Comparison

AiryFeed vs Lede

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

Head to head
About

AiryFeed

Features
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AiryFeed is a fast RSS reader for iPhone, built around on-device AI. Subscribe to your favorite blogs, news sites, and publications, then read everything in one clean, distraction-free place. AiryFeed parses feeds right on your device and pulls articles into a focused reader view, so you get the words without the clutter. What makes AiryFeed different is on-device AI. Summaries are generated locally using Apple Intelligence — the article text used for a summary never leaves your iPhone and is never sent to a server. Get the gist of a long read in seconds, with no AI paywall and no cloud processing. FEATURES • On-device AI summaries — catch up on long articles instantly. The text is processed entirely on your iPhone. • Clean reader view — distraction-free reading with comfortable typography. • Organize with folders — group feeds the way you think. • Read & star — track what you've read and save the articles that matter. • Full-text search — find any article across your subscriptions. • Offline reading — your library is cached on device, so it just works on the subway or a plane. • Sync across devices — pick up right where you left off. No account or sign-up required. • Built for iOS — a native SwiftUI app designed for iPhone. ON-DEVICE AI, PRIVATE BY DESIGN AiryFeed's summarization runs entirely on your device. The article text it reads stays on your iPhone — it is never uploaded for processing. That's the whole point: powerful AI without handing your reading over to a server. AiryFeed is free, supported by a single unobtrusive banner ad. Personalized ads use your device's advertising identifier only with your permission (you'll be asked, and you can decline). Add your first feed and start reading smarter today.

About

Lede

A fast and clean RSS reader that allows you to follow your favorite websites and read articles in a distraction-free native interface. It offers control over your reading experience with features like daily limits and customizable article retention.

Highlights
  • Clean native reader interface
  • Automatic full text fetching
  • Swipe navigation for articles
  • Starred, Unread, and All filters
  • Daily article limits per feed
  • OPML import/export
  • Private by design, no tracking
Features
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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. • A limit per feed: show only a busy feed's latest articles, so it can't take over your lists. • 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.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lede at none against AiryFeed's shown. Lede also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AiryFeed ships an update every 5 days, Lede every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AiryFeed versus Lede: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAiryFeedLede
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB4 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperRyo NarisawaSteve Shreeve

In-app purchases

None

AiryFeed

No in-app purchases

None

Lede

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AiryFeed free?
AiryFeed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lede free?
Lede is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AiryFeed or Lede have ads?
AiryFeed shows ads; Lede does not.
Which is updated more often, AiryFeed or Lede?
AiryFeed ships an update every 5 days, and Lede every 2 days. Most recently, AiryFeed was updated on October 31, 2026 and Lede on November 8, 2026.

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