Comparison

Flux vs HearHere

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

Head to head
About

Flux

Consolidate your RSS and Atom feeds into a streamlined reading experience across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Organize articles into folders, save them for later, and enjoy features like voice reading and on-device summaries with Apple Intelligence.

Highlights
  • Consolidate RSS and Atom feeds
  • Organize articles into folders
  • Save articles for later reading
  • Voice reading of articles
  • On-device article summaries with Apple Intelligence
  • iCloud synchronization across Apple devices
Features
Currently charting
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Flux brings your RSS and Atom feeds together in a reading app for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Follow your sources, organize your articles and find what interests you. TODAY'S ESSENTIALS The Today view offers a daily selection of your articles. The Feed Wall lets you browse stories through images. On iPad and Mac, full-screen mode makes reading more immersive. YOUR SOURCES, YOUR ORGANIZATION Add feeds, organize them into folders and save articles for later. Import and export your library to keep your sources together. READ YOUR WAY Open articles in the reader or visit the original page. Listen with text-to-speech. On compatible devices, Apple Intelligence can summarize articles directly on your device. This feature requires Apple Intelligence to be enabled and available in your language. ACROSS YOUR APPLE DEVICES Flux offers an interface tailored to iPhone, iPad and Mac, widgets, and iCloud library sync when you use iCloud. No Flux account required. You choose the sources you want to follow.

About

HearHere

This application offers a distraction-free podcast listening experience with features like chapter preselection, automatic downloads, and silence skipping. It allows for speed adjustment per podcast and includes a sleep timer. Users can also create smart playlists and sync their listening across devices.

Highlights
  • Chapter preselect
  • Automatic downloads
  • Queue management
  • Skip silences
  • Speed adjustment
  • Smart Playlists
  • Apple Watch sync
Features
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No trackers, no ads, no feed. Just the podcasts you love. HearHere was created by a listener, for listeners. It stemmed from an idea to return to basics - your shows, in one place, without unnecessary distractions. Features: • CarPlay • Apple Watch App • Skip chapters • Reorder chapters • Automatic downloads • Queue management • Skip silences • Speed adjustment (per podcast) • Sleep timer • Smart Playlists • Apple Watch sync • Customizable swipe actions • Listening statistics • Sync subscriptions, playlists, and favorites when you choose to sign in • Podcast import • Add by URL
 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Flux4 screens
HearHere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HearHere at Free against Flux's $3.99. Flux's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On review sentiment, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

HearHere is free to download; Flux costs $3.99 up front. HearHere sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Flux asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flux ships an update every 3 days, HearHere every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Flux versus HearHere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFluxHearHere
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#90 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB147 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperAdrien DONOTToni Na

Customer experience

Flux

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HearHere

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Flux

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

HearHere

Subscriptions2
  • HearHere Fellow - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • HearHere – Annual$15.991 Year

Questions

Is Flux free?
Flux costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HearHere free?
HearHere is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flux or HearHere have ads?
Neither Flux nor HearHere shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flux or HearHere?
Flux ships an update every 3 days, and HearHere every 9 days. Most recently, Flux was updated on October 25, 2026 and HearHere on October 25, 2026.

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