Comparison

Opera Now vs The Mail Newspaper

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

Head to head
About

Opera Now

This app offers in-depth coverage of the opera world, featuring profiles of artists, companies, and behind-the-scenes insights. Explore diverse cultural influences on opera through articles, reviews, and opinion pieces from global writers. It aims to deepen readers' passion and knowledge of this art form.

Highlights
  • Profiles of opera companies, singers, directors, and designers
  • In-depth features on cultural influences
  • Reviews and opinion pages from global critics
  • Searchable archive and current issues
  • Offline reading of synced back issues
  • Page linking to external websites and contacts
  • Social media sharing
Features
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Opera Now captures the drama, colour and vitality of one of the most powerful of all the performing arts. In our print and digital issues, we showcase the creative spirit of opera, both on stage and behind the scenes, with profiles of opera companies, singers, directors and designers. Our in-depth features reflect how diverse cultural elements have influenced opera, including travel, history, literature, art, architecture, politics and philosophy. Our lively reviews and opinion pages are a platform for writers and critics drawn from all over the world. Our aim is to inspire our opera-loving readers to broaden their knowledge and deepen their passion for this fascinating and stimulating artform. During your subscription you can sync back issues to your device. These will remain in place if your subscription expires, unless your device removes them (for example when running low on disk space). Re-downloading issues requires a current subscription. • Swipe or tap the page edges to flip to next/previous page. • Use the animated thumbnail view to flick through the pages. • Pinch or double-tap pages to zoom. • Switch between single or double-page view. • Search the current issue or the archive. • Tap any page links to web sites, email addresses, phone numbers or maps. • Tap contents-page links to jump to a particular article. • Sync back issues to your device for offline reading (requires wi-fi). • Network connection required otherwise. • Bookmark favourite pages or search results to read later. • Social Media sharing feature allowing you to share pages with friends. • If your institution has a magazine subscription, you can access it directly from within your registered IP range. Subscribers will receive new issues automatically. Subscriptions are available within the app at the following prices: Monthly £5.49 Annual £26.99 In addition, please note the following standard features of auto-renewable subscriptions: • Your payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions will renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged £5.49 (monthly renewal) or £26.99 (annual renewal) for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Apple Account Settings after purchase. You can find our privacy policy here: https://exacteditions.com/about/privacy and our terms of service here: https://exacteditions.com/about/tos

About

The Mail Newspaper

Features
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The Mail offers comprehensive coverage of the latest news, sport and events in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria and the surrounding areas. We’re committed to delivering quality journalism with a local focus and driving community engagement. The Mail also celebrates the region's cultural vibrancy with features on arts, entertainment and leisure activities, alongside dedicated coverage of Barrow AFC and Barrow Raiders. The Mail app is the best way to keep up to date with all the breaking news, sports and events in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria and gives you the following great features… • Live Updates: Get the latest Cumbria news, events and sport as it happens • Ad-Free Reading: No ads, no pop-ups, no distractions • Daily Digital Newspapers: Read the paper in full, cover to cover • Interactive Puzzles: Play new crosswords, sudoku and more every day • Article Audio Player: Listen to articles and create content playlists All subscriptions are auto-renewing. Payment for this subscription will be charged to your Apple account upon purchase. The subscription will auto-renew within 24 hours of the current subscription expiring, at the same rate as the initial purchase. Auto-renewing subscriptions can be managed via Account Settings allowing them to be turned off. No cancellations of the current subscription are allowed during the active subscription period. Privacy Policy - https://www.newsquest.co.uk/our-policies/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Opera Now4 screens
The Mail Newspaper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Mail Newspaper at every 5 months against Opera Now's every 42 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Opera Now sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and The Mail Newspaper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Opera Now ships an update every 42 months, The Mail Newspaper every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Opera Now versus The Mail Newspaper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpera NowThe Mail Newspaper
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 42 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB147 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperMA Business & LeisureNewsquest

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Opera Now

Subscriptions2
  • Opera Now$5.991 Month
  • Opera Now$29.991 Year
3 purchases

The Mail Newspaper

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • 6 Month Subscription$27.996 Months
  • Annual Subscription$54.991 Year

Questions

Is Opera Now free?
Opera Now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Mail Newspaper free?
The Mail Newspaper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Opera Now or The Mail Newspaper have ads?
Neither Opera Now nor The Mail Newspaper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Opera Now or The Mail Newspaper?
Opera Now ships an update every 42 months, and The Mail Newspaper every 5 months. Most recently, Opera Now was updated on November 2, 2026 and The Mail Newspaper on November 7, 2026.

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