Comparison

Good News Network vs Dawnly

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Daily positive news feed
  • Uplifting and inspiring stories
  • Ad-free experience
  • Global news coverage
  • Trusted source for good news
Features
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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/

About

Dawnly

Features
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What if your daily scroll actually made you feel good? dawnly filters Reddit's most popular and news content to surface only the positive, uplifting, and constructive stories — so you can stay informed without the anxiety. Every post is scored for positivity before it reaches your feed. Low positivity? Filtered out. High positivity? Front and center. The result is a content viewing experience that leaves you feeling good rather than drained. Two feeds. All signal. No noise. Popular — the best of what Reddit is talking about today, filtered for good vibes only. News — world news, science, technology, and more, curated to show you what's going right in the world. Why dawnly? Most news apps optimize for engagement by showing you the most outrage-inducing stories. Dawnly optimizes for your wellbeing instead. Same sources. Same stories. Just the ones worth reading. How it works dawnly pulls from Reddit's public feeds and scores every post for positivity — analyzing the title, content, and community reaction. Only posts that clear the positivity threshold make it to your feed, updated throughout the day so there's always something new to read. No account required. Open the app and start reading. No signup, no login, no algorithm trying to keep you hooked. Just good news, delivered simply. Content sourced from Reddit's public API.

Screenshots

Good News Network4 screens
Dawnly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dawnly at none against Good News Network's 2. Good News Network's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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. Good News Network sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Dawnly asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Good News Network versus Dawnly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGood News NetworkDawnly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (825 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings825 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB1 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGood News Network, LLCBRENDAN,CHARLES KONDRACKI

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

Dawnly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Good News Network

Subscriptions2
  • Good News Network Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Good News Network - Annual$29.991 Year
None

Dawnly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Good News Network free?
Good News Network is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dawnly free?
Dawnly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Good News Network or Dawnly have ads?
Neither Good News Network nor Dawnly shows ads.

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