Fiery Feeds vs Lire (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Lire grades higher than Fiery Feeds: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Fiery Feeds grades higher on the free plan. Lire grades higher on value for money and ease of use. They get the same grade on features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Fiery Feeds
Customizable feed reader and read-later client for Apple devices
Free plan · from $1.99
Which one is for you
Pick Fiery Feeds if
- Fits if you already use Feedly, Feedbin, Inoreader or NewsBlur and want an Apple app for it
- Works for people who want feeds and an Instapaper or wallabag queue in one app
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you read on Windows, Android or the web, as it's iPhone, iPad and Mac only
- Tight if you're staying free, since text extraction, offline full text, feed management and widgets are all Pro
- Not for you if you want the price up front, because the App Store doesn't say what period each Pro price covers
- Not for you if you want it ready with no setup, as layouts, themes and custom actions take a session of fiddling
- Watch out: it needs iOS 17, iPadOS 17 or macOS 14 or later
Pick Lire if
- Fits if you live on Apple devices and read feeds that only show a snippet
- Works for people who want articles saved for offline reading
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use Windows or Android, as there's no version for either
- Pricey if you want both Mac and iPhone, since they're two separate $9.99 purchases
- Watch out: both listings mention in-app purchases but don't show what they cost
- Tight if you want to try before buying on iOS, as a demo is mentioned only for the Mac app
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAFiery FeedsFair | 2.6GPALireGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is really published: the US App Store shows Pro at $1.99, $4.99 and $9.99 and doesn't say which billing period each one covers, so you can't tell what a year costs. One Pro unlock does cover iPhone, iPad and Mac. | A$9.99 one time for each app, under a year of the $3.99 that a middle-priced reading app charges. The in-app purchase amounts aren't shown on either listing. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree to download and it will read and sync your feed and read-later accounts, but you meet the wall fast: text extraction, offline full text, feed management, smart views, custom themes and widgets are all Pro. | DNo free plan. A demo of the Mac app is offered on the vendor's site and none is mentioned for iOS, and the demo limits aren't on record. |
| Features | BIt covers the whole job: ten feed services plus local and iCloud accounts that need no service at all, three ways to view an article, smart views like Hot Links, saved searches, two-way Instapaper and wallabag sync, and Apple Intelligence summaries. Reeder and Unread do much the same. | BFull-text articles, offline reading, standalone use or sync with Feedly, Feedbin, Inoreader, NewsBlur, FreshRSS and others. Nothing in the listing is missing from a reader's job. |
| Ease of use | C4.49 from 466 App Store ratings, middling rather than good. It's built for people who like settings, with one-, two- and three-pane layouts, themes and custom actions, so expect a session of fiddling before it feels like yours. | BNo rating on record. Install it and read, with sync as an option rather than a requirement. |
| Platforms and integrations | COne family of devices: iPhone, iPad and Mac, with a Safari extension. No web, Windows or Android version is listed, and it wants iOS 17 or macOS 14 or later. | CiPhone, iPad and Mac only, which is one family of devices. No Windows, Android or web version. |
| Best for | tinkerers who want one Apple app for every feed | an RSS reader that turns partial feeds into full text |
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: Fiery Feeds and Lire. How we grade
Where they differ
- Fiery Feeds also covers read later.
In commonmacOSiOSWorks offlineRSS reader
At a glance
| Fiery Feeds | Lire | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $1.99 to $9.99 for Pro; billing periods not shown on the US App Store | $9.99 one-time per app, in-app purchases listed |
| Free plan | The app is free to download and reads and syncs feed and read-later accounts. Text extraction, offline full text, feed management, smart views, custom themes and home screen widgets need Pro. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| macOS | ||
| iOS | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Lukas Burgstaller | Kunal Sood |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Fiery Feeds
- Apple platforms only: iPhone, iPad and Mac, with no web, Windows or Android version listed.
- Text extraction, offline full text, feed management, smart views, custom themes and home screen widgets are Pro features.
- The US App Store lists Pro purchases of $1.99, $4.99 and $9.99 without saying which billing period each covers.
- The App Store listing requires iOS 17, iPadOS 17 or macOS 14 or later.
Lire
- The Mac and iOS apps are bought separately, at $9.99 each on the US App Store.
- Both listings mention in-app purchases but do not show what they cost.
- No Windows, Android or web version is listed.
- A demo is offered for the Mac app on the vendor's site; no demo is mentioned for iOS.
Key features
Fiery Feeds
- Wide choice of feed accounts
- Works with Feedly, Feedbin, Fever, Inoreader, NewsBlur, BazQux, The Old Reader, FeedHQ, FreshRSS and Tiny Tiny RSS, and with local or iCloud feed accounts that need no outside service.
- Article, web and text view modes
- An article can be shown as the feed supplies it, as the web page inline, or as extracted text only, and the last mode used is remembered per feed. Text extraction is a Pro feature.
- Smart views and saved searches
- Hot Links collects the sites most linked to from your articles, and other views sort by posting frequency or word count. Saved searches filter by keyword. Smart views are a Pro feature.
- Read-later accounts
- Instapaper and wallabag accounts sync both ways, and links can also be kept in a local or iCloud read-later account. A Safari extension subscribes to feeds and saves links.
- Layouts, themes and keyboard control
- One-, two- and three-pane layouts and a vertical split are available, fonts and colors can be changed, and an external keyboard can control the whole app. Custom themes need Pro.
- Apple Intelligence summaries
- Version 2.15 added article summaries, topic categorization and translation through Apple Intelligence on iOS 26, and a later update added a single switch that turns the AI features off.
Lire
- Full-text articles
- Its own engine fetches the whole article for feeds that publish only a snippet, with no third-party parsing service.
- Offline reading
- Full text can be downloaded ahead of time and cached, so cached articles open without a connection.
- Standalone or synced
- Use it without an account, or sync through iCloud on current versions or a supported feed service.
- Many sync services
- Feedly, Feedbin, Feed Wrangler, FeedHQ, The Old Reader, Inoreader, NewsBlur, BazQux, FreshRSS, Miniflux, Nextcloud News and Tiny Tiny RSS.
Plans
Fiery Feeds
Free$0
Reading and syncing with the supported feed and read-later accounts, without the Pro features.
Fiery Feeds Pro$1.99 to $9.99
subscription; billing periods not shown on the US App Store
Unlocks text extraction, offline full text, feed management, smart views, custom themes and actions, alternate icons and widgets on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Lire
lire for iOS and iPadOS$9.99
one-time App Store price; in-app purchase amounts not shown
Universal purchase for iPhone and iPad, with the full-text engine and iCloud or service sync.
lire for macOS$9.99
one-time Mac App Store price; in-app purchase amounts not shown
Separate Mac app. A demo build is offered on the vendor's site.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Fiery Feeds or Lire?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Fiery Feeds starts at $1.99 to $9.99 for Pro; billing periods not shown on the US App Store, and Lire starts at $9.99 one-time per app, in-app purchases listed.
Which has a free plan, Fiery Feeds or Lire?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Fiery Feeds has a free plan. Lire does not.
Which platforms do Fiery Feeds and Lire run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Fiery Feeds lists a browser extension. Both list macOS and iOS 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.