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Should I use Readly?

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Depends. Buy it if you read several different magazines or newspapers a month; one flat fee beats buying single issues. Skip it if you follow one or two titles, mainly read books, or expected a business/team product.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 30+ public sources; many review snippets were truncated, so ratings and exact prices are unverified.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Guess: ~£12.99/month (UK)

Unlimited

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly fees~£12.99
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierNo

Best for

  • Magazine hoarders
  • Multi-title casual readers
  • Tablet and commute readers
  • Households sharing one reading budget

Not for

  • Book readers — no books here
  • Fans of one or two titles — buy direct instead
  • Businesses or teams — pure consumer product
  • Daily-newspaper purists — check PressReader first

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Auto-renewing subscription; cancellation and refund complaints are common enough to spawn dedicated guides

medium

Partner free trials roll into paid automatically — set a reminder

low

Catalogue is per-country; niche or regional titles may be missing in your market

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Unlimited magazines and newspapers under one flat subscription
  • Consistently positive user reviews on app stores
  • Free trial promos — sometimes 2 months free
  • Available on iOS, Android and Amazon
  • Local catalogues across many countries

Cons

  • Users report recurring app issues
  • Cancellation and refund friction; third-party guides exist
  • Subscriber growth has flattened, raising long-term questions
  • Readers actively hunt for alternatives on price or catalogue

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/30/2026 - 12 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x1review x5security x2news x4

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Guess: ~£12.99/month (UK)

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Users call it a subscription worth keeping
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Reviewers call the app easy
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Huge catalogue, but essentially reading only
  • Support quality: 3/5. App-issue and refund complaints in forums
  • Security posture: 3/5. Published security policy; no reported incidents
  • €15M Funding raised Round led by AP3, June 2019
  • Yes Free trial Up to 2 months via partner promos
  • ~£12.99 Monthly price Guess: single UK plan; verify current price
  • 2012 Founded Guess: Swedish launch year

Pricing

Unlimited

Guess: ~£12.99/month (UK)

  • Unlimited magazines and newspapers
  • Free trial via promos (up to 2 months)
  • Read on phone, tablet and web

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

Companies that use it

  • Vodafone
  • Unidays
  • Westfield
Full analysis

Based on 30+ public sources; many review snippets were truncated, so ratings and exact prices are unverified.

Great value for multi-magazine readers; poor value for single-title or book readers. Consumer-only, nothing for teams.

Methodology

Based on 30+ public sources; many review snippets were truncated, so ratings and exact prices are unverified.

Sources

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  10. security
  11. Readly security page — Uptodownreadly.en.uptodown.com
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  12. official

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