Lire review (2026): is it worth $9.99?
Full-text RSS reader for iPhone, iPad and Mac
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Lire report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for an RSS reader that turns partial feeds into full text
lire is an RSS reader for iPhone, iPad and Mac that fetches the full text of articles from partial feeds and keeps them for offline reading. It costs $9.99 for each app, the iOS and Mac versions are bought separately, and both listings mention in-app purchases without saying what they cost. There's nothing for Windows, Android or the web.
Who Lire is for
- 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
Who Lire is not for
- 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
Why Lire gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for money$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.
- DFree plan and trialNo 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.
- BFeaturesFull-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.
- BEase of useNo rating on record. Install it and read, with sync as an option rather than a requirement.
- CPlatforms and integrationsiPhone, iPad and Mac only, which is one family of devices. No Windows, Android or web version.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from lire's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Lire's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 21 of the 52 other read-later and bookmark apps we grade, and level with 6.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 34 of 52) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 2).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 53 read-later and bookmark apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Lire’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 34 of 52, level with 18
- DFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 52
- BFeaturesAbove 20 of 52, level with 28
- BEase of useAbove 25 of 52, level with 25
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 52, level with 15
Keep Lire, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Lire you could make: rSS reader. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $9.99, paid once.
What you could make
- RSS reader: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Apps for macOS and iOS that stay in step with each other.
- It plugs into other products, Feedly, Feedbin and Inoreader among them.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Lire’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Lire?
Lire is an RSS reader for Apple devices that downloads the full text of articles so they can be read offline instead of sending you to the website. It works on its own or syncs with iCloud and a long list of feed services. The iOS and Mac versions are sold as separate App Store apps.
Worth knowing
- 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
- 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.
Lire pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Lire is a paid product, starting at $9.99 one-time per app, in-app purchases listed.
- Starts at
- $9.99 one-time per app, in-app purchases listed
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| lire for iOS and iPadOS | $9.99one-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 | $9.99one-time Mac App Store price; in-app purchase amounts not shown | Separate Mac app. A demo build is offered on the vendor's site. |
Read from apps.apple.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Lire before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Lire have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Lire is listed for iOS and macOS.
Does Lire have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Lire is listed for iOS and macOS.
Is Lire open source?
Lire is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Lire work offline?
Yes, according to its own site. What works without a connection differs by plan and platform, so check the vendor's page for the detail.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.