Comparison

FeedWatch vs Leaflet

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

Head to head
About

FeedWatch

Features
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FeedWatch is your all-in-one app to stay informed: breaking news, live radio and podcasts, all in one place. IN BETA โ€” GROWING FAST FeedWatch is in beta and constantly expanding: we add new countries, sources and podcasts all the time. If your country or source isn't here yet, it's on the way โ€” tell us and we'll add it. Free for now. NOW ON IPAD A newspaper-style front page: lead story, photos and the latest headlines in a column, every section as a page of its own. The full article opens in reader mode, live TV lives in a small window while you keep reading, podcasts get a page of their own. Keyboard shortcuts, dark mode, from iPadOS 16.4. FEEDWATCH ON IPAD On iPad, FeedWatch becomes a newspaper: a front page with the lead story, the latest headlines and a band for every section. Articles open in full in reader mode, live TV (37 official channels) keeps playing in a small window while you read, and Listen puts your podcasts on a shelf. Keyboard shortcuts, and support back to iPadOS 16.4 for older iPads. YOUR FAVORITE TEAM Follow your favorite team โ€” football, basketball, F1, MotoGP, rugby, cricket and more: 543 teams across 37 countries โ€” and its news flows straight into the Sport tab, with its own quick filter. REAL-TIME NEWS 200+ Italian and international sources: politics, business, tech, sport, culture and more. Customisable RSS feeds, instant updates, reader mode, on-device AI summaries. RADIO FROM AROUND THE WORLD Stream live radio from your favourite stations and discover thousands of broadcasts from 28+ countries, powered by RadioBrowser, the world's largest open radio directory. Add in one tap, remove with a swipe. MILLIONS OF PODCASTS Search 30 million podcasts on iTunes โ€” add and listen free. Add any podcast via RSS, import/export OPML. ON-DEVICE AI Automatic summaries generated locally on your iPhone or iPad. No data ever sent to external servers. CUSTOM ALERTS Instant notifications for keywords you care about. APPLE WATCH AND WIDGETS Live headlines on your wrist and Home Screen. Total privacy: no account, no tracking, no data collected.

About

Leaflet

Features
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Leaflet brings the news, blogs, websites, and podcasts you choose into one comfortable place. Read full articles without the clutter, turn your feeds into listening Shows, and save something for your next quiet moment or commute. FOLLOW YOUR SOURCES Add unlimited feeds by pasting a site or feed URL. Discover feeds from websites, YouTube channels, and Mastodon profiles, start with suggested sources, or import subscriptions with OPML. Organize feeds into folders, search your library, and keep track of unread stories. READ YOUR WAY Adjust type, spacing, and themes to make every article comfortable. Retrieve the full story when a feed includes only a preview, read cached articles offline, save stories to Read Later, and star favorites. Open article photos for a closer look, view supported embedded X posts, play inline videos, and return to an unfinished article with Pick up where you left off. TURN FEEDS INTO SHOWS Make a personal listening show from a site, folder, or mix of feeds. Each article becomes a chapter. Choose topics, filter unwanted stories, set the order, and resume where you left off. One Show is included free. Leaflet Plus adds unlimited Shows and Latest, a short catch-up of new unread articles. BUILD YOUR PODCAST LIBRARY Follow podcasts, organize Favorites and groups, and build an Up Next queue. Stream or download episodes, set download preferences for each podcast, and import or export subscriptions with OPML. Explore chapters and artwork, jump from timestamps in episode notes, share from the current time, and choose a playback speed or sleep timer. Shorten Silences can trim quiet pauses in downloaded episodes. FOLLOW ALONG WITH TRANSCRIPTS Read publisher transcripts as an episode plays and tap a line to jump to that moment. On supported devices running iOS 26 or macOS 26 or later, create transcripts on your device, with visible progress and optional automatic transcription for each podcast. LISTEN YOUR WAY Use standard article read aloud for free. With Leaflet Plus, save article audio to Listen Later for offline playback and enjoy natural English voices that run privately on your device. Plus adds background playback for saved article audio, podcasts, and videos. Keep listening with the screen locked or while using other apps. TAKE IT INTO CARPLAY With Leaflet Plus on iPhone, browse and play Shows, saved articles, and podcasts in CarPlay. Control playback, set a sleep timer, and save Show articles to Read Later. NEWSLETTERS IN YOUR READER With Leaflet Plus and a separate Feedbin subscription, read newsletters alongside your feeds, listen to their full text, or add them to a Show. AT HOME ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Read on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with layouts that adapt to different screen sizes and iPhone Duo's folded, unfolded, and rotated views. On Apple Watch, check unread headlines and summaries, then mark stories read or starred. Use Leaflet without an account, sync your own feeds through iCloud, or connect a supported RSS service. iCloud library sync keeps eligible saved articles, Shows, reading and article-listening progress, smart feeds, and more together across devices. Library sync is automatic with iCloud RSS; Feedbin users can enable it in Accounts settings. On-device RSS libraries stay local. GO FURTHER WITH LEAFLET PLUS One optional, one-time purchase unlocks the Plus features above, plus color highlights you can search and export, a second account, unlimited smart feeds and muted words, keyword alerts, duplicate-story merging, feed cleanup, extra widgets, a true-black theme, alternate icons, reading statistics, and sending articles to Readwise or Instapaper. The core reader is free, including unlimited feeds on one account, full-text and offline reading, standard article read aloud, one Show, podcast library and playback, and an unread widget.

Screenshots

FeedWatch4 screens
Leaflet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FeedWatch at none against Leaflet's 1. FeedWatch also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Leaflet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FeedWatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FeedWatch ships an update every 4 days, Leaflet every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
FeedWatch versus Leaflet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFeedWatchLeaflet
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS16.4 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB53 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGiuseppe ArbiaJudeWorks

In-app purchases

None

FeedWatch

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Leaflet

One-time1
  • Leaflet Plus$0.99

Questions

Is FeedWatch free?
FeedWatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Leaflet free?
Leaflet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FeedWatch or Leaflet have ads?
Neither FeedWatch nor Leaflet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FeedWatch or Leaflet?
FeedWatch ships an update every 4 days, and Leaflet every 3 weeks. Most recently, FeedWatch was updated on October 28, 2026 and Leaflet on October 29, 2026.

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