Comparison

Inkline vs Quoin Reader

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

Head to head
About

Inkline

Stay informed with a streamlined reading experience for news and blogs. Organize your feeds, take notes, and get personalized summaries. All processing happens on your device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • On-device processing
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Siri integration
  • Spotlight search for notes
  • Handwritten notes with Apple Pencil
  • AI-powered daily brief
  • Subject and journalist monitoring
Features
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Inkline is a news reader for people who follow the news for a living: comms teams, journalists and anyone who has to know what is being said, by whom, and first. YOUR FRONT PAGE Today leads on the stories most of your publications are running, each one shown with its publisher's own icon. One card per story tells you how many outlets have it, who was first and when, and opens Compare to show how the coverage differs. Choose from over 7,500 publications in 130 markets, or add your own. WATCH A SUBJECT, FOLLOW A WRITER Watch a name, a company or a subject across your publications and the wider web, with a surge alert when coverage jumps, and a Live Activity on the Lock Screen if you want one. Follow individual journalists by their bylines rather than their mastheads. BRIEFINGS A short briefing of the last twelve hours, written on your device by Apple Intelligence, and Inkline Radio to listen to it, from the app, the Lock Screen or Control Center. SIRI, IF YOU WANT IT On iOS 27, you can let Siri answer some questions about your news, such as what's the latest in Inkline, from your own sources. It is optional and off until you turn it on. A REAL READER Articles open in a calm, typographic reader with captions, pull quotes and More on this story at the foot. Everything already fetched reads offline. Three fonts including OpenDyslexic, four color modes. KEEP WHAT MATTERS Save a story, select any sentence to keep the quote, write notes beside it, and turn a watched subject into a coverage report for the people you brief. YOUR NEWSLETTERS Connect Substack once and the newsletters you already subscribe to open whole, sorted into your categories. OUTSIDE THE APP Widgets on the Home Screen and Lock Screen, Spotlight, Shortcuts, a share extension to follow a site from Safari, and alerts you can act on straight away. Made for iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo. PRIVATE No Inkline account, no servers of ours, no tracking. The intelligence runs on your device, and your notes and follows stay in your own iCloud. Inkline is free with up to 50 publications, and there is no time limit. Inkline Pro adds monitoring and alerts, following journalists, your Substack newsletters, the written and spoken briefings, and as many publications as you like. New subscribers may be offered a free trial first. Made by White Wiki. Inkline Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription, billed to your Apple account at the price shown for your country and renewing automatically until you cancel. You can turn off renewal at any time in your account settings, up to a day before it renews. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Quoin Reader

Organize and read your favorite news feeds in a beautiful newspaper-style layout. Get curated daily editions with article summaries and weather updates. Sync your reading progress across devices.

Highlights
  • Newspaper-style layout
  • Organize feeds by topic
  • Daily news editions
  • Article summaries with Apple Intelligence
  • Hourly weather forecasts
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Introducing Quoin Reader. A newspaper-style RSS app that lets you organize feeds by topic and displays them on a beautiful layout on iPad and iPhone Duo. - Your news is delivered in Morning, Afternoon, and Evening editions with the three top articles summarized by Apple Intelligence (requires Quoin Pro) - Get a quick look at the daily weather including hourly conditions (requires Quoin Pro) - On iPhone, view a chronological list of articles or sort by RSS feed - On iPad and unfolded iPhone Duo, view a large newspaper style list with multiple columns and favorite feeds at the top - Sync feeds, categories, saved articles, and read status across devices with iCloud - Filter spam and sponsored articles with Apple Intelligence (requires Quoin Pro) Quoin Pro is an optional auto-renewable subscription, available monthly or annually. It unlocks The Briefing, smart filters, weather, and unlimited feeds. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase (after a trial period if available). The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://amick.me/quoin/

Screenshots

Inkline4 screens
Quoin Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Quoin Reader at freemium against Inkline's subscription. Inkline's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 27.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Inkline sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Quoin Reader sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Inkline against 5.0 for Quoin Reader. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Inkline versus Quoin Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInklineQuoin Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB10 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMichael WhiteJack Amick

Customer experience

Inkline

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Quoin Reader

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Inkline

Subscriptions2
  • Inkline monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Inkline Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
4 purchases

Quoin Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Quoin Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Quoin Pro (Annual)$12.991 Year
One-time2
  • Quoin Pro Lifetime Upgrade$19.99
  • Quoin Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Inkline free?
Inkline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quoin Reader free?
Quoin Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Inkline or Quoin Reader?
Inkline and Quoin Reader are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Inkline or Quoin Reader have ads?
Neither Inkline nor Quoin Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inkline or Quoin Reader?
Inkline ships an update every 5 days, and Quoin Reader every 5 days. Most recently, Inkline was updated on November 13, 2026 and Quoin Reader on November 11, 2026.

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