Lecto vs FeedDeck RSS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lecto
This application offers a beautifully designed reader for RSS feeds, podcasts, YouTube, and Telegram channels. It features AI summaries, offline reading, and a built-in podcast player, all within a clean, ad-free experience.
- RSS feed reader
- Podcast player
- YouTube channel reader
- Telegram channel reader
- AI summaries
- Offline reading
- Customizable design
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Lecto, just a Reader for privacy. 100% free. No ads. No subscriptions.
FeedDeck RSS
Consolidate your favorite news, blogs, and updates from RSS, Atom, and XML feeds into a single, elegant reader. Enjoy AI-powered article summaries generated on-device and smart filtering to stay organized.
- Subscribe to RSS, Atom, XML feeds
- On-device AI article summaries
- Smart filtering (Today, Unread, Starred)
- Clean reading experience
- OPML import/export
- iCloud sync
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FeedDeck brings all your favorite RSS, Atom, and XML feeds into one beautifully designed reader. Stay on top of news, blogs, and updates with smart filtering, starring, and AI-powered article summaries. Key Features: • Subscribe to any RSS, Atom, or XML feed • Smart filters: Today, Unread, and Starred articles • On-device AI article summaries powered by Apple Intelligence • Clean, distraction-free reading experience • Import and export feeds via OPML • Automatic feed refresh and article cleanup • iCloud sync across all your devices • Curated starter feeds to get you started Whether you follow tech news, development blogs, science journals, or world events, FeedDeck keeps everything organized in a modern, elegant interface. Tap "AI Summary" on any article to instantly generate a concise summary, powered entirely on-device by Apple Intelligence — no API key, no account, no cloud required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FeedDeck RSS at 100% against Lecto's 50%. FeedDeck RSS also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.7). Lecto's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FeedDeck RSS holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lecto has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Lecto's written reviews are positive against 100% of FeedDeck RSS's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lecto | FeedDeck RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 26.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuefeng Zhu | Zabir Raihan |
Customer experience
Lecto
FeedDeck RSS
In-app purchases
Lecto
No in-app purchases
FeedDeck RSS
No in-app purchases
