IFA vs The Avondhu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IFA
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The official Irish Farmers’ Association app. Keep up to date with the latest IFA news, access expert market reports and commentary, and learn more about IFA campaigns and events. The IFA app is free to download and use. Use the simple menu to get quick and easy access to all updates from IFA. Important articles and information can be shared and saved for later. iPhone App Features: News and information that matter to your farm - Latest updates on all the work IFA is doing on behalf of farmers - Pricing and market analysis from our commodity experts - Have a query about your payments? Need legal advice or assistance with financial difficulties? Contact us through the app for support. - Share articles on Facebook, Twitter and via email , WhatsApp and much more - Save important updates, information and articles for later - Increase and decrease the size of the text in the articles to suit - Interested in joining IFA? Get in touch through the app
The Avondhu
Access your local newspaper digitally, just as you would in print. Enjoy enhanced reading tools including search, translation, and audio playback. Explore an archive of past editions.
- Digital newspaper replica
- Archive of previous editions
- Enhanced reading tools
- Search functionality
- Translation feature
- Listen feature
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Read The Avondhu from cover to cover just as you would in print. All stories and supplements are available - as well as an archive of previous editions. The Avondhu ePaper app has enhanced reading tools and features like Listen, Search and Translate.
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Verdict
IFA and The Avondhu are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
IFA ships an update every 9 months, The Avondhu every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IFA | The Avondhu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Irish Farmers' Association | AVONDHU PUBLICATIONS LIMITED |
In-app purchases
IFA
No in-app purchases
The Avondhu
No in-app purchases
