TPAV vs news.com.au
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TPAV
This app provides members of The Police Association of Victoria with convenient access to news, benefits, and services. Members can get urgent advice for critical incidents, stay updated on the latest information, and receive support on various matters.
- Urgent incident advice
- Latest news and information
- Industrial, legal, and welfare support
- Holiday home booking
- Contact association representatives
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This app is designed to enable members of The Police Association of Victoria (Australia) to conveniently access important information, news, benefits and services available to them. Through this app members are able to, · Access urgent advice in the event of a critical incident · Stay updated on the latest news and information · Receive advice and support on Industrial, Legal and Welfare matters · View holiday home vacancies and make a booking · Contact key Police Association representatives to access Association advice, support and representation
news.com.au
Access Australia's leading news source for breaking stories and trending topics. Stay informed on politics, pop culture, finance, sports, and more with a personalized feed and offline reading capabilities. Receive timely notifications for important updates.
- Breaking news alerts
- Trending stories
- Personalized news feed
- Offline reading
- Politics, sport, entertainment coverage
- Weather updates
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Don’t miss what matters to you with the news.com.au app. Get breaking news, trending stories and must-see videos from leading Australian news site news.com.au From politics to pop culture, tech gadgets to tax tricks, finance to footy, the news.com.au app will keep you up to date and in the know. What you’ll love about the news.com.au app: NEWS THAT MATTERS TO YOU Our dedicated journalists will keep you up to date with breaking news, and the latest stories spanning finance, sport, entertainment, politics, weather, crime and more. DON’T MISS A DING Get real-time alerts to stay on top of breaking news stories. MUST-WATCH VIDEOS It’s not just articles. With the app you can watch the latest news and viral videos from around the world. IN THE KNOW QUIZ The In the Know quiz is now exclusive to the app. This daily quiz challenges your recollection of the latest news and current events. Beat your own high score and race to the top of the leaderboard! SAVE FOR OFFLINE READING Stay informed, even when you’re offline. Simply bookmark stories to read later, even when you’re without reception or Wi-Fi. The news.com.au app is the fastest, most convenient way to get what matters to you. Because if it matters to you, it matters to news.com.au Please note: This app features Nielsen’s proprietary measurement software which will allow you to contribute to market research. Please see https://priv-policy.imrworldwide.com/priv/mobile/au/en/optout.html for more details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: TPAV at none against news.com.au's shown. TPAV also leads on iOS requirement (12 vs 16.4). news.com.au's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (19% vs 0%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TPAV ships an update every 4 months, news.com.au every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TPAV | news.com.au |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.7 (177 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 19.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 177 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Police Association | News Digital Media |
Customer experience
TPAV
news.com.au
Bugs and requests
TPAV
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
news.com.au
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes on startup or during article scrolling
- Crashes with iOS 15 and later updates
- Blank screen after welcome slides
- App fails to open after updates
- Endless loading spinner preventing app launch
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- App freezes when reading articles while using Spotify
- Content jumps and shifts while reading due to ad loading
- Ads trigger App Store without user click
- Multiple notifications for same story
- App stops Apple Music playback
- Slow article loading and rendering
- Update hangs on iPad and iPhone
- Incompatible with older iOS versions
- App becomes unusable after recent updates
Requested features
9 requests- Dark mode support for iOS
- Dark-tinted app icon for dark mode
- Ability to filter news by location/state
- Remove auto-playing video headlines
- Disable auto-play videos that interrupt music
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- Improved tablet app functionality
- Better content personalization controls
- Option to view 'Just In' tab for current news
- Faster article loading times
In-app purchases
TPAV
No in-app purchases
news.com.au
No in-app purchases
