ScreenCrush vs News v2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScreenCrush
Stay updated with the latest in movies and TV with news, interviews, reviews, and trailers. Save articles for offline reading and receive breaking news notifications. Enjoy background audio and wireless streaming.
- Movie and TV news, interviews, and reviews
- Watch trailers and original video series
- Breaking news notifications
- Save articles for offline reading
- Background audio and controls
- AirPlay wireless streaming support
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ScreenCrush brings everything onscreen online. From movies to TV, whether it’s new or classic, huge or indie, ScreenCrush covers it all. Key Features: - Read the latest movie and TV news, interviews, reviews, recaps, features and more - Watch new trailers and original video series and supercuts. - Subscribe to notifications for breaking news and other topics. - Share the latest news via Facebook & Twitter. - Save articles for reading later (supports offline viewing). - Featured full multi-tasking with background audio and controls. - Supports AirPlay feature for wireless streaming to your AirPlay-compatible device. This is the latest version of the ScreenCrush app and we have many more features planned so please share your feedback from within the app by clicking the “Send Us Feedback” link in the menu. Terms of Use: https://screencrush.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://screencrush.com/privacy/
News v2
Stay informed with a clean, ad-free news experience. Access live headlines across numerous categories, test your reading speed with AI-generated reports, and enjoy daily audio briefings with premium access.
- Ad-free news experience
- Live headlines across 24+ categories
- Save favorite topics
- AI-crafted speed reader reports
- Daily audio briefings with transcripts
- AI summaries of news stories
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Finally, a news app with absolutely no ads or distractions. Free Features: News v2 Live News: Explore the latest headlines across over 24 categories and effortlessly save your favorite topics. News v2 Speed Reader: Test your reading speed and boost your efficiency with AI-crafted news reports updated every morning and evening. (Bonus: Paste any text to speed-read any article.) Premium Features ($2.99/month): News v2 Daily Audio Briefings: Listen to the latest news with real-time transcripts. Get top headlines in Business, Sports, Technology, Health, and Science every morning and evening. News v2 Live News with AI Summaries: Instantly generate concise, bulleted AI summaries of the latest stories. News categories: Top, Business, Technology, World, Sports, Health, Science, Politics, National, Finance, Football, Basketball, Baseball, Hockey, Golf, Movies, Music, AI, Crypto, Cyber Security, Travel, Medicine, Environment, Space, Paleontology, and FDA. Our mission is simple: deliver news without ads or distractions. For more information and news: https://newsv2.com/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://newsv2.com/privacy-ios Support: https://newsv2.com/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: News v2 at 100% against ScreenCrush's 33%. News v2 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). ScreenCrush's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. ScreenCrush sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and News v2 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
News v2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of ScreenCrush's written reviews are positive against 100% of News v2's.
ScreenCrush ships an update every 2 months, News v2 every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScreenCrush | News v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Townsquare Media, LLC | Roadmap Technologies, Inc |
Customer experience
ScreenCrush
News v2
In-app purchases
ScreenCrush
- Ad-Free Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Ad-Free Annual1 Month trial$29.991 Year
News v2
- News v2 Premium$2.991 Month
