TimesLIVE vs The Citizen e
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TimesLIVE
Access breaking news, in-depth analysis, and diverse opinions. This platform also offers a wide range of entertainment content including movies, series, podcasts, and games. Enjoy local, regional, and global content.
- Breaking news updates
- In-depth analysis and opinion
- Movies and series streaming
- Podcast library
- Games
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TimesLIVE is a news and entertainment platform. We provide breaking news, analysis, and opinion as well as movies, series, podcasts, and games. We are passionate about enabling people to enjoy local, regional, and global entertainment content. Come for the news, stay for the entertainment
The Citizen e
Access a daily national newspaper distributed Monday to Friday, with a strong focus on Gauteng. This publication covers national news and is available on various Apple devices.
- Daily newspaper access
- Monday to Friday distribution
- Core circulation in Gauteng
- National news coverage
- Available on iPhone, iPad, iPod
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The Citizen is a Gauteng-based daily, a national newspaper, distributed Monday to Friday, with its core circulation in Gauteng (82%). Saturday Citizen appears on Saturdays
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Citizen e at 5.0 against TimesLIVE's 2.3. TimesLIVE's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
The Citizen e holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TimesLIVE has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TimesLIVE ships an update every 3 weeks, The Citizen e every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimesLIVE | The Citizen e |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BDFM Publishers | THE CITIZEN LTD |
Customer experience
TimesLIVE
The Citizen e
In-app purchases
TimesLIVE
No in-app purchases
The Citizen e
No in-app purchases
