Comparison

Locus Elite vs Institute For Public Relations

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

Head to head
About

Locus Elite

Features
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Monitoring and insight 1. Impact of an announcement You worked hard for that presser. Get quality stats to measure coverage within target media lists, reactions from online audience, and quantify impact with meaningful metrics. Bosses are kept updated with slick out of the box reporting. 2. Negative story forensics Negative stories can move fast, overflowing into other media outlets, and certain hostile social networks may try and amplify the story. Track and stay control throughout the lifecycle! Obtain relevant yet swift insight to craft your response. 3. Campaign tracker Track and measure the earned media of your campaign across all platforms. Discover hate campaigns and fake news waged against you, who started them and more. 4. Media presence You already have a following - outlets that talk about you, journalists that cover you frequently, and your fair share of advocates and detractors on social media. Understand them better before you begin to shake up your communications and PR. 5. Media outlet / individual forensics Get detailed information about a media outlet or an individual like a reporter or a social media influencer to plan your outreach. Website visitors, followers, reach, geography of influence are all available. 6. Performance over time It's a journey. There are ups and downs. Events that repeat. Lessons that you learnt from last year and hope to correct this year. Track everything over time. 7. New market/country analysis Venturing into a new market is challenging. Hiring a local agency may help, but so is having neutral market insight - top outlets, competitor's advocates, market influencers and a consistent way to measure success from the headquarters. Influencing stakeholders 1. Discover Discover journalists and social media influencers for your industry or market. This is a dynamic process as journalists keep changing companies and are reassigned to different subjects. Look at their recent posts, their social connections (their network), interests and curate your own notes and contact lists. 2. Competitor analysis Look at popular media outlets and social media personalities that have posted about your competitors. If some of these aren't covering you to your satisfaction, reaching out to them when you have an announcement could be a low hanging fruit!

About

Institute For Public Relations

Features
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The Institute for PR app shares the latest in public relations research, events, networking & more!

Screenshots

Locus Elite4 screens
Institute For Public Relations2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Locus Elite at every 5 weeks against Institute For Public Relations's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Locus Elite ships an update every 5 weeks, Institute For Public Relations every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Locus Elite versus Institute For Public Relations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocus EliteInstitute For Public Relations
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks โ€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB44 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAshwin Reddy GayamFoundation For Public Relations Research and Education, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Locus Elite

No in-app purchases

None

Institute For Public Relations

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Locus Elite free?
Locus Elite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Institute For Public Relations free?
Institute For Public Relations is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Locus Elite or Institute For Public Relations have ads?
Neither Locus Elite nor Institute For Public Relations shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Locus Elite or Institute For Public Relations?
Locus Elite ships an update every 5 weeks, and Institute For Public Relations every 3 months. Most recently, Locus Elite was updated on October 14, 2026 and Institute For Public Relations on October 18, 2026.

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