Daily.dev vs Folo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Folo grades higher than Daily.dev: 3.0 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Daily.dev grades higher on ease of use. Folo grades higher on value for money, features and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Daily.dev
Personalized developer news feed with squads and AI search
Folo
Open-source RSS reader with AI summaries and translation
Which one is for you
Pick Daily.dev if
- Fits if you write software and want one place to skim tech news
- Works for people who like reading the comment thread attached to an article
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to subscribe to your own RSS feeds, as the pages read don't describe that
- Pricey if you want ads gone: Plus is $9.99 a month or $89.99 a year
- Tight if you want custom feeds, keyword filters or bookmark folders, all Plus only
- Too light for general news, as the content is aimed at developers
Pick Folo if
- Fits if you want summaries and translation inside your feed reader and will pay for them
- Works for people who want one reader on web, phone and desktop, Linux included, and follow sites with no feed through RSSHub
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you came for the AI and won't pay, with 3 summaries and 1 text-to-speech a day and no translation on Free
- Pricey if you want to pick AI models, bring your own key or run AI tasks, as those start on Plus at $8.33 a month billed yearly
- Skip it if you just want a plain list of feeds, because most of what you'd pay for here is AI
- Tight if you're on Free and want integrations or private subscriptions, which start on Basic at $4.17 a month
- Watch out: the trial's length isn't stated, and Linux comes only as a direct AppImage download
How we grade them
| 2.4GPADaily.devFair | 3.0GPAFoloVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DPlus is $9.99 a month or $89.99 a year, about $7.50 a month. Reading apps start at $2.50 for the cheaper quarter and $7.99 for the dearest tenth, so this sits at the top for ad removal and custom feeds. | CBasic is $4.17 a month billed yearly, which sits between the $3.33 middle and the $6.99 dear end for reading apps here. Plus, where unlimited AI and your own API key live, is $8.33, past the dearest tenth. Pro at $83.33 is for people following 25,000 feeds. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree with no trial limit and no account needed to start reading: the feed, Squads, discussions, AI search, bookmarks and the apps. It carries ads, and the free API allowance is 200 requests a month. | BAs a plain reader you could really live on it: 150 feed subscriptions is more than most people follow. The AI is only a taste, though, at 3 summaries and 1 text-to-speech a day with no translation, and you get 1 list, 1 inbox and 1 action. |
| Features | CRanked feed, Squads, AI search, bookmarks and an API. But it's a curated feed of its own sources, and custom feeds, keyword filters and bookmark folders are Plus only. | AIt covers the whole job and adds what the others here gate or lack: feeds, RSSHub routes for sites without one, a newsletter inbox, separate layouts for articles, social posts, pictures, videos and podcasts, then summaries, side-by-side translation, questions across everything you follow and MCP services. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating on record, but there is nothing to set up: open it, pick topics and read. The feed adapts to what you read. | CNo store rating on record, and there's a fair bit to arrange: feeds, lists, inboxes, Actions and RSSHub routes are all yours to set up, and the AI has its own settings. Adding a feed or importing an OPML file is ordinary enough. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, a browser extension, iOS and Android, plus a public API and MCP server. No desktop app, and the pricing page names only Chrome and Edge for the extension. | AThe full set and more: web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, with paid plans sending articles on to Obsidian, Readwise, Instapaper, Zotero and others. Linux comes only as a direct AppImage download. |
| Best for | a ranked news feed for software developers | an RSS reader with AI summaries built in |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Daily.dev and Folo. How we grade
Price against what you get
Daily.dev starts at $7.50 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Folo starts at $4.17 a month and scores 3.3.
Folo scores higher and starts $3.33 a month lower. Of the other read-later and bookmark apps on the chart, 11 score higher than Daily.dev for less, and none scores higher than Folo for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Folo is open source, according to its own site.
- Daily.dev also covers AI search, bookmarks and community.
- Folo also covers chat assistant and rSS reader.
At a glance
| Daily.dev | Folo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9.99 per month, or $89.99 per year | $4.17 per month, billed yearly at $49.99 ($4.99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free with no trial limit: personalized feed, Squads, discussions, AI search, bookmarks and reminders, streaks, and the extension and mobile apps. Supported by ads. | 150 feed subscriptions, 30 RSSHub subscriptions, 1 list, 1 inbox, 1 action, 3 AI summaries and 1 text-to-speech a day, and no AI translation. |
| Free trial | None listed | Paid plans have a Start Free Trial button; the pricing page does not state the trial length |
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| Made by | Daily Dev Ltd. | Natural Selection Labs Pte. Ltd. |
| Price read from | daily.dev | folo.is |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Daily.dev
- It is a curated feed of its own sources; the pages read do not describe subscribing to your own RSS feeds.
- The free plan shows ads. Ad-free use needs Plus at $9.99 a month or $89.99 a year.
- Custom feeds, keyword filters, bookmark folders and auto-translate are Plus-only.
- Content is aimed at software developers, so it is a narrow fit for general news.
Folo
- The Free plan allows 150 feed subscriptions and 3 AI summaries a day, with no AI translation.
- Integrations, private subscriptions and the secure image proxy start on Basic; AI model selection, bring your own key and AI tasks start on Plus.
- Paid plans offer a free trial, but the pricing page does not say how long it lasts.
- The download page offers Linux only as a direct AppImage download.
Key features
Daily.dev
- Ranked personal feed
- Posts from thousands of developer sources are ranked by what you follow and read, with tags, sources and people to follow.
- New tab feed
- The browser extension replaces the new tab page with the feed. The pricing page names Chrome and Edge.
- Squads and discussions
- Join topic communities, post into them, and read the conversation attached to each article.
- AI search
- Ask a question in plain language and get an answer built from posts on the platform.
- Bookmarks and reminders
- Save posts, set a time to come back to them, and read them on any device. Folders need Plus.
- Public API and MCP server
- Free for everyone at 200 requests a month; Plus raises that to 60 requests a minute.
Folo
- Feeds, RSSHub routes and inboxes
- Subscribe to any RSS, Atom or JSON feed, or follow sites without a feed through RSSHub routes. OPML import and export are supported, and an inbox with its own email address receives newsletters.
- AI summaries and translation
- Summarizes an article on demand or automatically and shows a translation in English, Chinese, Japanese or French beside the original. Daily caps apply on the Free and Basic plans.
- Folo AI
- Ask questions about one article, a feed, a folder or everything you follow, and connect MCP services. Choosing the AI model and bringing your own API key start on the Plus plan.
- Timeline summary and AI tasks
- A timeline summary condenses new entries into one digest. Scheduled AI tasks write daily or weekly briefings and deliver them to chat or email; they are included from Plus.
- Layouts for each format
- Articles, social posts, pictures, videos and podcasts each get their own layout, a reader view fetches full article text, and text-to-speech reads articles aloud.
- Actions and integrations
- Rule-based Actions filter, star, rewrite, notify or summarize new entries. Articles can be sent to Obsidian, Readwise, Instapaper, Zotero and other tools on paid plans.
Plans
Daily.dev
Free$0
Full feed, Squads, discussions, AI search and bookmarks, with ads. No account needed to start reading.
Plus$9.99
per month, billed monthly ($89.99 per year)
Adds custom feeds, keyword filters, bookmark folders, auto-translate, unlimited briefings, no ads and higher API limits.
Folo
Free$0
150 feed subscriptions, 30 RSSHub subscriptions, 1 list, 1 inbox, 1 action, 3 AI summaries and 1 text-to-speech a day.
Basic$4.17
per month, billed yearly ($49.99); $4.99 billed monthly
1,000 feed subscriptions, 5 lists, 10 inboxes, 5 actions, 30 AI summaries and 300 AI translations a day, private subscriptions and integrations.
Plus$8.33
per month, billed yearly ($99.99); $9.99 billed monthly
2,500 feed subscriptions, unlimited AI summaries, translations and text-to-speech, curated AI models, bring your own key, AI tasks and 5M AI credits.
Pro$83.33
per month, billed yearly ($999.99); $99.99 billed monthly
25,000 feed subscriptions, 100 lists, 200 inboxes, 100 actions, all high-end AI models and 50M AI credits.
Ways to pay less
Daily.dev
- Annual discount
Plus is cheaper billed yearly
Plus is listed at $9.99 a month or $89.99 a year, so the yearly price works out to about $7.50 a month.
Folo
- Annual discount
Save 17% with yearly billing
Folo's pricing page labels yearly billing as saving 17%: Basic is $49.99 a year against $4.99 a month, and Plus is $99.99 a year against $9.99 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Daily.dev or Folo?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Folo is cheaper to start with: $4.17 a month, against $7.50 a month when paid by the year for Daily.dev. Daily.dev starts at $9.99 per month, or $89.99 per year, and Folo starts at $4.17 per month, billed yearly at $49.99 ($4.99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Daily.dev or Folo?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Daily.dev and Folo have a free plan.
Which platforms do Daily.dev and Folo run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Daily.dev lists a browser extension and only Folo lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps. Both list a web app and iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.