Lecto vs Syndic
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.
Syndic
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Syndic is a native RSS reader built for people who want to read, not fight their app. No accounts, no ads, no algorithm — just your feeds, beautifully presented on iPhone and iPad. Add any RSS, Atom or JSON Feed source with a single URL. Your articles land in Inbox, ready to read. Save what matters to Favorites or Read Later. Organize your feeds into folders and keep everything in sync across all your devices with iCloud. Import your existing subscriptions from any RSS reader via OPML — or pick from 40+ feeds we've already curated for you across Apple, Tech, News, Science, Design, Dev, Podcasts, YouTube and Social. Syndic gets out of your way and lets you read. Features — RSS, Atom and JSON Feed 1.1 support — Inbox, Favorites, Read Later — Folders to organize your feeds — iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, macOS — OPML import and export — 40+ curated feeds to get started — no searching for URLs — Syndic is available in Spanish, German, French, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), and Simplified Chinese, alongside English.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lecto at none against Syndic's 1. Syndic's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Syndic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lecto asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lecto ships an update fortnightly, Syndic every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Lecto | Syndic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuefeng Zhu | Arturo Rey |
In-app purchases
Lecto
No in-app purchases
Syndic
- Buy me a coffee$2.99
