Lire
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Lire, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Lire's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| lire for iOS and iPadOS | $9.99, paid once | Universal purchase for iPhone and iPad · $9.99 |
| lire for macOS | $9.99, paid once | Mac app · $9.99 |
The facts
Each one read from Lire's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Credentials
- The privacy policy says feed-service account credentials are stored securely on the user's iOS device.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Current features
- The iOS App Store listing describes article summarization with Apple Intelligence on supported devices running iOS 26.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Data sharing
- The maker says it will not share customer data except when legally required to provide information to government authorities.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Full-text extraction
- Lire has its own full-text engine and can download article text in advance for cached reading.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Notable requirement
- The App Store listing requires iOS 15.6 or later for iPhone and iPadOS 15.6 or later for iPad.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Offline reading
- Lire can cache full-text feeds for reading without an internet connection.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says it does not sell or monetize user data and that communication with its text extraction service uses HTTPS and sends only the webpage URLs for extraction.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Lire is an RSS reader that expands partial feeds into full-text feeds so readers can read articles without opening the source website.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Standalone mode
- Lire can be used without syncing through a third-party feed service.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker directs users to email [email protected] for questions, support, and bug reports.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Sync integrations
- The maker lists Feedly, Feedbin, Feed Wrangler, FeedHQ, The Old Reader, Inoreader, NewsBlur, BazQux Reader, FreshRSS, Miniflux, Nextcloud News, and Tiny Tiny RSS as supported sync services.checked 8 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The maker lists iOS, iPadOS, and macOS availability, with the iOS and iPadOS versions sold as a universal purchase.checked 8 Oct 2026
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