Lire vs Newsify (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Newsify grades higher than Lire: 2.8 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Lire grades higher on value for money. Newsify grades higher on the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Newsify
RSS reader with a newspaper-style layout for Apple devices and web
Which one is for you
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
Pick Newsify if
- Fits if you want your feeds laid out like a newspaper page, pictures and all
- Works for Feedly users who want an Apple app for it
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you're on Android or Windows, as there's no app and the FAQ says Android isn't planned
- Not for you if ads in your article list would bug you and you won't pay $2.99 to remove them
- Tight if your feeds only carry summaries, since automatic full text needs Premium
- Pricey if you want full-text search, mute filters or faster updates, which all need Premium at $2.99 a month or $29.99 a year
- Watch out: Feedly is the only third-party sync service listed, and the web reader needs a Newsify account
How we grade them
| 2.6GPALireGood | 2.8GPANewsifyGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CPremium is $2.99 a month or $29.99 a year, which is $2.50 a month: just above the $2.42 line for the cheapest quarter of reading apps here, so an ordinary price. The reading itself is free, so what you're paying for is extras. If only the ads bother you, Remove Ads is listed separately at $2.99. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | BThe free app does the real job and one person could live on it: feed reading, sync through Newsify, Feedly or iCloud, offline reading with images, themes and article search. What you put up with is ads in the article list, and full text and mute filters staying locked. Premium has a 7-day trial. |
| Features | 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. | BIt covers the feed-reading job: newspaper, large, table and split layouts, three ways to sync, offline reading with images cached ahead, a web reader, full text pulled from partial feeds, full-text search and mute filters. The last few of those sit on Premium, but nothing core is missing. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating on record. Install it and read, with sync as an option rather than a requirement. | BNo store rating on record, so we go on the listing: you install it, pick a sync option, and read. You don't even need an account, since it will sync through iCloud, and articles and their images download during sync. |
| Platforms and integrations | CiPhone, iPad and Mac only, which is one family of devices. No Windows, Android or web version. | BiPhone, iPad and Mac apps plus a web reader at newsify.co for Newsify accounts, and sharing out to Instapaper, Pinboard, Evernote and Buffer. No Android or Windows app, and Feedly is the only third-party sync service listed, so an A is out. |
| Best for | an RSS reader that turns partial feeds into full text | feeds laid out like a newspaper page |
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: Lire and Newsify. How we grade
Where they differ
At a glance
| Lire | Newsify | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9.99 one-time per app, in-app purchases listed | $2.99 per month, or $29.99 per year (US App Store) |
| Free plan | None | The app is free to download and use: feed reading, sync through Newsify, Feedly or iCloud, offline reading with image caching, themes and article search. Ads appear in the article list. |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial of Newsify Premium, started from the app's settings |
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| Made by | Kunal Sood | Ben Alexander |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Newsify
- There is no Android or Windows app, and the FAQ says an Android version is not planned.
- The free app shows ads in the article list; removing them takes Premium or a separate Remove Ads purchase listed at $2.99.
- Automatic full text, full-text search, mute filters and faster updates all require Newsify Premium.
- The web reader needs a Newsify account, and Feedly is the only third-party sync service listed.
Key features
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.
Newsify
- Newspaper-style article lists
- Article lists can be shown as a newspaper-like page, a large view, a traditional table or a split view on iPad, with thumbnails when the feed supplies them.
- Three ways to sync
- Sync through a Newsify account or Feedly, or use the app without an account and sync through iCloud. Multiple accounts can be added on iOS and macOS.
- Offline reading
- Articles and their images are downloaded during sync for reading offline on iOS and macOS. Only the feed content is saved unless Premium's full-text caching is used.
- Web reader
- People with a Newsify account can also read their feeds in a web browser at newsify.co, in addition to the iPhone, iPad and Mac apps.
- Automatic full text
- Premium fetches the full text of most partial feeds automatically, saves it for offline reading and lets search cover the full text. Summaries through Apple Intelligence are a beta Premium feature.
- Newsify Account Plus
- With Premium, a Newsify account gains mute filters, receives new items up to 10 times faster and keeps more feed history.
Plans
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.
Newsify
Free$0
Feed reading with Newsify, Feedly or iCloud sync, offline reading with image caching, themes and article search, with ads in the article list.
Newsify Premium$2.99
per month; $8.99 for 3 months or $29.99 per year
Automatic full text saved for offline reading, more images, full-text search, mute filters, faster updates, no ads and priority support.
Ways to pay less
Lire
No public discounts listed.
Newsify
- Annual discount
About 16% off with the yearly plan
The US App Store listing gives Newsify Premium as $2.99 a month or $29.99 a year, so a year paid up front costs about 16% less than twelve monthly payments.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Lire or Newsify?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Lire starts at $9.99 one-time per app, in-app purchases listed, and Newsify starts at $2.99 per month, or $29.99 per year (US App Store).
Which has a free plan, Lire or Newsify?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Newsify has a free plan. Lire does not.
Which platforms do Lire and Newsify run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Newsify lists a web app. 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.