Good News Network vs Current Debate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Good News Network
Discover uplifting and inspiring stories from around the globe. This app provides a daily feed of positive news, offering an alternative to the usual negative reports. Enjoy an ad-free experience with an optional subscription.
- Daily positive news feed
- Uplifting and inspiring stories
- Ad-free experience
- Global news coverage
- Trusted source for good news
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Tired of the constant negative news reports? The Good News Network app delivers daily positive news from around the world right to your phone. Trusted by millions of readers for 22 years, GoodNewsNetwork.org is #1 on Google for 'good news'. Our 590,000 fans on Facebook love our daily feed of uplifting, inspiring stories — Daily Dose of News to Enthuse! Via in-app subscription, enjoy an ad-free experience for $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year. Cancel anytime. Your subscription will automatically renew each month or year, and your credit card will be charged through your App Store account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time in your App Store account settings. For information about our privacy policy, please click here: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/privacy-policy/ For more information about our terms of use, please click here: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/more/legal/
Current Debate
Engage in discussions, manage your knowledge base, and build a community around trending topics. Become a thought leader and activist by converting prospects at scale through viral engagement.
- Knowledge management
- Community building
- Thought leadership
- Viral engagement
- Prospect conversion
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Manager your knowledge, win battles in the current debate, build your viral community, be a viral thought leader and viral activist, convert prospects at scale
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Current Debate at 5.0 against Good News Network's 4.5. Current Debate also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Good News Network's advantage is ratings volume (825 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Good News Network sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Current Debate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Current Debate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Good News Network has 825 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Good News Network ships an update every 3 months, Current Debate every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Good News Network | Current Debate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (825 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 825 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Good News Network, LLC | Brandon Rogers |
Customer experience
Good News Network
Current Debate
Bugs and requests
Good News Network
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and app instability
- Broken article links and unresponsive content
- Slow loading times and performance issues
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- More frequent content updates
- Ability to share articles easily
- Better categorization and filtering of news
- Paid subscription option to remove ads
Current Debate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Good News Network
- Good News Network Monthly$2.991 Month
- Good News Network - Annual$29.991 Year
Current Debate
No in-app purchases
Questions
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