TPAV vs The Courier
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
The Courier
Access local and national news, sports results, and in-depth analysis from your community's trusted source. Stay informed with breaking news alerts and a digital replica of the daily newspaper. Includes interactive puzzles.
- Breaking news updates 24/7
- Browse articles by topic
- Save articles for later
- Breaking news alerts
- Digital newspaper replica
- Daily interactive puzzles
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The Courier app brings together the best of your daily newspaper and its website to take your local news experience to another level. As Ballarat's trusted voice, we keep you up to date seven days a week with news that’s important to our community. Whether it's the breaking news you need to know from around the region or across the nation, the BFL, CHFL or other sporting results, in-depth analysis explaining the decisions and events affecting our lives, or incisive commentary, you will be the first to know using The Courier app. The app is free to download, but you need to be a Courier digital subscriber to read articles. Features include: - Access to breaking news updates 24 hours-a-day - Browse the latest articles in the topics that interest you most - Save articles to read later - Alerts for breaking news and big stories - Read a digital replica of the day's newspaper - Play our daily interactive puzzles Please note: This app features Nielsen's proprietary measurement software which will allow you to contribute to market research or audience ratings services. Please see http://www.nielsen.com/digitalprivacy for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Courier at 38% against TPAV's 0%. TPAV's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. The Courier sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. TPAV asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TPAV | The Courier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 38.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Police Association | Rural Press Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
TPAV
The Courier
In-app purchases
TPAV
No in-app purchases
The Courier
- Courier Monthly Subcription$12.991 Month
- Courier Annual Subscription$129.991 Year
