Folo vs Inoreader
Folo and Inoreader are both RSS reader software. Folo is open source under AGPL-3.0, with 39k GitHub stars. Inoreader is a commercial product from Innologica.
Which to pick
- Pick Folo when
- You want a modern feed reader that also pulls in sites without native RSS and offers AI summaries.
- Pick Inoreader when
- You are a heavy RSS user who wants rules and search to manage hundreds of feeds.
Side by side
An RSS reader for web, desktop and mobile that follows feeds, RSSHub routes and social sources, with AI summaries and translation.
A web and mobile RSS reader with rules, filters, full-text search, newsletter and social feeds, and highlights.
Tied to the Folo cloud service for sync and AI features, and AGPL licensed.
Many power features need a paid plan, and the free tier shows ads.
Usable
Production-ready
Cloud service, desktop app and mobile app
Cloud service and mobile app
TypeScript, React, Swift and Vite
Not published
Open source, AGPL-3.0 (network copyleft)
Closed source, sold by Innologica
Use inside your business is unrestricted. If you change it and let customers use it over the internet, you must publish your changes.
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code.
39k GitHub stars
135 Wikipedia readers a month on phones
Established: started 2 years ago, latest release desktop/v1.17.0.
Not known
Other comparisons
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from makers' descriptions, Wikipedia, READMEs and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.