Le Droit vs Narcity
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Le Droit
Stay informed with the latest news, engaging stories, and inspiring content from your community. Discover personalized news feeds, curated selections, and local information tailored to your interests. Access a wealth of content, with premium features available through subscriptions.
- Personalized news feed
- Curated content selections
- Local news updates
- Latest news and stories
- Community information
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Découvrez l'application renouvelée du Droit! Constamment alimentée avec les nouvelles les plus récentes, les histoires les plus engageantes et les contenus les plus inspirants, notre application vous permettra de rester toujours branché sur votre communauté. Que vous fassiez défiler les contenus mis en vedette à l'accueil ou que vous naviguiez dans les différentes sections de contenus, vous y trouverez tout ce qui vous touche, tout ce qui vous concerne. Votre temps est compté ? Découvrez la section Les essentiels où vous aurez le choix entre la vue Pour vous, un fil de nouvelles taillé sur mesure en fonction de vos intérêts, Nos choix, un fil de nouvelles triées sur le volet par notre équipe de rédaction ou Ma région, où vous retrouverez toutes vos informations locales. L'utilisation de l'application est maintenant ouverte à tous tout en demeurant gratuite. En revanche, elle prend toute sa pertinence lorsqu'elle est jumelée à l'un de nos forfaits d'abonnement qui vous permettra de déverrouiller l'accès à l'ensemble de nos contenus ainsi qu'à certaines fonctionnalités réservées exclusivement à nos abonnés. L'application du Droit, votre meilleure source d'information dans la grande région d'Ottawa et Gatineau.
Narcity
Discover urban news and travel destinations across North America. Explore cities with topic-specific content, stay updated on local trends, and receive personalized story notifications. Easily share interesting articles with friends and family.
- User-friendly content access
- Topic-specific city exploration
- Trending local stories
- Personalized story notifications
- Story sharing
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Welcome to Narcity’s Digital Downtown. Narcity's app is the ultimate destination for urban news and travel in and round North America. Download to discover everything you need to know about anywhere you want to go and connect to your city. Features: - Access all the content you love in a user-friendly environment - Explore cities in a whole new way by viewing topic-specific content - Stay informed on trending stories in your community - Get notifications about stories relevant to you - Share your favorite stories with your friends & family
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Narcity at free against Le Droit's free with in-app purchases. Narcity also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 29%) and ratings volume (68 vs 11). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Narcity holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Narcity has 68 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Le Droit's written reviews are positive against 40% of Narcity's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Le Droit | Narcity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (11 ratings) | 4.8 (68 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.8% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 68 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cooperative nationale de l'information independante, Coop de solidarite | Narcity Media Inc. |
Customer experience
Le Droit
Narcity
User reviews
Le Droit
From 11 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good local and regional coverage
- 👍 App can be convivial
- 👍 Good articles on Gatineau region
- 👍 Photos are very good
- 👍 Advertising is not invasive
Room to improve
- 🐛 App frequently crashes or freezes
- 🐛 Slow loading times
- 🐛 Unstable application
- 🐛 Difficult to navigate back
- 🐛 Outdated interface (old version preferred)
Narcity
From 68 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 📰 Good reporting and articles
- 📍 Ability to choose city
- ✨ Interesting content
- 📱 Smooth navigation
Room to improve
- 🐛 App freezes frequently
- 🐛 Articles don't load
- 🐛 Content not fitting screen
- 🐛 Random and outdated content
- 🐛 Poor content quality
Bugs and requests
Le Droit
Reported bugs
27 issues- App opens and closes immediately
- Constant internet connection errors requiring refresh
- Page spins without text available
- Notifications disappear after tapping one
- Slow access to articles and mind games
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- Subscription issues, asking to subscribe
- Same articles reappear when changing subjects
- Cannot return to the exact location of an article
- App freezes, showing 'content not available'
- Cannot view the integral edition like a physical newspaper
- Crossword puzzles not found
- App is very unstable, requires multiple tries to open
- App freezes when switching between apps
- Journal version not available some mornings
- Application does not always function and refuses to open
- Download is very slow
- Application crashes when trying to read latest news
- Application is heavy and has bugs after updates
- Pop-up update issues requiring reinstallation
- Cannot download new editions in the morning
- Update 3.0 not found in Appstore, preventing app usage
- App does not work on iPad
- App does not work on iPhone X
- App does not work on iPhone 8+
- App does not work with iOS 13.3 on iPad Air 2
- Links from other apps do not open the correct article
- App does not open after update
Requested features
7 requests- Bring back the old version
- Provide Quebecois word games
- Make the new interface the default
- Include a paid version with all paper articles
- Improve presentation by taking ideas from La Presse
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- Include Sudoku
- Improve navigation for returning to previous articles
Narcity
Reported bugs
18 issues- App update removed ability to log in and see saved content
- Previous cities no longer listed or available for search
- Articles not loading
- Trouble finding cities
- Default US content, requires constant location update
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- Articles not loading
- App freezes while scrolling
- App crashes
- Login issues (system error, doesn't work, redirects back)
- App won't open
- Content doesn't fit screen
- Too many publicity links
- Articles shown in search are old
- Cannot scroll down after 30 seconds
- Login button doesn't work
- Cannot login with Facebook
- App freezes when scrolling through articles
- App keeps freezing
Requested features
11 requests- Offer French translation for articles
- Dark mode option
- Allow users to see saved content after update
- Restore previous city search functionality
- Allow users to log in and see saved content
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- Allow users to search for previous cities
- Expand to more cities in the USA
- Fix swipe function to only trigger from edges
- Provide more content about things to do, see, and eat
- Go back to the old content release method
- Update app to be accessible without signing into Facebook
In-app purchases
Le Droit
No in-app purchases
Narcity
No in-app purchases
