Fluent Reader vs ReadKit
Fluent Reader
hyliu.meReadKit
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| Figure | Fluent Reader | ReadKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $0.83/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 5 |
| Spec score · RSS Reader Software | 8.8 (#5) | 7.7 (#19) |
| Integrations | It supports Inoreader, Feedbin, and services compatible with Fever or Google Reader API. | Supported news services include BazQux, Feedbin, Feedly, Fever, FreshRSS, Inoreader, Miniflux, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, and Tiny Tiny RSS. |
| Privacy | The maker says the app does not collect, store, or share personal information; third-party or self-hosted RSS services may see activity through their API. | The privacy policy says ReadKit does not store or process user data on its servers. |
| Support | The project directs users to report bugs or request features through GitHub issues. | The maker directs support requests and bug reports to [email protected] and asks users to include product and operating system versions. |
Plans
ReadKit
- ReadKit Premium Monthly$2.99 a month
- ReadKit Premium Annual$9.99 a year
- ReadKit Premium Lifetime iOS$19.99, paid once
- ReadKit Premium Lifetime macOS$19.99, paid once
- ReadKit Premium Lifetime Universal$29.99, paid once
In their own words
Fluent Reader
Fluent Reader is a free, open-source news aggregator and RSS reader for desktop, built for local, distraction-free reading. Its built-in article view handles RSS full text and can use Mercury Parser to load full text; webpages can also open inside the app or externally. Search spans titles and article contents, with regular expressions available for searches and rules that can mark, hide, or star articles. Subscriptions can be grouped, imported or exported as OPML, and included in backups. Desktop versions are distributed for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It supports Inoreader, Feedbin, and services compatible with Fever or Google Reader API, alongside listed compatibility with services such as FreshRSS, Miniflux, The Old Reader, BazQux Reader, and Tiny Tiny RSS. Fluent Reader Lite offers iOS TestFlight access and Android APK downloads. The project says it does not collect, store, or share personal information. However, a connected RSS service may see activity through its API, and connecting one removes local articles with matching source URLs while retaining rules and preferences.
ReadKit
ReadKit is a read-later and RSS client for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Its built-in engine subscribes to RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds, and it also connects to news services such as Feedly, Inoreader, and FreshRSS, or read-later services including Instapaper, Pocket, and Wallabag. The free core has no ads or data mining, but the built-in RSS service is limited to 20 feeds and does not sync. Subscriptions, articles, and read statuses can sync across Apple devices through supported aggregators or read-later services. Premium adds multiple accounts, unlimited feeds and smart folders, reader mode, folder and tag management, image caching, themes, app icons, and OPML import and export. Reader mode extracts article text from its original page without using an external parsing service. The macOS app has a Safari extension for detecting feeds on visited pages. Premium costs $2.99 a month or $9.99 a year; lifetime plans cost $19.99 as a one-time purchase for iOS or macOS, or $29.99, paid once for the universal option.