Feeddler RSS Reader Pro vs lire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Feeddler RSS Reader Pro
A fast and customizable RSS reader for iPhone and iPad. It syncs with popular RSS services, caches articles for offline reading, and offers extensive UI customization. The Pro version includes landscape mode and keyword search.
- Syncs with multiple RSS services (Feedly, InoReader, etc.)
- Caches articles and images for offline reading
- Extensive UI customization options
- Supports multiple accounts
- Keyword search for feeds (Pro version)
- Landscape mode support (Pro version)
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Feeddler was first released in 2010, a few days before the first-generation iPad release. Feeddler has been one of the most popular RSS readers for iPhone and iPad and has been picked as a top news app by numerous media over the years. * "New and Noteworthy" and "What's Hot" - featured by Apple * "Cleanest and most user-friendly interface" - iPhone Life Magazine * "Essential iPad Apps" - Gizmodo * "10 Must Have iPad Apps" - Cool Tricks N Tips * ... and many more Feeddler is a fast and highly customizable RSS Reader client that stays perfect sync with RSS services and presents RSS stories in an easy-to-read interface. Feeddler is a universal app that supports iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads. Features: * Syncs with Bazqux Reader (optional account, 30-day free trial). * Syncs with FeedHQ (optional account, , 30-day free trial). * Syncs with Feedly (optional account, free). * Syncs with InoReader (optional account, free). * Syncs with The Old Reader (optional account, free). * Supports multiple accounts. * Supports feed management - add/delete/rename/sort subscriptions and folders. * Caches RSS articles and images for offline reading * Able to set up each subscription to open articles directly in RSS, full text mode, or web (online only). * Able to mark all items as read for any RSS subscription or mark only loaded items as read. * Able to mark items as read based on date or automatically mark items as read while user scrolling headlines. * Able to show only feeds/folders with unread items. * Swipe RSS articles for navigation, and pinch articles to change font size. * Save/Share articles by tapping-and-holding any articles shown on the preview list. * E-mail sharing with optional default recipients. * Copy-and-paste titles, links, or full articles. * Lots of UI customization options including summary preview and the comfortable night mode. More features in the Pro version: + Supports landscape mode on iPhone. + Supports keyword search to find and add feeds. + Sync all subscriptions, or sync subscriptions in a folder for offline reading. + Sync options: sync all feeds or unread items only, sync from last sync, days or weeks. For faster syncing, use "Unread only" + "FromLastSync." + No ads If you like Feeddler, please consider writing positive reviews on the App Store. We keep adding features, fixing bugs, and improving app performance. Please send us feedback at feeddler@gmail.com. Thanks for your support.
lire
This app provides full-text RSS feeds, converting partial feeds into complete articles. Read content offline after initial caching. It offers standalone use or syncs with iCloud and various popular RSS services.
- Full-text RSS feed conversion
- Offline reading of cached feeds
- Standalone feed reader
- iCloud sync
- Sync with multiple RSS services
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Love RSS feeds? So do we!! RSS feeds are a great way to follow updates on your favorite website. However, some sites set up their feeds to only show a portion of each entry, you know, to get you to click through to their actual website. We find that really annoying, and we're sure you do too. Which is why, unlike other RSS feed readers, that either push you into a browser (in-app or otherwise), or depend on third party text parsing services and require you to be online to fetch the full text of one article at a time (which makes it no different from having to click/tap through to a website), in lire, you get your favorite RSS feeds as they should've been. You don't need to click through to any website (though, you do still have the option to, if you really wanted). It takes your favorite partial feeds, does its magic, and converts them in to full feeds, so you don't have to click/tap on those annoying 'Read more' or 'Continue reading' links. Once they're cached, you don't even need to be connected to read your full-text feeds. Use as a standalone feed reader, sync with iCloud, or, sync with any of the several services: Feedly, Feedbin, FeedHQ, The Old Reader, Inoreader, BazQux Reader, Newsblur, Feed Wrangler, FreshRSS, Miniflux, Nextcloud News, Tiny Tiny RSS.
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The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Feeddler RSS Reader Pro at none against lire's 5. Feeddler RSS Reader Pro also leads on price ($4.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). lire's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.1). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Feeddler RSS Reader Pro costs $4.99 and lire $9.99 up front. lire sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Feeddler RSS Reader Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
lire holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 106 and 151 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Feeddler RSS Reader Pro's written reviews are positive against 68% of lire's.
Feeddler RSS Reader Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, lire fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Feeddler RSS Reader Pro | lire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (106 ratings) | 4.4 (151 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.9% of reviews | 68.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 106 | 151 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #21 — better | #34 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | C.B. Liu | Kunal Sood |
Customer experience
Feeddler RSS Reader Pro
lire
User reviews
Feeddler RSS Reader Pro
From 106 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 👍 Clean and intuitive interface
- 🔒 Reliable and stable
- 💡 Customizable features
- 👍 Excellent RSS management
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Lack of search functionality
- 💸 Paid updates for existing users
- 🔍 Inconsistent full-text article display
- 🔋 Offline reading issues
lire
From 151 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast full-text parsing
- 👍 Highly customizable
- 🔒 No data collection
- 💡 Bionic reading support
- 👍 Excellent accessibility
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Sync issues
- 🐛 Memory management problems
- 🐛 Buggy after updates
- 🐛 Inconsistent article rendering
Bugs and requests
Feeddler RSS Reader Pro
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent crashes when opening articles
- Inability to log in or sync with RSS services
- Inconsistent behavior when marking items as read
- Issues with the in-app browser and article rendering
Requested features
5 requests- Add search feature
- Improve offline reading capabilities
- Enhance integration with third-party apps
- Implement better font and theme customization
- Add translation or language support
lire
Reported bugs
7 issues- Crashes on launch
- Incorrect feed display
- Articles not opening
- Overlapping UI elements
- Sync errors with FreshRSS and Wallabag
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- Revert to old articles after sync
- VoiceOver issues after update
Requested features
9 requests- Bulk unsubscribe option
- Ability to add multiple feeds at once
- Custom keyword filtering
- Highlight/annotate articles
- Embedded video support
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- Automatic article categorization
- Sharing options
- PDF export
- Multilingual support
In-app purchases
Feeddler RSS Reader Pro
No in-app purchases
lire
- Generous Tip$0.99
- Massive Tip$1.99
- Amazing Tip$4.99
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- Humongous Tip$9.99
- Stupendous Tip$19.99
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