Flux vs Lede
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flux
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Flux: read the news you care about, without the noise, in a fast and private app. READER MODE Articles open as clean text. Adjustable font, size and theme (day, night, sepia). The original web page is always one tap away. YOUR SOURCES A catalog of over 300 sources: English and international press, tech, science, business, culture, sport. You can also add any website from its URL, import an OPML file, and follow YouTube channels or newsletters. "FOR YOU" RANKING A personalized ranking, computed right on your iPhone. OFFLINE Save an article to read it again without a connection. When you're offline, Flux automatically opens the saved copy if there is one. ALWAYS UP TO DATE Feeds refresh on their own, at launch and in the background. A badge flags new articles without jumping the list while you're reading. SEARCH Find any article in your feed, your favorites or your history. INTEGRATIONS Send to Obsidian, Readwise and Pocket. Copy as Markdown. Save from Safari with the share extension. PRIVACY No account, no ads, no tracking. Your data stays on your device.
Lede
A fast, calm RSS reader that lets you follow your favorite websites and read articles in a clean, customizable native interface. Manage your reading with daily limits and filters, and import/export your feeds easily. It's designed for privacy with no accounts, ads, or tracking.
- Clean native reader with customizable text
- Automatic full text fetching for teasers
- Swipe navigation for articles
- Starred, Unread, and All filters
- Daily limits per feed
- Import/export OPML feeds
- Private by design, no tracking
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Lede is a fast, calm RSS reader for iPhone. Follow the sites you choose, read them in a clean native reader, and leave when you're done. READ, DON'T WADE • Articles open in a clean reader with your choice of text size and typeface. • Teaser feeds get their full text fetched automatically. • Swipe up or down for the next article, right to go back, left for the original web page. STAY IN CONTROL • Starred, Unread and All on every list, plus a recency filter: Today, the past few hours, or the past week. • Daily limits per feed: show only the first few articles a busy feed publishes each day, so it can't take over your day. • Keep Articles cleans up after a day, a week or a month. Starred articles are always kept. BRING YOUR FEEDS • Add any feed, or just a website's address and Lede finds its feed. • Import and export OPML to move from any other reader. • Start with a pack of well-known feeds (news and tech, sports, food and crafts, and more), or with none. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. • Everything stays on your iPhone. There are no servers of ours: Lede fetches only what your feeds point to.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lede at daily against Flux's every 4 weeks. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flux ships an update every 4 weeks, Lede daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flux | Lede |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ubbik | Steve Shreeve |
In-app purchases
Flux
No in-app purchases
Lede
No in-app purchases





