Comparison

Daily Express Newspaper vs The Comet

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Daily Express Newspaper

Access an exact digital replica of the Sunday and Daily Express newspaper on your iPhone or iPad. Enjoy the latest news, features, and stories with an exceptional touch screen experience. Download and save pages for offline reading and easily navigate through content.

Highlights
  • Digital newspaper replica
  • Touch screen navigation
  • Offline page saving
  • Search functionality
  • Zoom function
  • Social sharing integration
Features
Read full description

Enjoy an exact replica of the “Sunday and Daily Express” on your iPhone or iPad everyday... Subscribe to the Daily and Sunday Express today and pay less for your favourite newspaper, not only do you save but you also get it delivered directly to your device every morning ! Daily and Sunday Express brings you the very best stories, news and features on your device, published in exceptional clarity, with an incredible touch screen experience allowing you to swipe through the paper Flip your device and read the newspaper as a double-page spread or full screen single page, tap the page selector to choose a specific page to fast-navigate to. You can also download and save individual pages to enjoy offline and when you are on the go. Your Daily and Sunday Express app features search functionality to find key-words relating to recent content, a zoom function to enable clearer reading of selected articles and social networking integration to keep your friends and social-circles up to date with all the latest shared news from the Daily and Sunday Express Payment for this subscription will be charged to your account upon purchase. The subscription will auto-renew within 24 hours of the current subscription expiring. Auto-renewing subscriptions can be managed via Account Settings allowing them to be turned off. No cancellations of the current subscription are allowed during the active subscription period. Please see our privacy policy at: https://www.express.co.uk/privacy-notice and terms of use at: https://www.express.co.uk/terms-conditions

About

The Comet

Stay informed with local news, events, and sports from Stevenage and surrounding areas. Enjoy daily updates, digital newspapers, interactive puzzles, and an ad-free reading experience with an audio player for articles.

Highlights
  • Live news, events, and sports updates
  • Ad-free reading experience
  • Weekly digital newspapers
  • Interactive puzzles (crosswords, sudoku)
  • Article audio player
  • Content playlist creation
Features
Read full description

At the Comet, we’re passionate about reporting on the issues that matter to our communities. We live and breathe our patch and we’re dedicated to telling your stories. If you love your local area as much as us, The Comet app is the best way to experience all of the latest content at your fingertips. With The Comet you can go beyond your weekly newspaper and read the most up-to-date news and views from Stevenage, Hitchin, Letchworth, Baldock and the surrounding areas. Always on-hand and instantly accessible, this tailor-made app is updated daily and designed to fit into your lifestyle whether you’re at home or on the go. The Comet app is the best way to keep up to date with all the breaking news, sports and events in Stevenage and the surrounding areas and gives you the following great features… • Live Updates: Get the latest Stevenage news, events and sport as it happens • Ad-Free Reading: No ads, no pop-ups, no distractions • Weekly Digital Newspapers: Read the paper in full, cover to cover • Interactive Puzzles: Play new crosswords, sudoku and more every day • Article Audio Player: Listen to articles and create content playlists All subscriptions are auto-renewing. Payment for this subscription will be charged to your Apple account upon purchase. The subscription will auto-renew within 24 hours of the current subscription expiring, at the same rate as the initial purchase. Auto-renewing subscriptions can be managed via Account Settings allowing them to be turned off. No cancellations of the current subscription are allowed during the active subscription period. Privacy Policy - https://www.newsquest.co.uk/our-policies/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Daily Express Newspaper4 screens
The Comet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: The Comet at 15.0 against Daily Express Newspaper's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Daily Express Newspaper sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and The Comet sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Express Newspaper ships an update every 4 months, The Comet every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Daily Express Newspaper versus The Comet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily Express NewspaperThe Comet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB145 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperReach Shared Services LimitedNewsquest

Bugs and requests

Daily Express Newspaper

Reported bugs

58 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • App freezes or becomes unresponsive
  • Content fails to download or update
  • Login credentials not accepted
  • Subscription access issues
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  • Technical difficulties reported
  • App causes iPad to reset
  • Links not working
  • Not optimized for mobile devices
  • Top of pages cut off
  • Enlarging print only works partially
  • App refreshes constantly
  • No image or content displayed
  • App exits back to index
  • Cloud icon with down arrow not working
  • Square with up arrow showing
  • App support links to news articles
  • App slow to update index page
  • Cannot jump to specific sections (e.g., sports)
  • Swiping pages takes time to change
  • Zoom snaps back
  • Difficulty swapping between editions
  • Awkward page navigation
  • Limited access to back issues
  • White screen displayed
  • App not reinstalling
  • Option to print page removed
  • Paper arriving late
  • Weekend magazines inaccessible
  • Clearing cache not working
  • Last week's magazines shown as current
  • App jumps to semi-text based view on magnification
  • Subscription expired message despite active subscription
  • Unable to access paper on iPad but available on iPhone
  • Scottish version always available, English version not
  • App not working on linked iPad
  • New update without instructions
  • Previous version was better
  • Content only available to subscribed customers
  • Account needs activation with no instructions
  • App not working on any devices after update
  • Restored purchases message but no access
  • New app without notification and no instructions
  • Cannot get paper to download
  • Update stops app usage
  • Unable to download subscribed paper
  • App asking for username and password after upgrade
  • No reply from customer service
  • Family sharing not working
  • Need to activate account
  • Swiping pages takes seconds to change
  • Zoom only goes so far and snaps back
  • Not easy to swap from Scottish edition to national
  • Navigating pages is awkward
  • Used to get access to all back issues now only a few
  • Emailing help did not address issues
  • Print too small on iPad
  • App jumps to semi-text based view when increasing magnification

Requested features

10 requests
  • Improve search function
  • Better reading experience when expanding page
  • More user-friendly interface
  • Cut out puerile puns
  • Add more letters page space
Show 5 more
  • Make Sudoku less hard
  • Improve navigation to specific pages
  • Allow family sharing
  • Improve text-based view options
  • Make print size adjustable on iPad

The Comet

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Daily Express Newspaper

Subscriptions5
  • 7 Day Subscription1 Month trial$4.997 Days
  • 1 Month Subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • 3 Month Subscription1 Month trial$24.993 Months
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  • 6 Month Subscription1 Month trial$49.996 Months
  • 1 Year Subscription1 Month trial$89.991 Year
2 purchases

The Comet

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Daily Express Newspaper free?
Daily Express Newspaper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Comet free?
The Comet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Daily Express Newspaper or The Comet have ads?
Neither Daily Express Newspaper nor The Comet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Express Newspaper or The Comet?
Daily Express Newspaper ships an update every 4 months, and The Comet every 3 months. Most recently, Daily Express Newspaper was updated on November 11, 2026 and The Comet on November 9, 2026.

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