CochraneNow vs WFP E
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CochraneNow
Access local news, weather, and community events instantly. Stream your favorite radio stations and receive customizable push notifications for important updates. Stay connected with everything happening in Cochrane, Alberta.
- Customizable push notifications
- Local radio streaming
- Live weather forecasts and radar
- News, sports, and community events
- Business directory lookup
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Your quick, customizable connection to your community. CochraneNow is easy, instant access to the local information you care about. Browse at your convenience or have your choice of information sent instantly to your phone. Stream your favourite local radio station. Read the latest news, weather, and community information from Cochrane, Alberta. CochraneNow keeps you informed all day, every day, powered by relevant, local information from CochraneNow.com. Listen to your favourite radio station, look up a local businesses, check the weather, and find out what's going on in town, all in a few taps. And get customizable notifications sent to your phone. Features: - Instant updates: customizable push notifications let you be the first to know about the information and organizations you care about (eg. weather alerts and breaking new) - Streaming: Listen to your favourite local radio stations on-the-go, and look up recently played songs - Live local weather conditions, including hourly and 7-day forecasts and radar maps from Environment Canada - News, sports, and community information, powered by CochraneNow.com, including easy access to the Community Events Calendar
WFP E
Access the daily newspaper digitally, allowing you to read and navigate pages with simple gestures. Carry your news conveniently on your device. This digital edition is included with an all-access membership.
- Digital newspaper access
- Single-finger page flipping
- Mobile convenience
- Daily paper format
- Included with membership
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The WFP E-Edition app lets you hold the daily paper in one hand, flip the page with a single finger, and carry it with you wherever you go. The only difference is the size of the page. Free with your all-access membership. If you have any questions, please contact digitalfeedback@winnipegfreepress.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WFP E at 91% against CochraneNow's 60%. CochraneNow's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
CochraneNow ships an update every 3 months, WFP E every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CochraneNow | WFP E |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Golden West Broadcasting, Ltd. | Winnipeg Free Press |
Customer experience
CochraneNow
WFP E
Bugs and requests
CochraneNow
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
WFP E
Reported bugs
8 issues- Inconsistent login requirements
- App crashes on iOS 14 and later versions
- Pages display images but no text
- App asks for today's paper but delivers old editions
- Copyright notice interrupts article reading in text mode
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- Buttons positioned where thumbs naturally rest cause accidental clicks
- Low resolution page images on modern iOS devices
- Occasional failure to open properly
Requested features
7 requests- Audio reading capability
- Interactive voting on letters to editor and editorials
- Fillable crossword puzzles
- Sunday paper edition
- Better image access and higher resolution photos
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- Dark mode option
- Improved email preview handling without forced login
In-app purchases
CochraneNow
No in-app purchases
WFP E
No in-app purchases
