Comparison

Lingraphica TalkPath News vs Snopes

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

Head to head
About

Lingraphica TalkPath News

This app provides daily news articles designed for individuals who have difficulty reading, listening to, or understanding news content. Articles are read aloud and highlighted, with comprehension questions and immediate feedback to aid learning.

Highlights
  • Daily news articles
  • Read-aloud functionality
  • Text highlighting
  • Reading comprehension quizzes
  • Immediate feedback
  • Internet connection required
Features
Read full description

TalkPath News is Lingraphica’s specialized news source for individuals who need help reading, listening to or understanding the daily news. Access national, world, business, education, entertainment, health and lifestyle, science and technology, and history articles straight from the app or the Web, www.talkpathnews.com. New articles are added daily Monday through Friday so that users have the latest information. How it works: With TalkPath News, articles are read aloud and highlighted to help those with speech or language disorders follow along. At the end of every article a series of questions test reading comprehension, with results on the questions providing immediate feedback. This app requires an Internet connection.

About

Snopes

Verify the truthfulness of information with this app. Search extensive archives, read the latest fact checks, and play games to test your ability to spot misinformation. Save articles and customize your reading experience.

Highlights
  • Search archives
  • FactBot for topic inquiries
  • Read latest fact checks
  • Save articles to reading list
  • Fact-checking games
  • NightVision mode
Features
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After more than 30 years of fact checking misinformation, Snopes finally has an app. When you aren't sure if something is true or false, launch our app and Snopes it. - Search our massive archives or use FactBot to ask about a topic - Read latest fact checks and investigations - Save articles in your reading list - Solve the new Snopes' Crossword puzzle - Try your hand at our true/false game to see if you can spot misinformation - Option to show fact check ratings next to articles when browsing - Use NightVision to make it easier on your eyes (option to automatically enable at night) Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lingraphica TalkPath News4 screens
Snopes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Snopes at 71% against Lingraphica TalkPath News's 25%. Snopes also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.2) and ratings volume (826 vs 12). Lingraphica TalkPath News's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support 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. Snopes sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Lingraphica TalkPath News asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snopes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snopes has 826 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Lingraphica TalkPath News's written reviews are positive against 71% of Snopes's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Lingraphica TalkPath News versus Snopes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingraphica TalkPath NewsSnopes
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (12 ratings)4.8 (826 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12826 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#47 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB43 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperLingraphicare, Inc.Snopes, Inc.

Customer experience

Lingraphica TalkPath News

All ratings12 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Snopes

All ratings826 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

Lingraphica TalkPath News

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Snopes

Subscriptions10
  • Monthly Ad-Free Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Ad-Free Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Ad-Free Subscription$11.991 Month
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  • Monthly Ad-Free Subscription$14.991 Month
  • Monthly Ad-Free Subscription$24.991 Month
  • Yearly Ad-Free Subscription$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Ad-Free Subscription$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Ad-Free Subscription$79.991 Year
  • Yearly Ad-Free Subscription$99.991 Year
  • Yearly Ad-Free Subscription$199.991 Year

Questions

Is Lingraphica TalkPath News free?
Lingraphica TalkPath News is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Snopes free?
Snopes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lingraphica TalkPath News or Snopes?
Snopes is rated higher. Lingraphica TalkPath News averages 2.2 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Snopes averages 4.8 from 826 ratings.
Do Lingraphica TalkPath News or Snopes have ads?
Neither Lingraphica TalkPath News nor Snopes shows ads.

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