Narcity vs Granby Express
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Narcity
Discover urban news and travel destinations across North America. Explore cities with topic-specific content, stay updated on local trends, and receive personalized story notifications. Easily share interesting articles with friends and family.
- User-friendly content access
- Topic-specific city exploration
- Trending local stories
- Personalized story notifications
- Story sharing
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Welcome to Narcity’s Digital Downtown. Narcity's app is the ultimate destination for urban news and travel in and round North America. Download to discover everything you need to know about anywhere you want to go and connect to your city. Features: - Access all the content you love in a user-friendly environment - Explore cities in a whole new way by viewing topic-specific content - Stay informed on trending stories in your community - Get notifications about stories relevant to you - Share your favorite stories with your friends & family
Granby Express
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Cette appli vous permet de recevoir chaque jour toute nouvelle importante de Granby. Elle vous donne également accès à la version numérique du journal tel qu'imprimé.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Granby Express at none against Narcity's shown. Narcity's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Narcity ships an update every 3 weeks, Granby Express every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Narcity | Granby Express |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (68 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 68 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Narcity Media Inc. | Icimédias |
Bugs and requests
Narcity
Reported bugs
18 issues- App update removed ability to log in and see saved content
- Previous cities no longer listed or available for search
- Articles not loading
- Trouble finding cities
- Default US content, requires constant location update
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- Articles not loading
- App freezes while scrolling
- App crashes
- Login issues (system error, doesn't work, redirects back)
- App won't open
- Content doesn't fit screen
- Too many publicity links
- Articles shown in search are old
- Cannot scroll down after 30 seconds
- Login button doesn't work
- Cannot login with Facebook
- App freezes when scrolling through articles
- App keeps freezing
Requested features
11 requests- Offer French translation for articles
- Dark mode option
- Allow users to see saved content after update
- Restore previous city search functionality
- Allow users to log in and see saved content
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- Allow users to search for previous cities
- Expand to more cities in the USA
- Fix swipe function to only trigger from edges
- Provide more content about things to do, see, and eat
- Go back to the old content release method
- Update app to be accessible without signing into Facebook
Granby Express
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Narcity
No in-app purchases
Granby Express
No in-app purchases
