Comparison

Cities Today. vs CAPLIN News

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

Head to head
About

Cities Today.

Features
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Cities Today is the only global magazine containing analysis, comment and best practices on sustainable urban development, connecting local governments with public and private sector solutions. With an expert editorial advisory board comprising the World Bank, UN-Habitat, UNEP, and city associations ICLEI, C40, UCLG ASPAC, UCLG Africa, UCLG MEWA, Sister Cities International and FLACMA, the publication highlights the challenges facing city leaders and local governments in mobility, finance, smart technology, health care, energy efficiency, water, sanitation, security and housing. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

About

CAPLIN News

Stay informed about news affecting South Florida with a local perspective on national stories. This app is produced by journalism students and faculty, offering critical and reflective reporting in English and Spanish.

Highlights
  • South Florida community news
  • Local perspective on national news
  • Reporting by journalism students
  • News in English and Spanish
  • Critical and reflective reporting
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The Caplin News app keeps you up to date on stories that impact our South Florida community. Our Washington, DC, bureau reporters provide a local perspective on national news. Produced by the students and faculty of the Lee Caplin School of Journalism & Media, which is committed to preparing career-ready journalists and media professionals, in English and Spanish, who are critical and reflective thinkers and communicators, ethical, socially responsible, well rounded, and fair minded.

Screenshots

Cities Today.4 screens
CAPLIN News4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CAPLIN News at none against Cities Today.'s 10. CAPLIN News also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). Cities Today.'s advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads 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. Cities Today. sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. CAPLIN News asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cities Today. ships an update every 6 months, CAPLIN News monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Cities Today. versus CAPLIN News: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCities Today.CAPLIN News
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB142 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJellyfish Connect LimitedFlorida International University

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Cities Today.

One-time10
  • Issue 21 IssueFree
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  • issue40 IssueFree
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  • issue45 IssueFree
None

CAPLIN News

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cities Today. free?
Cities Today. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CAPLIN News free?
CAPLIN News is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cities Today. or CAPLIN News have ads?
Neither Cities Today. nor CAPLIN News shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cities Today. or CAPLIN News?
Cities Today. ships an update every 6 months, and CAPLIN News monthly. Most recently, Cities Today. was updated on October 7, 2026 and CAPLIN News on October 10, 2026.

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