Comparison

Current vs Quick Reads

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

Head to head
About

Current

This app offers a peaceful way to consume RSS feeds without the pressure of unread counts or overdue articles. It prioritizes a calm, unhurried reading experience with beautiful typography and intuitive navigation. Sync with various providers or use local feeds for a personalized content stream.

Highlights
  • No unread counts or badges
  • Calm and unhurried design
  • Beautiful article presentation
  • Support for multiple sync providers
  • Full-text article extraction
  • Universal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Features
Currently charting
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Current is an RSS reader built on a simple idea: your feed should never make you feel behind. There are no unread counts. No red badges. No number climbing while you sleep, silently tallying everything you haven't read. Current shows you what's new right now, and that's it. Nothing is owed. Nothing is overdue. You open it when you want to read, and whatever's there is what's there. The design is intentional. Every screen, every interaction, every animation was built to feel calm and unhurried. Articles are presented beautifully with clean typography and generous whitespace. Navigation is fluid and intuitive. The app gets out of the way and lets you focus on what matters: the writing. Current supports multiple sync providers so you can bring your existing subscriptions: - Feedbin - Inoreader - MiniFlux - FreshRSS - The Old Reader - NewsBlur - Local RSS (on-device, no account needed) Features: - Universal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Beautiful article reader with smart formatting - Full-text article extraction - Light and dark themes - Background refresh - OPML import and export - Share extension - Keyboard shortcuts on iPad and Mac - iCloud sync for local feeds Current is a one-time purchase. No subscription. No ads. No tracking. Just an app you buy once and own forever. Built by an indie developer who wanted to love RSS again.

About

Quick Reads

Save articles from anywhere to build a personal reading library. Enjoy a distraction-free reading experience with customizable themes and offline access. Organize your saved content with tags and search functionality.

Highlights
  • Save articles from any app
  • Distraction-free reading experience
  • Customizable themes
  • Highlight important passages
  • Organize with tags
  • Offline reading support
  • Search saved articles
Features
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*Requires an active Quick Reads account.* Save articles. Read them later. Simple as that. A beautiful, distraction-free home for the articles that matter. Save from anywhere, highlight what resonates, and build your personal reading library. Beautiful reading experience Articles are stripped down to just the words and images. No ads, no pop-ups, no clutter. Choose from carefully tuned themes including Sepia, Cream, and Midnight, and read comfortably day or night. Highlight what matters Mark the passages worth remembering. All your highlights live in one place, easy to revisit later, and you can share a beautifully formatted highlight card to anywhere you'd like. Built natively for iOS Quick Reads is written in the latest Apple frameworks. That means it feels fast, looks at home on your device, and takes full advantage of features like the system share sheet, dark mode, Dynamic Type, and offline reading. Save articles from any app with the Share Extension, even when you're offline. Organize your way Tag articles to group them by topic, project, or mood. Archive what you've finished. Search across everything you've ever saved. Indie software, honest pricing Quick Reads is built by one person with exactly zero VC funding. No engagement metrics, no dark patterns, no selling your data. Just a focused tool made for people who want to read more of the good stuff on the internet.

Screenshots

Current4 screens
Quick Reads3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Quick Reads at Free against Current's $9.99. Quick Reads also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Current's advantage is ratings volume (111 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Quick Reads is free to download; Current costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quick Reads holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Current has 111 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Current ships an update every 3 days, Quick Reads every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Current versus Quick Reads: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCurrentQuick Reads
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (111 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings111 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#9 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJupiter Interactive Group LLCMatt Birchler

Customer experience

Current

All ratings111 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative17.0%

Quick Reads

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Current

No in-app purchases

None

Quick Reads

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Current free?
Current costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quick Reads free?
Quick Reads is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Current or Quick Reads?
Quick Reads is rated higher. Current averages 4.5 out of 5 from 111 ratings, while Quick Reads averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Current or Quick Reads have ads?
Neither Current nor Quick Reads shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Current or Quick Reads?
Current ships an update every 3 days, and Quick Reads every 9 days. Most recently, Current was updated on October 2, 2026 and Quick Reads on October 2, 2026.

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