Comparison

elDiario.es vs Palumba

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

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About

elDiario.es

Access breaking news, in-depth reports, analysis, and opinion from an independent journalism source. Features a personalized feed, curated content, and exclusive member benefits.

Highlights
  • Breaking news and analysis
  • Opinion pieces from top columnists
  • Real-time updates
  • Personalized news feed
  • Save articles for later
  • Exclusive member content
Features
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¡Bienvenido a la app de elDiario.es! Una versión totalmente renovada que ofrece una experiencia de navegación especialmente diseñada para leer noticias en dispositivos móviles. Desde ella podrás acceder a todos los contenidos de elDiario.es: noticias de última hora, reportajes, análisis, opinión… Todo al alcance de tu mano para disfrutar más del mejor periodismo independiente. La nueva aplicación viene cargada de novedades: - Portada: Los temas más importantes del día ordenados con criterio informativo. Para que no te pierdas nada importante. - Opinión: Los análisis de los columnistas de elDiario.es tienen en la nueva app su propio apartado. Las mejores firmas, juntas en un mismo lugar. - Al minuto: La información de última hora y todas las alertas informativas. Te contamos todo lo esencial y urgente. Los fines de semana, este espacio se transforma para ofrecerte lecturas más reposadas y en profundidad. - Campanilla: Arriba a la derecha verás una campanilla que se ilumina varias veces al día para mostrarte las claves con lo esencial de la jornada. En este espacio encontrarás también el - Adelanto para socios y socias, el podcast ‘Un tema al día’ y la newsletter ‘Al Día’, de Juanlu Sánchez. - En ‘miDiario’, tendrás una experiencia de navegación personalizada y podrás seguir a tus periodistas y temas favoritos, así como guardar noticias y reportajes para leer más tarde. También podrás guardar tus autores favoritos directamente desde sus artículos. Si no eres socio todavía, ahora podrás unirte a nuestra comunidad desde tu móvil. Términos de uso: https://www.eldiario.es/aviso-legal-eldiario-es/ Política de privacidad: https://www.eldiario.es/privacidad/

About

Palumba

Discover which candidates align with your political views for upcoming elections. Swipe through topics to express your opinions and get matched with compatible political parties or candidates. Learn about your voter profile and share your priorities.

Highlights
  • Swipe-based political topic voting
  • Candidate and party matching
  • Voter profile analysis
  • Comparison on specific topics
  • Social sharing of political themes
  • Information on European, German, and NYC elections
Features
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What would be weirder than using an app with a cute pigeon as a mascot to find out who to vote for? Yep. We don’t know either. Use Palumba to figure out which candidates best support your ideas at the 2024 European Elections, the 2025 German Elections and the 2025 New York City Mayoral Election. Tbh, these elections are so confusing, we’ll be using the app too How it works: - Swipe your opinion on important political topics - Stay neutral on things you’re not sure about :) - Match with your most compatible European Parliament Group, German Political Party or NYC mayoral candidate. - Learn about your voter profile, compare Groups on specific topics, and share the themes you care most about. - The first 10,000 users of Palumba could get a free European Youth Card! This means thousands of discounts for leisure, culture, travels, concerts, restaurants… and much more! Palumba is a non-profit and non-partisan association of young Europeans who care about our generation taking centre stage in the public debate and vote more than ever. All statements were curated from suggestions of youth organisations, proofread by a pan-european Scientific Council independent from candidates and parties, and evaluated by an open-source algorithm. Strict data protection applies too. We explain (and you can check) everything in our FAQ here: palumba.eu/faq New York 2025 Mayoral Elections details: Ahead of the November 4th mayoral election, Who’s on the Ballot and Palumba NYC are teaming up to make voting easier, more engaging, and more informative for New Yorkers. Voter turnout in New York City municipal elections has fallen sharply in recent years. According to the NYC Campaign Finance Board, only 23.3% of eligible voters cast ballots in the 2021 general election. The nonpartisan partnership aims to boost participation in a city where turnout has clearly reached record lows. Who’s on the Ballot has been directed by Columbia University’s Professor Ester Fuchs for over a decade. It allows voters to access personalized, nonpartisan information including poll locations, sample ballots, candidate and proposition information, and voter registration status. The Palumba app was developed by Columbia SIPA students and faculty volunteers to help voters quickly learn where the mayoral candidates stand on the issues which have dominated the campaign. Modeled after a familiar dating-app interface, users decide their own policy preference among those offered by the candidates. An open-source algorithm then matches them with candidates who share their priorities. This makes it easier for voters to navigate the complex issues that are informing this mayoral election. During the 2024 European Elections, Palumba reached nearly 200,000 voters and became the #1 app in the App Store across several countries. Building on that success, Palumba aims to reach 20 million users globally by 2029 through its built-in social sharing tools. This partnership between Who’s on the Ballot and Palumba gives New York City voters easy access to a comprehensive voter engagement experience. Prof Fuchs and Pol Villaverde, President of Palumba.org agree that “elections are the cornerstone of democratic practice” and we need to make it easier to be informed voters and get to the polls and vote. As New Yorkers prepare for this mayoral election, Palumba NYC and Who’s on the Ballot hope to remind residents that voting gives them power to shape New York City’s future. This digital app makes it easy for New Yorkers to both be informed and to vote. So New Yorkers who usually complain that they have no time for anything now have no excuse to skip this election.

Screenshots

elDiario.es4 screens
Palumba4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Palumba at none against elDiario.es's 4. Palumba also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating 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. elDiario.es sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Palumba asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for elDiario.es against 5.0 for Palumba. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Palumba has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

elDiario.es ships an update every 3 weeks, Palumba weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
elDiario.es versus Palumba: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterelDiario.esPalumba
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB33 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDIARIO DE PRENSA DIGITAL SL.Pol Villaverde

Customer experience

elDiario.es

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

Palumba

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

elDiario.es

Subscriptions4
  • Español$6.991 Month
  • elDiario.es1 Month trial$6.991 Month
  • Suscripción mensual1 Month trial$7.491 Month
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  • Subscripción anual1 Year trial$74.991 Year
None

Palumba

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is elDiario.es free?
elDiario.es is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Palumba free?
Palumba is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, elDiario.es or Palumba?
elDiario.es and Palumba are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do elDiario.es or Palumba have ads?
elDiario.es shows ads; Palumba does not.
Which is updated more often, elDiario.es or Palumba?
elDiario.es ships an update every 3 weeks, and Palumba weekly. Most recently, elDiario.es was updated on October 12, 2026 and Palumba on October 17, 2026.

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