Comparison

Folo vs Feedwire

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

Head to head
About

Folo

This AI-powered tool scans the internet to find and present information relevant to your interests. It filters out noise, delivering only the knowledge you truly care about.

Highlights
  • AI-powered content filtering
  • Surfaces relevant knowledge
  • Cuts through internet noise
  • Personalized information delivery
Features
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Folo is the AI RSS reader that brings everything you follow into one calm timeline, then helps you read it. Follow blogs, news sites, newsletters, podcasts, video channels and social feeds in one place. Let AI summarize the long reads, translate the ones in other languages and read the rest aloud, so you stay informed without drowning in tabs. ONE TIMELINE FOR EVERYTHING YOU FOLLOW • Subscribe to any RSS, Atom or JSON feed, or search for sources by name • Follow sites without a feed through thousands of RSSHub routes • Explore trending feeds and curated lists to find new favorites • Import your subscriptions from any other reader with OPML • Keep things tidy with folders, stars and lists AI THAT READS WITH YOU • AI summaries: the key points of any article in seconds • AI translation: read in English, Chinese, Japanese or French, side by side with the original or on its own • Text-to-speech: listen to any article in a natural voice • Actions: summarize, translate, star or filter new entries automatically with your own rules MADE FOR EVERY FORMAT • A clean reader view that fetches the full text of articles • Dedicated layouts for social posts, pictures, videos and podcasts • Background playback for podcasts and picture-in-picture for videos YOUR READER, YOUR WAY • Light and dark themes, reading fonts, text size and line spacing • Spotlight highlights the keywords you care about • Subscriptions, read status and stars sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Android and the web OPEN SOURCE, NO ADS Folo is open source and ad-free, built in the open with a community of readers and developers. FREE TO START Create a free account to follow feeds and sync them across your devices. Basic, Plus and Pro plans add more subscriptions, higher AI limits and automations. Subscriptions are billed monthly or yearly and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://folo.is/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Feedwire

This app lets you curate your online content by combining RSS feeds and websites into personalized collections. Use smart queries to tailor feeds to your interests and organize them by category or source for real-time updates.

Highlights
  • Combine RSS feeds and websites
  • Create custom collections
  • Use smart queries for personalization
  • Organize feeds by category/source
  • Real-time updates
Features
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Feedwire empowers you to personalize your online experience by combining rss feeds and websites into custom collections. Use smart queries to create collections tailored to your interests, and customize your feed bar by category or source to receive real-time updates.

Screenshots

Folo4 screens
Feedwire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Feedwire at 5.0 against Folo's 4.1. Folo's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 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. Folo sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Feedwire sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Feedwire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Folo has 54 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Folo ships an update fortnightly, Feedwire every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Folo versus Feedwire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoloFeedwire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (54 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings54 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB130 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNatural Selection LabsRandy George Stacel

Customer experience

Folo

All ratings54 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative20.4%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive40.8%
Neutral14.5%
Negative44.7%

Feedwire

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Folo

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to open app on Mac
  • Images not loading in articles
  • Horizontal videos not playable
  • Unresponsive click issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Change text size option
  • Add language support
  • Improve notification system
  • Enhance sharing functionality

Feedwire

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Folo

Subscriptions6
  • Folo Basic (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Folo Plus (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Folo Basic (Annual)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Folo Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$99.991 Month
  • Folo Plus (Annual)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Folo Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$999.991 Year
3 purchases

Feedwire

Subscriptions2
  • Feedwire Pro7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Feedwire Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Feedwire Pro Lifetime Access$19.99

Questions

Is Folo free?
Folo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Feedwire free?
Feedwire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Folo or Feedwire?
Feedwire is rated higher. Folo averages 4.1 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Feedwire averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Folo or Feedwire have ads?
Neither Folo nor Feedwire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Folo or Feedwire?
Folo ships an update fortnightly, and Feedwire every 2 weeks. Most recently, Folo was updated on October 14, 2026 and Feedwire on October 8, 2026.

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