Comparison

Thom Hartmann vs Bias Unlocker

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

Head to head
About

Thom Hartmann

Access political news, opinion, and debate from a prominent talk radio host. Stream live broadcasts, listen to audio podcasts, and read daily political commentary via email newsletter.

Highlights
  • Live weekly broadcasts
  • Audio podcast
  • Daily political commentary
  • Email newsletter
  • Multiple streaming platforms
Features
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The Thom Hartmann Program is live weekly and covers political news and talk. Thom Hartmann is the #9 most important radio talk host and broadcasts on YouTube, X, Facebook, Free Speech TV, and hundreds of FM and AM stations across the United States. The program has an audio podcast available. In addition, the Hartmann Report covers Thom's 'Daily Take' on political news and is provided as an email newsletter.

About

Bias Unlocker

Features
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Bias Unlocker helps you read the news with sharper eyes. Paste any article and it builds a ready-to-run prompt — bundling the article with a detailed "field manual" of media techniques — that you hand to the AI chatbot you already use. The chatbot does the analysis; Bias Unlocker writes the perfect ask. HOW IT WORKS 1. Paste an article (or use the companion browser extension to grab it in one click). 2. Pick how you want it analyzed. 3. Tap "Copy & open in" to send the prompt straight to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok, Mistral, or Perplexity — or copy it anywhere. TWO MODES • Fact- & bias-check — the AI flags framing, loaded language, source laundering, contextless statistics, and other techniques the manual catalogs. • Neutral rewrite — the AI rewrites the piece with the spin stripped out, keeping the verifiable facts. CALIBRATED TO THE PIECE Choose a content type — Journalism, Opinion, Commentary, or Advocacy — so the analysis applies the right standard instead of judging an op-ed like a news report. Pick a manual style: Neutral (measured) or Cranky (sharper, editorial). Tune the output: lead with a summary, get the bottom line only, or ask for plain-language analysis. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There is no Bias Unlocker server. No account, no sign-in, no telemetry, no analytics, no tracking. The article you paste and your settings stay on your device. The only thing that ever leaves is the prompt you choose to send — to the chatbot you picked, which has its own privacy policy you already agreed to. BRING YOUR OWN AI Bias Unlocker doesn't include or sell AI access. It works with the chatbots you already use, in their apps or in the browser. Built for readers, journalists, students, and anyone who wants to tell reporting from persuasion.

Screenshots

Thom Hartmann4 screens
Bias Unlocker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bias Unlocker at none against Thom Hartmann's shown. Thom Hartmann's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Thom Hartmann versus Bias Unlocker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThom HartmannBias Unlocker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB19 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTHP Media Productions, llcLanguacize

Bugs and requests

Thom Hartmann

Reported bugs

28 issues
  • AI songs disrupt flow
  • App constantly glitching
  • App immediately starts fast forwarding
  • App beeps non-stop while listening
  • Play/pause audio stream does not function from iOS control center
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  • Live podcast still plays rather than pausing when AirPods are removed
  • No back button to return to episode list
  • Audio stops playback when the phone Lock Screen appears
  • App won't play in background
  • Audio only plays while app is on screen
  • Unstable and audio fails unpredictably
  • Missing 'News' button with links to articles
  • App tells user to purchase another subscription
  • Podcast subscription content not unlocked
  • Unable to log in despite being an active member
  • Missing progress bar
  • App has lost audio
  • Podcasts have disappeared
  • Podcasts won't load
  • App doesn't stream live on iPad
  • Download error messages
  • Cannot delete podcasts
  • White on white podcast labeling
  • No support for multitasking
  • No improvement in podcast download functions
  • App doesn't work in landscape mode
  • Incompatible with iOS 11
  • Parser error message

Requested features

7 requests
  • Stack AI songs at the end
  • Restore back button
  • Add bookmark feature
  • Support for older iOS versions
  • Improve podcast download functions
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  • Allow landscape mode
  • Improve podcast labeling readability

Bias Unlocker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Thom Hartmann

No in-app purchases

None

Bias Unlocker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thom Hartmann free?
Thom Hartmann is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bias Unlocker free?
Bias Unlocker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Thom Hartmann or Bias Unlocker have ads?
Thom Hartmann shows ads; Bias Unlocker does not.

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