The Lire Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Lire in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Lire
The Insider’s Guide
Full-text RSS reader for iPhone, iPad and Mac
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among read-later and bookmark apps, read from Lire’s own pages.
Made by Kunal Sood · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Lire’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Lire’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.6
GPA, above 21 of the 52 other read-later and bookmark apps we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 8 things to know about Lire, taken from its own pages and our grades.
There's nothing for Windows, Android or the web.
- 1
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.
- 2
What it costs
Paid plans start at $9.99 one-time per app, in-app purchases listed.
- 3
It runs on 2 platforms
iOS and macOS.
- 4
Full-text articles
Its own engine fetches the whole article for feeds that publish only a snippet, with no third-party parsing service.
- 5
Offline reading
Full text can be downloaded ahead of time and cached, so cached articles open without a connection.
- 6
Standalone or synced
Use it without an account, or sync through iCloud on current versions or a supported feed service.
- 7
A 2.6 GPA, above 21 of 52
That is against the other read-later and bookmark apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 8
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.
Lire at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid, from $9.99 one-time per app, in-app purchases listed
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- macOS, iOS
- Made by
- Kunal Sood
- Category
- Read Later & Bookmarks
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Free plan and trial | D | No 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 | B | Full-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 | B | No rating on record. Install it and read, with sync as an option rather than a requirement. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | iPhone, iPad and Mac only, which is one family of devices. No Windows, Android or web version. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
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 it 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
Good to know
Good for
- Apple users who want full articles cached for offline reading
- People syncing a self-hosted reader such as Miniflux or FreshRSS
- Readers who prefer paying once over a subscription
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$9.99 one-time
To start
Lire is a paid product, starting at $9.99 one-time per app, in-app purchases listed.
The in-app purchase amounts aren't shown on either listing.
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.
Read from apps.apple.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: macOS and iOS
Full-text RSS reader for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: works offline, rSS reader.
Full-text articles, offline reading, standalone use or sync with Feedly, Feedbin, Inoreader, NewsBlur, FreshRSS and others.
- 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.
Where it runs
- macOS
- iOS
What it works with
- Feedly
- Feedbin
- Inoreader
- The Old Reader
- NewsBlur
- BazQux Reader
- FreshRSS
- Miniflux
Lire is made by Kunal Sood.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
21/52
Other read-later and bookmark apps it is graded above
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
- DFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 52
- BFeaturesAbove 20 of 52
- BEase of useAbove 25 of 52
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 52
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Reeder, NetNewsWire, Unread, Fiery Feeds and Newsify
The 5 tools Lire is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Reeder
Free plan · from $14.99/yr
Feed reader for Apple devices with a synced timeline.
- Reeder has a free plan. Lire does not.
- Reeder also covers read later and bookmarks.
- 3.0GPA
NetNewsWire
Free
Free, open-source RSS reader for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
- NetNewsWire has a free plan. Lire does not.
- Only NetNewsWire lists a browser extension.
- NetNewsWire is open source, according to its own site.
- 2.6GPA
Unread
Free plan · from $29.99/yr
RSS reader for Mac, iPhone and iPad with full-text retrieval.
- Unread has a free plan. Lire does not.
- 2.2GPA
Fiery Feeds
Free plan · from $1.99
Customizable feed reader and read-later client for Apple devices.
- Fiery Feeds has a free plan. Lire does not.
- Only Fiery Feeds lists a browser extension.
- Fiery Feeds also covers read later.
- 2.8GPA
Newsify
Free plan · from $2.99/mo
RSS reader with a newspaper-style layout for Apple devices and web.
- Newsify has a free plan. Lire does not.
- Only Newsify lists a web app.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Lire free?
No. Lire is a paid product, starting at $9.99 one-time per app, in-app purchases listed.
How much does Lire cost?
Lire lists 2 plans. lire for iOS and iPadOS: $9.99 one-time App Store price; in-app purchase amounts not shown. lire for macOS: $9.99 one-time Mac App Store price; in-app purchase amounts not shown.
What platforms does Lire work on?
Lire is available on iOS and macOS.
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.
What does Lire integrate with?
Lire's listing names Feedly, Feedbin, Inoreader, The Old Reader, NewsBlur, BazQux Reader, FreshRSS and Miniflux.
Who makes Lire?
Lire is made by Kunal Sood.
What are the alternatives to Lire?
The closest alternatives to Lire in our directory are Reeder, NetNewsWire, Unread, Fiery Feeds and Newsify.
How does Lire compare with other read-later and bookmark apps?
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.
Could I make my own version of Lire?
The plain part of Lire you could make: rSS reader. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Lire’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. 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.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Kunal Sood. Prices change, so check lireapp.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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categories
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price changes on record
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apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Lire, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/lire
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Lire’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Lire is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Kunal Sood. Prices and plans change: check lireapp.com before you buy.