Alien Reader vs Flick Threads
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alien Reader
This app offers a streamlined mobile browsing experience for Reddit, inspired by browser extensions. It features full-size image previews and intuitive swipe gestures for voting, aiming to enhance user interaction.
- Reddit browsing
- Full-size image previews
- Swipe to vote gestures
- Mobile enhancement suite
- Simplified interface
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This brand new Reddit client combines the convenience of Reddit Enhancement Suite on the browser and the simplicity of mobile browsing. With full sized image previews and swipe to vote gestures, you'll never use another client again!
Flick Threads
Discover what people are discussing about new movie releases. This app aggregates official Reddit discussions for films, showing their scores and the latest conversations. Stay updated on movie buzz and community opinions.
- View new movie releases
- See movie scores
- Access Reddit discussion threads
- Follow /r/movies subreddit
- Discover community opinions
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See what everyone is saying about each movie you watch. Within the Flick Threads app, you'll be able to see all new movie releases, their scores, and the office Reddit discussion thread for that movie from the /r/movies subreddit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flick Threads at 100% against Alien Reader's 33%. Flick Threads also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2). Alien Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 29 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Flick Threads holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Alien Reader's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flick Threads's.
Alien Reader ships an update every 2 weeks, Flick Threads every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alien Reader | Flick Threads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kesav Mulakaluri | Kyle Venn |
Customer experience
Alien Reader
Flick Threads
In-app purchases
Alien Reader
No in-app purchases
Flick Threads
No in-app purchases
