Inoreader vs Meco (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Inoreader: it is third in our ranking of read-later and bookmark apps, and it grades higher too, 3.0 against 2.2.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Inoreader grades higher on the free plan, features and ease of use. Meco grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Inoreader
RSS reader with rules, filters and keyword monitoring
Meco
Newsletter reader that moves subscriptions out of your inbox
Which one is for you
Pick Inoreader if
- Fits if you follow a lot of RSS and want rules and filters to thin the stream
- Works for people who watch a brand, topic or keyword across news and social feeds
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you only want newsletters in your reader, since that takes Pro at $7.50 a month
- Tight if you're staying free: 150 feeds, no rules, filters or offline reading, and translation stops at 10 articles a day
- Tight if you lean on web feeds or newsletters, as Pro caps both at 20 and monitoring feeds at 30
- Skip it if you want a desktop app, because it's browser, iPhone and Android only
- Watch out: the site says the trial is 15 days in one place and 14 in another, and team plans start at $44.99 a month
Pick Meco if
- Fits if your reading is mostly email newsletters and you want them out of your inbox
- Works for people who like audio roundups of what they subscribed to
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to follow RSS feeds, as the pages read don't describe adding them
- Tight if you want your Gmail or Outlook connected, which is PRO only, and so are highlights and offline reading
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $4.99 against $39.99 for the year, with no trial on monthly
- Watch out: the vendor says prices may vary by country and platform
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAInoreaderVery good | 2.2GPAMecoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DPro is $7.50 a month billed annually, $9.99 monthly, which is past the $6.99 dear quarter here and more than double the $3.33 middle. And Pro is where the point of Inoreader lives: rules, filters, newsletters, monitoring feeds, offline reading and the API. Team plans start at $44.99 a month. | CPRO is $39.99 a year, about $3.33 a month, or $4.99 billed monthly, in the middle of what reading apps charge. The vendor says prices vary by country. |
| Free plan and trial | BA free plan one person could really live on: 150 RSS feeds, folders, tags, search in your feeds, a read-later list and no ads. The caps show in the extras, with translation stopping at 10 articles a day and text to speech at 5, and no rules or filters. | CFree gives you a Meco newsletter address, groups, bookmarks and audio roundups. Connecting an existing Gmail or Outlook inbox is PRO, and there's a 7-day trial on the yearly plan only. |
| Features | AIt covers the whole job and does what its rivals don't: RSS, newsletters, podcasts, YouTube and public Facebook, Telegram and Bluesky feeds in one place, rules acting on articles as they land, filters killing duplicates, monitoring feeds tracking keywords in 30 languages, and AI summaries. | CInbox connection, groups, highlights, AI summaries and podcasts. The listing shows it reads newsletters only, with no RSS feeds. |
| Ease of use | A4.7 from about 4,400 App Store ratings, which is our top band. Reading feeds takes no setting up, and the rules, filters and monitoring feeds stay out of the way until you want them. | CNo rating on record. You have to point your newsletters at the Meco address or connect an inbox before there's anything to read. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone, Android and a browser extension, wired into Zapier, IFTTT, n8n, Evernote, OneNote, Instapaper, Readwise and Slack, with API access on Pro. There's no desktop app, so on a computer it's the browser. | BWeb, iOS and Android, plus Gmail and Outlook connections. No desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | heavy RSS users who want rules and filters | reading email newsletters apart from your inbox |
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: Inoreader and Meco. How we grade
Price against what you get
Inoreader starts at $7.50 a month and scores 3.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Meco starts at $3.33 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3.
Inoreader scores higher, and starts $4.17 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other read-later and bookmark apps on the chart, 1 scores higher than Inoreader for less, and 13 score higher than Meco 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
- Inoreader also covers read later and rSS reader.
- Meco also covers bookmarks.
At a glance
| Inoreader | Meco | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $7.50 per month, billed annually (Pro) | $39.99 per year ($4.99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free forever plan: 150 RSS feeds, folders, tags, search in feeds and a read-later list, with translation capped at 10 articles a day and text to speech at 5. | A dedicated Meco newsletter address, groups, swipe reading, bookmarks, audio news roundups and newsletter discovery. |
| Free trial | Free trial on creating an account, no credit card required: 15 days according to the site header, 14 days according to the homepage | 7-day free trial of PRO on the yearly plan; no trial on monthly |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Innologica Ltd | Meco Limited |
| Price read from | inoreader.com | docs.meco.app |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Inoreader
- The free plan stops at 150 RSS feeds and leaves out rules, filters, newsletters and offline reading.
- Pro caps several features, such as 20 web feeds, 20 newsletter feeds and 30 monitoring feeds.
- Intelligence reports and email digests are not part of Pro; they are listed with the team plans.
- There is no desktop app: Inoreader runs in a browser, in iOS and Android apps, and has a browser extension.
Meco
- Connecting Gmail or Outlook, highlights, offline reading and AI summaries need the paid PRO plan.
- The vendor says prices may vary by country and platform; $39.99 a year and $4.99 a month are the USD figures it states.
- It reads newsletters only; the pages read do not describe adding RSS feeds.
Key features
Inoreader
- Feeds beyond RSS
- Alongside RSS feeds, Pro can follow email newsletters, websites without RSS, YouTube subscriptions, and public Facebook, Telegram and Bluesky feeds.
- Monitoring feeds
- Track people, brands, companies and keywords across publicly available sources in 30 languages. Pro includes 30 monitoring feeds.
- Rules and filters
- Rules act on incoming articles, for example by assigning tags or sending push notifications. Filters hide unwanted or duplicate items. Both need Pro.
- Inoreader Intelligence
- Generative AI summarizes articles, answers questions and runs custom prompts, with a choice of OpenAI, Mistral AI or Anthropic models. Starts on Pro.
- Read later and annotations
- Save articles and web pages to a read-later list on any plan. Pro adds highlighting and notes, which can be exported to Readwise.
- Team channels and dashboards
- Team plans share folders, tags, filters and dashboards, and team channels can post to Slack and Microsoft Teams.
Meco
- Inbox connection
- PRO links up to three Gmail or Outlook accounts and moves chosen newsletters out of the inbox into Meco.
- Meco email address
- A dedicated address for newsletters, available on the free plan, keeps new subscriptions away from your main mailbox.
- Highlights and saved links
- Highlight passages, add tags and notes, and save links and articles to revisit later. Highlights and link saving are PRO.
- AI summaries and podcasts
- PRO adds text summaries and a personalized daily audio roundup built from your newsletters.
- Groups and unsubscribe
- Sort newsletters into topic groups, and unsubscribe from one with a single tap.
Plans
Inoreader
Free$0
150 RSS feeds, folders and tags, search in your feeds, a read-later list and Google News alerts, without ads.
Pro$7.50
per month, billed annually ($89.99), or $9.99 billed monthly
2,500 RSS feeds, 20 web feeds, 20 newsletter feeds, 30 monitoring feeds, rules and filters, AI article summaries, offline reading and API access.
Team$44.99
per month for 3 members; billing basis not shown
Pro for every member plus team folders, channels, tags and dashboards with shared limits. Tiers run up to 50 members at $374.99 a month.
Team Intelligence$64.99
per month for 3 members; billing basis not shown
The Team plan with AI summaries, prompts and multi-article reports for all members. The 50-member tier is $629.99 a month.
CustomCustom
A quoted plan built from add-ons such as extra web feeds, monitoring feeds and boosted feeds, or a different team size.
Meco
Free$0
Meco inbox address, groups, bookmarks, swipe reading and audio roundups of news.
PRO$39.99
per year ($4.99 billed monthly)
Links up to three Gmail or Outlook accounts, adds highlights, offline reading, AI summaries and personalized podcasts.
Ways to pay less
Inoreader
- Annual discount
About 25% off Pro with annual billing
Pro is $7.50 a month billed annually ($89.99 a year) against $9.99 billed monthly, which works out to a saving of about 25%.
Meco
- Annual discount
Yearly PRO is cheaper than monthly
PRO is listed at $39.99 a year or $4.99 a month, so yearly works out to about $3.33 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Inoreader or Meco?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Meco is cheaper to start with: $3.33 a month when paid by the year, against $7.50 a month for Inoreader. Inoreader starts at $7.50 per month, billed annually (Pro), and Meco starts at $39.99 per year ($4.99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Inoreader or Meco?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Inoreader and Meco have a free plan.
Which platforms do Inoreader and Meco run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Inoreader lists a browser extension. 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.