Sakura Reader vs Filto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sakura Reader
A modern RSS reader offering multiple display styles for news, blogs, and podcasts. Features on-device AI summaries, content grouping, and easy feed discovery. Read offline with cached content and built-in translation.
- Multiple display styles for content consumption
- On-device AI-generated article summaries
- Automatic content grouping by topic
- Easy feed discovery via Share Sheet
- Offline reading with cached content
- Built-in podcast player with background audio
- Customizable feed presentation
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Sakura is a modern RSS reader built around the way you consume content: news, photo blogs, YouTube channels, podcasts and more. A Layout for Everything Pick the style that fits each feed. Use an inbox for classic RSS reading, cards for quick reads, or a social-style feed for scrolling, plus more. Video feeds get widescreen thumbnails. Podcasts get a full player with skip, seek, background audio and Now Playing controls on the Lock Screen and in Control Center. Browse with Tabs Open content in tabs and switch between them like in a web browser, so you never lose your place. Clean, Offline Reading Sakura pulls content from the original page and shows it without the clutter. It saves content on your device for offline reading and can translate feeds written in other languages. Intelligence Features (Supported Devices Only) Get a morning briefing of what was published overnight and an evening digest of the day's highlights. Content Insights groups content by topic so it's easier to find. Apple Intelligence creates the summaries on your device. Add Feeds Easily Add a website's feed from the Share Sheet without looking for a feed URL. Sakura finds feeds automatically and supports YouTube, Fediverse feeds, and more. Stay in Control Mute keywords or authors, customize how each feed looks, and import or export your feeds with OPML. Private by Design Summaries, content extraction and caching all happen on your device. There are no accounts, no ads and no tracking. More Features - Home Screen widgets for your latest unread content - Bookmarks and full-text search - Unread badge counts - Configurable background refresh - Integrations with reader services - Available in multiple languages
Filto
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See less of what you don't want. Filto is an RSS reader for deciding what you read — instead of letting an algorithm decide for you. Gather the sources you like, mute unwanted topics with keywords, and hide the articles and sites you don't want as you read. Little by little, you shape a feed that fits you. --- MUTE UNWANTED TOPICS Just like muting words on social media, you can organize RSS articles with keywords. Add names of people, shows, companies, products, or any other topics you do not want to see. Articles containing those keywords are hidden from your feed. --- KEEP WHAT YOU WANT TO READ Set allowed keywords as exceptions to your block rules. For example: Hide sports news — but keep Formula 1. Hide politics — but keep technology policy. Fine-tune your feed to match what you want to read. --- SHAPE YOUR FEED AS YOU READ Beyond keyword rules, you can hide any article the moment you decide "not this one." Swipe an article to hide it, or hide an entire site with a long press. Changed your mind? Restore it anytime. You don't need to build the perfect feed up front. Read, hide, read again — and gradually make it your own. --- FOLLOW ONLY THE SOURCES YOU CHOOSE Your feed contains articles from the RSS sources you add. Follow news sites, blogs, tech publications, hobby sites, and more — all in one place. --- NO NEED TO SET IT UP PERFECTLY No account required. Default feeds are set up on first launch, so you can start reading right away. As you read and remove what you don't need, your feed naturally becomes quieter and more yours. Tune it later, as you go. --- FEATURES · Hide unwanted topics with block keywords · Keep exceptions with allowed keywords · Hide articles or entire sites with a swipe or long press (restorable) · Subscribe to any RSS / Atom sources in one place · Hide feeds from your home list (without deleting) · Prioritize must-see topics · Filter the home list by title or text · Save favorite articles · "Read often" badge and sort feeds by read count · Switch feed layouts · Auto-refresh and article retention · Light and dark themes · English and Japanese support --- Shape your feed as you read. Your feed. Your rules. --- [About Filto Pro (subscription)] · Name: Filto Pro (monthly) · Length: 1 month, auto-renewing · Price: $0.99 / month · Includes: removes ads, and unlocks the limits on filters and global allow keywords Your subscription renews automatically and is billed to your App Store account unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it at any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://yskms.github.io/filto-app/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sakura Reader at none against Filto's shown. Filto's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sakura Reader ships an update every 4 days, Filto weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sakura Reader | Filto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Xin | Masashi Yasaka |
In-app purchases
Sakura Reader
No in-app purchases
Filto
No in-app purchases









