Comparison

Folo vs Haiker

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

Haiker

This app provides a clean reading experience for tech discussions, offering AI-powered summaries and instant translation to understand global conversations. Engage in discussions, save important content, and receive notifications for replies.

Highlights
  • AI-powered story summaries
  • Instant translation of posts and comments
  • Clean, modern interface
  • Structured comment threads
  • Reply translation to English
  • Notifications for replies
  • Bookmark stories and comments
Features
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Read the world's most insightful tech discussions in your own language. Haiker is a beautifully designed Hacker News reader for developers, founders, and curious minds. Explore discussions about AI, programming, startups, open source, and technology through a clean reading experience, AI-powered translation, AI story summaries, and thoughtfully designed comment threads. Whether you're discovering Hacker News for the first time or have been reading it for years, Haiker makes every discussion easier to follow. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED FOR READING Long technical discussions shouldn't be exhausting. Haiker reimagines Hacker News with a clean, modern interface and beautifully structured comment threads, making even the deepest conversations easy to read. AI-POWERED STORY SUMMARIES Quickly understand what matters. Haiker uses AI to summarize the content of Hacker News stories, helping you grasp key ideas and insights without needing to read the full article. READ IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE Instantly translate posts and comments into your preferred language without leaving the app. Stay connected with the global tech community, no matter what language you speak. WRITE REPLIES IN ENGLISH Share your thoughts naturally in your own language, and let Haiker translate them into fluent English before posting to Hacker News. DISCOVER WHAT THE TECH WORLD IS TALKING ABOUT Follow conversations covering AI, software engineering, startups, open source, cybersecurity, product design, and emerging technologies—all in one place. JOIN THE CONVERSATION Sign in with your Hacker News account to vote, reply, and participate in discussions with developers and founders around the world. NEVER MISS A REPLY Receive notifications when someone responds to your comments, so you can easily continue the conversation. SAVE WHAT MATTERS Bookmark insightful stories and valuable comments to build your own collection of knowledge for future reference. Privacy Policy: https://haiker.app/docs/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Folo4 screens
Haiker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Haiker at 100% against Folo's 41%. Haiker also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). Folo's advantage is ratings volume (58 vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Haiker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Haiker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Folo has 58 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Folo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Haiker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Folo ships an update fortnightly, Haiker every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Folo versus Haiker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoloHaiker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (58 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings58 — better6
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB68 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNatural Selection Labs涛南 卢

Customer experience

Folo

All ratings56 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive40.8%
Neutral14.5%
Negative44.7%

Haiker

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
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

Haiker

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
2 purchases

Haiker

Subscriptions2
  • Haiker Pro$2.991 Month
  • Haiker Pro$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Folo free?
Folo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Haiker free?
Haiker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Folo or Haiker?
Haiker is rated higher. Folo averages 4.1 out of 5 from 58 ratings, while Haiker averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Folo or Haiker have ads?
Neither Folo nor Haiker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Folo or Haiker?
Folo ships an update fortnightly, and Haiker every 3 days. Most recently, Folo was updated on October 28, 2026 and Haiker on October 24, 2026.

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