Comparison

Stella* vs Artykul

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

Head to head
About

Stella*

This app is a user-oriented information gathering tool that optimizes web content for easy reading on any device. It offers customizable appearance, intuitive navigation, and offline reading capabilities, allowing users to control their information sources without relying on external services.

Highlights
  • Optimized web content rendering
  • Customizable font sizes and themes
  • Intuitive and animated UI
  • Offline article storage
  • Extensible information sources
  • One-handed operation support
Features
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Stella News Reader is a new generation information-gathering tool that is designed to be completely "User-Oriented". Often the information you get from the web can get easily lost in annoying noise, with the character size lacking consistency from site to site and it being difficult to identify important sections, so finding what is truly necessary can be a struggle. This app is equipped with a powerful embedded optimize engine, and publicly published html contents are automatically converted to the display most appropriate for each device, to make, as it were, one unified application UI. Freed from the need to load unnecessary elements, the app operates at high speeds and as the user can freely change the outer appearance and choose the format that the user feels easiest for them to read, the focus can be purely on the content. Users completely take the initiative in relation to the information with unlimited sources of information and the user can expand the source by adding feeds in the same way as with normal readers. Moreover, the UI has been designed carefully in order to enable optimization of screen sizes and rotations for each device, and through extensive use of animation, operation is highly intuitive. Stella is a completely stand alone reader, and can be used without reliance on external services or accounts. You can use the app without divulging your personal information, receiving junk mails or being faced with the possibility of the providers stopping the service. Key Features: - iPhone 6/6 Plus & iOS 8 are fully supported. - All webpages are concurrently parsed by the app's machine learning engine and, rendered as in human-readable appearance form. - Font sizes and themes are customizable for easy reading. You can also select the same appearance as Safari. - Intuitive & animated UI. You can always keep one-handed operation even on landscape mode of iPhone 6 Plus. - No setup is required. In its initial state, the app shows news that is buzzed on major social media. - Sources are extensible as in the manner you like. The app can also be used as an ordinary RSS reader. - Article storing functionality gives you the ability for offline reading. If original pages are deleted from the net, you can keep them forever. - Folders to classify for later reading. Future Updates: We'll work on diversification of available sources and improvements of the app's in-depth customizability, etc.

About

Artykul

Consolidate your favorite websites, blogs, and social feeds into a single, clutter-free reading experience. Organize content with custom folders and receive push notifications for new articles. Enjoy a customizable reader that allows offline access and personalized themes.

Highlights
  • Consolidate multiple RSS, ATOM, YouTube, Telegram, Mastodon, and Reddit feeds
  • Organize feeds into custom folders with unique icons
  • Offline article reading and customizable reader themes
  • Push notifications for new articles
  • Article to audio conversion
  • Full-text search across all feeds
Features
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Read your favorite sites in one app and without noise. Stay in touch with what's happening in your favorite interests. Artykul is an RSS reader with a best-in-class native reader. RSS, ATOM, YOUTUBE, TELEGRAM, MASTODON, REDDIT You can add any site that supports RSS or Atom. Add your favorite blogs, news sites, Reddit, YouTube, Telegram channels or Mastodon profiles. LINKS Share links to interesting YouTube videos, articles, Telegram and Reddit posts, news, apps, recipes, and just interesting materials from the internet. Stay informed about what is currently relevant in the world, among your friends, and around you. FEEDS & FOLDERS Create custom folders, and add sites to them. You can set custom icons for your folders. Feeds and folders will sync with your Artykul Account if you want. You can turn on push notifications for favorite sites and be the first who knows about new articles. Unread indicators and unread filters help to know what you have not read. ARTICLE READER Best-in-class customizable article reader. Article Reader allows you to read articles without leaving the app. You can change font, size, and color theme. All articles are available offline and without an internet connection. The app remembers where you stop reading. You can return to reading at any time. BOOKMARKS & FAVORITES You can add any web page to bookmarks and read it with Artykul. Mark any article as a favorite to return for it at any time. DOZENS OF FEATURES • Article to audio • Full-Text Search • Unread indicator • Mark as read on the scroll • Custom feed settings for images and cell size limiting • Gesture navigation and full-screen reader • Folders with custom icons • Custom site names • Storage settings • 3 types of feed appearance • 4 themes for the reader • Discover • App tint color and icons • OPML import and export • Artykul Instructions • Telegram and YouTube channels • And more... Terms of Use: https://artykul.org/doc/terms-of-use/

Screenshots

Stella*4 screens
Artykul4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Artykul at 4.6 against Stella*'s 3.5. Artykul also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 64%) and device support (4 vs 2). Stella*'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Artykul sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Stella* asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Artykul holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Stella*'s written reviews are positive against 80% of Artykul's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stella* ships an update every 5 weeks, Artykul every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Stella* versus Artykul: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStella*Artykul
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (18 ratings)4.6 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.1% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB34 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperOwletLabs LLCMikalaj Karhin

Customer experience

Stella*

All ratings18 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive64.1%
Neutral17.2%
Negative18.8%

Artykul

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative12.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stella*

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Artykul

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Infinity$49.99

Questions

Is Stella* free?
Stella* is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Artykul free?
Artykul is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stella* or Artykul?
Artykul is rated higher. Stella* averages 3.5 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Artykul averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.
Do Stella* or Artykul have ads?
Neither Stella* nor Artykul shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stella* or Artykul?
Stella* ships an update every 5 weeks, and Artykul every 3 months. Most recently, Stella* was updated on October 6, 2026 and Artykul on October 12, 2026.

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