Teletext CH vs Lurker Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Teletext CH
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Teletext CH brings the full Swiss Teletext experience to your Apple Watch - standalone, no iPhone companion required. **ALL 7 SWISS CHANNELS** SRF 1, SRF zwei, SRF info, RTS Un, RTS Deux, RSI LA 1, RSI LA 2. News, sports, weather, TV listings, financial data - exactly as broadcast. **READER MODE** Teletext is famously 40 columns wide. Reader mode reconstructs the page into natural, flowing paragraphs that wrap to your watch screen. Hyphenated words are repaired. Inline page links stay tappable as [107]. Your wrist gets a proper reading experience, not a tiny grid of broken text. **BEAUTIFUL TELETEXT RENDERING** Six rendering engines power the display - from pixel-perfect bitmap font reproduction to GPU-accelerated vector graphics. Full teletext attributes are supported: 8 colors, bold, underline, invert, flash animation, concealed text, and mosaic graphics. The default engine delivers a crisp, authentic teletext look tuned for OLED. **NAVIGATE YOUR WAY** • Swipe horizontally to flip pages, vertically for subpages • Digital Crown zooms the page or scales reader text • Numeric keypad for direct 3-digit page entry • Fastext quick-links as colored dots at the bottom of each page • Favorites organized by channel with swipe-to-delete **PRIVACY BY DESIGN** No accounts. No tracking. No analytics. Everything stays on your watch - viewed pages are cached locally, and nothing is ever sent to third parties. Teletext CH is built by a single developer in Switzerland who grew up reading Teletext. If something doesn't work, email me. I read every message.
Lurker Reader
A fast and clean Reddit client designed with a distraction-free interface. Browse your home feed, explore communities, and manage your inbox efficiently. Built with privacy as a priority, it offers a clutter-free experience without ads or tracking.
- Distraction-free home feed
- Organized community list
- Rich subreddit post previews
- Streamlined inbox view
- Privacy-focused design
- No ads or tracking
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Lurker is a clean, fast Reddit client built natively with SwiftUI. Browse your home feed, explore any subreddit, manage your communities, and stay on top of your inbox, all without the clutter. • Home Feed: Scroll through posts from your subscribed communities with a clean, distraction-free interface • Communities: Access all your subreddits in one organized list, with quick search to jump to any sub • Subreddit Browsing: Dive into any subreddit and browse posts with rich previews including images, links, and YouTube videos • Inbox: Keep up with replies, mentions, and messages in a streamlined conversation view Built with privacy in mind. No ads, no tracking, just Reddit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Lurker Reader at Free against Teletext CH's $1.99. Lurker Reader also leads on chart position (#159 vs unranked). Teletext CH's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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
Lurker Reader is free to download; Teletext CH costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Teletext CH ships an update fortnightly, Lurker Reader weekly. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.
| Parameter | Teletext CH | Lurker Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #159 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jonas Minke | Zabir Raihan |
In-app purchases
Teletext CH
No in-app purchases
Lurker Reader
No in-app purchases









