4.3/5
App Store rating
39 ratings (iOS)
Report
Should I Use daily.dev?
Free, personalized developer news aggregator. Stay on top of software development news, AI coding tools, and web dev - curated daily from trusted sources.
Worth it
Worth itBuy it if you are an individual developer who wants a zero-cost, personalized news feed.
Free forever and well-liked by individual devs; wrong pick for teams, ad-haters, or buyers needing vendor security docs.
Confidence: Medium
Yes
Free tier
Free forever core product
$11M
Funding
Seed round, 2023
$42.6M
Claimed ARR
GetLatka estimate, 2025
Value for money
5
Core product free forever; Plus optional
Ease of use
4
One-click extension; personalized feed out of the box
Feature depth
3
Aggregation, community, jobs beta; not deep tooling
Security posture
2
No public security page found; code is open source
Pros
Cons
Gotchas
- mediumPlus premium tier exists but its price is not visible in reviewed sources — verify before assuming it is cheap.⁴
- mediumAds fund the free feed; one widely shared critique says the design nudges over-engagement.⁵
- mediumNo public security page surfaced — a problem if your employer vets vendors.12
- lowMobile app review base is tiny (39 iOS ratings); the Chrome extension is the proven surface.⁷
Best for
- Individual developers tracking dev news
- Junior devs learning the ecosystem
- Open-source-minded users
- Students and CS educators
Not for
- Teams wanting shared feeds or admin controls — it is a personal tool
- Ad-averse readers unwilling to pay for Plus
- Procurement teams requiring SOC 2 or a vendor security page
- Buyers who want third-party-reviewed tools — zero G2 reviews
Pricing
Free
$0
- Personalized dev news feed
- Browser extension, iOS, and Android apps
- Ad-supported
Plus
Not listed in sources
- Premium tier
- Feature details not disclosed in reviewed sources
Security
No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
What users say
Reddit and app-store users are broadly positive about the feed's convenience, while a vocal minority criticizes its engagement-driven design.
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Full analysis
Based on 14 public sources reviewed
Sources
news
- daily.dev Pricingdaily.devofficial
- daily.dev on GitHub (open source)github.comofficial
- Introducing daily.dev Plusdaily.devofficial
review
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- daily.dev - Apple App Storeapps.apple.comreview
- daily.dev Chrome Web Store listingchromewebstore.google.comofficial
review
- daily.dev on Product Huntproducthunt.comreview
- daily.dev Uses EthicalAdsethicalads.ioofficial
- Is daily.dev Safe? - Nudge Securitynudgesecurity.comsecurity
- daily.dev Revenue 2025 - GetLatkagetlatka.comnews
- Read Customer Service Reviews of daily.dev - Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview
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