Comparison

SO PRESS vs Black

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

Head to head
About

SO PRESS

Access a curated collection of independent digital magazines covering sports, culture, cinema, and family life. Enjoy in-depth storytelling and unique perspectives across various titles.

Highlights
  • Digital magazine collection
  • In-depth storytelling
  • Diverse editorial lines
  • Football, cinema, culture coverage
  • Family guide
  • Cycling stories
Features
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Le kiosque digital So Press regroupe tous les titres (So Foot, Society, Sofilm, Pédale!, Tampon!, Doolittle, So Foot Club…) de ce jeune groupe libre et indépendant dont la ligne éditoriale est de raconter des histoires en s’attachant à l’humain, avec une prise de distance par rapport aux faits. Le récit est privilégié, les papiers longs alternent avec des formats courts en entrée et fin de magazine pour un meilleur équilibre. • SO FOOT raconte le monde par le prisme du football à travers des reportages, des interviews et des tranches de vie. • Son petit frère, SO FOOT CLUB, est né d'une ambition : permettre aux jeunes d'acquérir une culture foot à travers un magazine sérieux et ludique. • SOCIETY veut raconter le monde dans lequel nous vivons avec pour mots d’ordre: plaisir, exigence et liberté. Tout simplement. • SOFILM est un pari. Celui de raconter le cinéma dans un magazine que l'on ne feuillette pas mais qu'on lit, que l'on garde, et même que l'on prête. • Hors-série de Society, DOOLITTLE est le guide familial ultime, indispensable pour devenir le meilleur parent du monde. • THE RUNNING HEROES SOCIETY raconte toutes les histoires de ces hommes et femmes qui courent partout dans le monde. • PÉDALE! est né d’une envie de raconter le cyclisme à la façon SO FOOT : avec du cœur, de la sueur, quelques larmes et pas mal de souvenirs d’enfance. • TAMPON!, parce qu’un sport n’est jamais qu’un prétexte pour raconter des histoires, se marrer, réfléchir et voyager où le ballon vous mène, surtout avec un rebond imprévisible. CGU/CGV : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Black

Explore real-life mysteries and cold cases through interactive media investigations. Submit your own cases, connect with a community, and personalize live news feeds based on your interests. Share your own findings through photos, videos, and comments.

Highlights
  • Browse media investigations
  • Consult real-life facts and mysteries
  • Submit your own cases
  • Connect with the community
  • Personalize live news feeds
  • Add posts with photos, videos, and comments
Currently charting
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Black-Track, your media at the heart of Investigation Cold Case - Disappearance - Miscellaneous Some general features of the application: Browse our media investigations Consult real-life facts and mysteries as you travel the 3D globe. Submit your own cases. Connect with other users and join the Black-Track community. Subscribe to live news that interests you. It can be local or global, varied or based solely on a selected news item. It's up to you to personalize your news according to your interests. Add your own posts using the features available within the application. Photograph, film, comment and share! Do you have a question? Contact us at contact@black-track.com Due to the subjects of exploitation, the images or words collected, the most vulnerable people may be offended.

Screenshots

SO PRESS4 screens
Black4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Black at 85% against SO PRESS's 9%. Black also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and chart position (#140 vs unranked). SO PRESS's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SO PRESS is free to download; Black costs $4.99 up front. SO PRESS sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Black sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SO PRESS ships an update every 5 months, Black every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
SO PRESS versus Black: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSO PRESSBlack
PriceFree — better$4.99
Positive reviews8.5% of reviews85.4% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#140 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB49 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSO PRESSBlack-Track

Customer experience

SO PRESS

Written reviews47 reviews
Positive8.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative89.4%

Black

Written reviews41 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative12.2%

In-app purchases

13 purchases

SO PRESS

One-time13
  • Society n°110$1.99
  • So Foot n° 171$1.99
  • Society$1.99
Show 10 more
  • So Foot$1.99
  • So Film$1.99
  • So Foot Hors-Série$2.99
  • Society HS$2.99
  • L'Etiquette$3.99
  • Pédale !$3.99
  • Tampon !$3.99
  • Tsugi$3.99
  • L'Etiquette Femme$3.99
  • L'Etiquette Femme$8.99
7 purchases

Black

Subscriptions2
  • BlackTrack Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • BlackTrack Pro Annual$44.991 Year
One-time5
  • Pack découverte$0.99
  • Pack Bronze$1.99
  • Pack Argent$2.99
Show 2 more
  • Pack Or$3.99
  • Pack Diamant$4.99

Questions

Is SO PRESS free?
SO PRESS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Black free?
Black costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do SO PRESS or Black have ads?
Neither SO PRESS nor Black shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SO PRESS or Black?
SO PRESS ships an update every 5 months, and Black every 5 weeks. Most recently, SO PRESS was updated on October 24, 2026 and Black on October 24, 2026.

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