News Tracker vs NewsLight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
News Tracker
This app allows you to easily follow multiple websites and blogs by organizing them into topics. Quickly access your favorite sites with a single tap. On iPad, experience split-screen browsing to view up to three websites simultaneously.
- Organize websites by topic
- Quick access to favorite sites
- Split-screen browsing on iPad
- Follow blogs and news sites
- Bookmark management
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Easily follow multiple websites and blogs with the "News Tracker" bookmarking app. USAGE: 1. Add topics. 2. Add websites to topics. 3. Enjoy :) Now you can quickly open your favorite sites by just simply tapping on the topic names! SPLIT BROWSING ON IPAD: On iPad, you can browse simultaneously up to 3 websites side by side on a single screen!
NewsLight
Stay informed about local events and news with concise summaries. Easily share important information with your community and discover what matters around you.
- Local news coverage
- Concise news summaries
- Community information sharing
- Instant story sharing
- User-friendly interface
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Your community matters. What happens around you is important. As the world becomes more and more complex, it is becoming harder and harder to stay informed. That is why we built NewsLight. One simple place for local news and information. Try it and see for yourself. LOCAL COVERAGE News from your community. We surface news and information from within the community where you live. CLEAR AND CONCISE Get the full picture in seconds. Local news distilled into clear, concise summaries so you stay informed without the noise. SHARE WHAT MATTERS Found something your neighbors should know? Share stories instantly with your community through any platform. BY DOWNLOADING NEWSLIGHT, you agree to: The NewsLight Terms of Service, https://newslight.com/terms The NewsLight Privacy Policy, https://newslight.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NewsLight at none against News Tracker's 1. NewsLight also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). News Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. News Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NewsLight asks for nothing beyond the download.
NewsLight holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
News Tracker ships an update every 5 months, NewsLight every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | News Tracker | NewsLight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.3 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | +17 | 9+ |
| Developer | Andrei Sadovnicov | Newslight communications inc. |
In-app purchases
News Tracker
- Premium version without ads$1.99
NewsLight
No in-app purchases
