisit anytime. ReaderFlow is built for people who want to read more without handing their library to another service. Save links from the share menu, strip away clutter, and keep the article text ready for quiet reading on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Send articles to ReaderFlow from Safari, other browsers, RSS apps, newsletters, chat apps, and anywhere the iOS share menu is available. READ WITHOUT CLUTTER ReaderFlow extracts the article content and removes ads, popups, and page noise so you can focus on the text. Adjust the reading experience and keep long reads comfortable. OFFLINE BY DEFAULT Your saved articles are available when you need them: on a commute, during a flight, in low-signal places, or when you want to disconnect. PRIVATE AND PORTABLE Your library stays under your control, with local storage, optional Dropbox or iCloud sync, CSV import, and export when you want to move your data. ORGANIZE YOUR READING LIST Use categories, tags, archive, search, and random article discovery to keep a growing reading list useful instead of overwhelming. BUILT FOR APPLE DEVICES ReaderFlow is a native app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with platform-friendly design, Shortcuts support, and a share extension that makes saving fast. ReaderFlow is a private read-later app for saving articles, reading offline, and keeping your web reading list organized without lock-in. Download ReaderFlow and make your saved articles easier to actually read.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Article Reader at 5.0 against ReaderFlow's 1.0. Article Reader also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). ReaderFlow's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Article Reader sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. ReaderFlow asks for nothing beyond the download.
Article Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Article Reader ships an update fortnightly, ReaderFlow every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Article Reader | ReaderFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FoxfortMobile | Marco Gomiero |
Customer experience
Article Reader
ReaderFlow
In-app purchases
Article Reader
- Linkos Premium (Lifetime)$8.99
- Linkos Premium (Lifetime)$11.99
- Linkos Premium 3$15.00
ReaderFlow
No in-app purchases









