Pulsar for Reddit vs ArticleOne
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pulsar for Reddit
Experience Reddit with a clean, customizable, and private interface. Enjoy ad-free browsing, total feed control with advanced filters, and effortless navigation through configurable swipe gestures. Personalize your view with custom themes and fonts for an intuitive and distraction-free experience.
- 100% Ad-Free Browsing
- Total Feed Control with Filters
- Configurable Swipe Gestures
- Customizable Themes and Layouts
- Privacy-Focused History Management
- Seamless Account Switching
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Welcome to Pulsar, a fresh and modern way to experience Reddit on iOS. We built Pulsar for users who value a clean interface, powerful customization, and absolute privacy. Take back control of your feed and browse without distractions. Pulsar is designed to be a great iOS citizen. The interface is uncluttered, animations are fluid, and every interaction is instantly responsive. It delivers an intuitive browsing experience that's perfect for everyone, from daily readers to subreddit moderators. Please Note: To provide a 100% ad-free and privacy-focused experience supported by continuous development, Pulsar is a subscription-based app. All features can be experienced with a free trial before you decide. Key Features You'll Love: - 100% Ad-Free Browsing: Absolutely no ads or promoted content. Your browsing is sacred. - Total Feed Control: Build your perfect Reddit with advanced filters for keywords, users, and communities. - Effortless Navigation: Use fast and fully configurable swipe gestures for common actions like voting, saving, and hiding. - Make It Yours: Customize your view with beautiful Light & Dark Modes that sync with iOS, and adjust fonts and layouts for the perfect reading experience. - Designed for Privacy: Easily manage your viewing history and hidden posts. What you browse is your business. - Seamless Account Switching: Jump between multiple accounts with ease. - More features waiting for you to discover. Terms of Use: https://pulsarapp.pages.dev/terms
ArticleOne
Receive a single, curated industry briefing each afternoon, free from endless feeds and algorithmic noise. Get the day's most important developments, clearly written and transparently sourced from industry experts. Access an archive of past briefings and enjoy an immersive reading experience.
- Single curated daily briefing
- Transparent sourcing with direct links
- Sectioned by topic
- Immersive reading interface
- Archive access
- Ad-free experience
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Stop doomscrolling. Start reading. Article One delivers a single, curated industry briefing to your phone every afternoon. No endless feed. No algorithmic noise. Just the day's most important developments, written in clear prose and sourced transparently from the people who matter most in your industry. Every claim is attributed. Tap any passage to see exactly which account on X contributed that insight — their handle, their tweet, their take. Jump straight to the original post or profile. Article One doesn't hide where the information comes from. It puts the source front and center. Built for professionals, not scrollers. One digest per day. Sectioned by topic. Designed to be read in a few minutes over your afternoon coffee. If you missed a day, the archive has you covered. A reading experience, not a news app. Dark, immersive interface. Serif typography. Beautiful photography. No banner ads, no pop-ups, no clutter. Just your briefing. Free to start. Read 3 full digests per month at no cost. Subscribe for $1.99/month for unlimited daily reads and full archive access. Terms of Use: https://ethanjamesfox.com/articleone/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ArticleOne at 5.0 against Pulsar for Reddit's 3.2. ArticleOne also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months). Pulsar for Reddit's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Pulsar for Reddit sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and ArticleOne sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ArticleOne holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pulsar for Reddit has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pulsar for Reddit ships an update every 5 months, ArticleOne every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pulsar for Reddit | ArticleOne |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 正则 宋 | Ethan Fox |
Customer experience
Pulsar for Reddit
ArticleOne
In-app purchases
Pulsar for Reddit
- Pulsar - Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$0.991 Month
ArticleOne
- Article One Unlimited$1.991 Month
