Flat RSS vs Lettura
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Flat RSS
Consolidate all your reading, watching, and listening into one calm, chronological feed. Save articles, videos, and podcasts from various sources, with offline access and cross-device sync. Enjoy a private, ad-free experience.
- Unified feed for RSS, podcasts, videos, social media
- Save articles, videos, and links to Stash
- Offline access for saved content
- Cross-device iCloud sync
- Ad-free and privacy-focused experience
- Customizable feed filtering
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Flat is one calm place for everything you read, watch, and listen to. Flat brings RSS, podcasts, videos, social feeds, and saved links together in one quiet place. No unread counts. No pressure. No algorithmic ranking. FOLLOW YOUR FAVORITE SOURCES ⢠RSS, Atom, JSON feeds, podcasts, YouTube, Reddit, Mastodon, Bluesky, and more ⢠Paste a URL or keyword and Flat finds the right source ⢠Browse a clean chronological timeline ⢠Filter by source, focus or hide feeds, and filter out unwanted keywords SAVE ANYTHING ⢠Save articles, videos, podcasts, and links to your Stash ⢠Save links from any app, browser, or Flat browser extension ⢠Auto-stash items from feeds you never want to miss ⢠Keep saved items until you are ready to come back LISTEN AND WATCH ⢠Play podcasts and videos with playback progress synced across devices ⢠Build your own audio and video queue ⢠Use chapters and a sleep timer AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE ⢠iPhone, iPad, and Mac ⢠Automatic iCloud sync across devices ⢠Offline access for saved articles, audio, and video podcasts PRIVACY FIRST ⢠No ads ⢠No tracking ⢠No account required ⢠Your reading data is not used for advertising FLAT PRO Start free with Stash, saved links from other apps, and up to 30 feeds. Upgrade to Flat Pro for unlimited feeds, so new articles, podcasts, and videos from all your favorite sources appear automatically in your timeline. A free trial is available. Just your content, at your pace. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://justasimple.app/privacy
Lettura
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FEATURES ⢠FreshRSS and Tiny Tiny RSS (TT-RSS) synchronization ⢠Automatic sync on launch, in the background, or with pull to refresh ⢠Full-text article extraction with Readability and per-feed preferences ⢠AI summaries with customizable prompts, using on-device models or external AI providers ⢠Automatically mark articles as read while scrolling ⢠Customizable floating dock actions ⢠Swipe from the right edge of the screen to the next article ⢠Customizable swipe actions in the article list ⢠Three Bionic Reading modes ⢠Four fonts and adjustable reading settings ⢠Customizable text, article, and interface layouts ⢠Full-screen image viewing and zoom ⢠Open links in Safari or within the app ⢠Resume reading where you left off ⢠Embedded previews for X posts, YouTube videos, media, and charts ⢠Pure Dark and Midnight Dark modes ⢠Compact mode on macOS ⢠iCloud backup and restore for app settings MADE FOR APPLE DEVICES Built with SwiftUI and SwiftData for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. App preferences and server settings can optionally be saved to iCloud and restored across devices. REQUIREMENTS A FreshRSS or Tiny Tiny RSS (TT-RSS) server is required for feed synchronization. Demo Mode is available without a server. PRIVACY No advertising or analytics. The developer does not collect, sell, or share personal data (when using external AI providers, article content is sent to the selected provider for summarization).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Flat RSS at Free against Lettura's $3.99. Flat RSS also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). Lettura's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#136 vs unranked). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Flat RSS is free to download; Lettura costs $3.99 up front. Flat RSS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Lettura asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flat RSS ships an update every 10 days, Lettura every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flat RSS | Lettura |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free ā better | $3.99 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | ā |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 4 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Monetization | Freemium | ā |
| Best chart rank | ā | #136 ā better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 ā better | 26.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rene Fischer | Giulio Magnifico |
In-app purchases
Flat RSS
- Flat Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Flat Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Flat Pro Lifetime$44.99
Lettura
No in-app purchases









