Ground News vs CisionOne
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ground News
This app aggregates news from thousands of sources, highlighting media bias, reliability, and ownership. It aims to help users escape echo chambers and understand different perspectives on any story.
- News aggregation from 50K+ sources
- Media bias and reliability analysis
- Source ownership transparency
- Avoid algorithmic echo chambers
- Compare partisan topic coverage
- Daily breaking news updates
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Get all your news in one place on an eye-opening platform that shows you the bias, reliability and ownership of every source you read. Cut through the noise and escape media echo chambers with Ground News. Ground News is the largest news aggregator in the world with over 50K news sources and 60K articles added daily. But we aren’t a typical news aggregator, throwing hundreds of headlines at you that barely skim the surface. Ground frees people from algorithmic restraints, illuminates blindspots and makes media bias explicit with our one-of-a-kind media analysis features. AVOID MANIPULATIVE ALGORITHMS SPOT MEDIA BIAS DISCOVER BLINDSPOTS CHECK THE RELIABILITY OF SOURCES SEE WHO OWNS THE NEWS YOU CONSUME Read daily breaking stories from sources around the world, in real time. Like a modern day newspaper, we show you diverse stories instead of algorithm-driven content that can limit your worldview. News coverage is rarely unbiased, so we give you as much context as possible so you can come to your own conclusions. Compare coverage on partisan topics like politics, and elections. Enjoy our free features, or subscribe for in-depth analysis that will transform the way you look at news. About Your Ground News Subscription: Subscriptions renew monthly and can be managed through your App Store account Payment will be charged to your App Store Account on confirmation of purchase Renewal is automatic unless turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period Subscriptions can also be managed through Ground News by going to your Account Settings after purchase See full terms and conditions here: https://ground.news/terms-and-conditions
CisionOne
Access comprehensive, real-time media intelligence to identify key journalists and influencers. Monitor over 100 million news sources with curated profiles and actionable insights to shape your communications strategy.
- Real-time media data
- Journalist and influencer discovery
- Human-curated profiles
- Extensive news source monitoring
- Actionable communication insights
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CisionOne delivers comprehensive, quality media data with expert guided technology, empowering you to make sense of what matters most - in realtime. Quickly find the journalists and influencers that matter to your audience with simple, smart search capabilities and in-depth, human curated and verified profiles. Monitor across more than 100 million news sources, filtered to provide the most relevant coverage impacting your organisation, along with the actionable insight you need to amplify your story and shape your communications strategy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CisionOne at none against Ground News's 12. Ground News's advantage is chart position (#1 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Ground News sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. CisionOne asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ground News ships an update fortnightly, CisionOne every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ground News | CisionOne |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (49K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 49K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #1 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Snapwise Inc. | Streem Pty Ltd |
Bugs and requests
Ground News
Reported bugs
3 issues- Notification issues (e.g. not clearing, inaccurate counts)
- Subscription recognition problems across devices
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize news feed by region/country
- Improved navigation and reading experience
- Sync topics/preferences across devices
- Built-in news reader mode
- Ability to filter out paywalled articles
CisionOne
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ground News
- Ground News Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Ground News Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Ground News Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
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- Ground News Vantage Monthly$9.991 Month
- Ground News Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Ground News Premium Yearly1 Month trial$39.991 Year
- Ground News Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Ground News Premium Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year
- Ground News Premium Yearly1 Month trial$49.991 Year
- Ground News Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Ground News Vantage Yearly7 Days trial$71.991 Year
- Ground News Vantage Yearly$99.991 Year
CisionOne
No in-app purchases









