Lurker Reader vs Wallflower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lurker Reader
A fast and clean Reddit client designed with a distraction-free interface. Browse your home feed, explore communities, and manage your inbox efficiently. Built with privacy as a priority, it offers a clutter-free experience without ads or tracking.
- Distraction-free home feed
- Organized community list
- Rich subreddit post previews
- Streamlined inbox view
- Privacy-focused design
- No ads or tracking
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Lurker is a clean, fast Reddit client built natively with SwiftUI. Browse your home feed, explore any subreddit, manage your communities, and stay on top of your inbox, all without the clutter. • Home Feed: Scroll through posts from your subscribed communities with a clean, distraction-free interface • Communities: Access all your subreddits in one organized list, with quick search to jump to any sub • Subreddit Browsing: Dive into any subreddit and browse posts with rich previews including images, links, and YouTube videos • Inbox: Keep up with replies, mentions, and messages in a streamlined conversation view Built with privacy in mind. No ads, no tracking, just Reddit.
Wallflower
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Wallflower replaces Reddit's web pages with a boring reader. WHAT YOU GET - The front page, subreddits, posts and comment threads, as expected. - Sort feeds by best, hot, new, top, etc. Sort comments by best, top, new, controversial, etc. Tap a comment's header to collapse it. - Image and gallery viewer. Swipe between images, pinch to zoom. Videos are just video tags. - Type a subreddit name to go there. WHAT YOU DON'T GET - You can't log in, vote, comment, post or subscribe. - There's no inbox, no chat, no profile. - User pages, search and wikis aren't supported.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Lurker Reader at Free against Wallflower's $2.99. Wallflower's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and chart position (#27 vs #157). 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
Lurker Reader is free to download; Wallflower costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lurker Reader ships an update weekly, Wallflower every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lurker Reader | Wallflower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #157 | #27 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Zabir Raihan | And a Dinosaur |
In-app purchases
Lurker Reader
No in-app purchases
Wallflower
No in-app purchases
