NewsAtomic vs St. George News
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NewsAtomic
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NewsAtomic is developed and maintained by Zelacom Electronic Publishing, with great local content provided by area newspapers, magazines and a variety of local writers and reporters. Zelacom is an internet development company with over two decades of experience and a unique perspective of where media, technology and business meet. Based in the Mid-Hudson Valley in Ellenville, NY, Zelacom creates custom web, software & application solutions for businesses across the street and across the country. Our partners and staff have varied backgrounds and experience in health care, insurance, real estate, publishing, local government, fine art, retail — even animal husbandry — all of which contributes to the diverse sensibility we bring to our work. Our first contributing publication is the Shawangunk Journal — the "home town" weekly newspaper for the communities of New York's Shawangunk Ridge. Locally owned and locally produced by dozens of area writers, the Shawangunk Journal is read and loved by thousands of loyal readers every week.
St. George News
Access fast, reliable local news for Southern Utah. Stay informed with breaking alerts, community events, sports, and opinion pieces. Engage with your community through comments and submissions.
- Local news updates
- Breaking alerts
- Sports coverage
- Community events
- Opinion and lifestyle articles
- Reader interaction forums
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St. George News is your #1 source for local news in Southern Utah. The App's goal is to get everyone in southern Utah fast and reliable news that include alerts and information more readily in your hand via the iPhone and iPad apps. St. George News, including STGnews.com, StGeorgeUtah.com, Cedar City News and CedarCityUtah.com, a Canyon Media company, provides comprehensive and interactive news services focusing on matters of relevance to the communities of Southern Utah. Our coverage includes news, sports, community and civic events, opinion, lifestyle, business and other matters of concern and interest to the community that our readers can trust and enjoy. St. George News offers provocative and engaging opinion and advice columns, feature series and shows. We engage the opinions and interaction of our community of readers through letters to the editor, comment forums and submitted feature material as well as sponsored content. RELEVANCE • RELIABILITY • REPRESENTATION • INTERACTION Our mission is (1) to provide the community with relevant, unrestricted, unbiased, fair, uplifting and accurate news, truths and greater issues in a reliable and timely fashion, (2) to serve our local communities in facilitating the exchange of information between leaders, businesses, charities and residents for the best interests of the St. George area communities, and (3) to welcome online interaction among our community of readers. Avenues of interaction include comments to articles online, Facebook, Twitter, letters to the editor and submissions. Private email, Facebook and text messaging and other conversations with the editors are always welcome as well. St. George News & Cedar City News.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: St. George News at none against NewsAtomic's 3. NewsAtomic's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. NewsAtomic sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. St. George News asks for nothing beyond the download.
NewsAtomic ships an update monthly, St. George News every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NewsAtomic | St. George News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Zelacom Electronic Publishing, LLC | Frandsen Media |
In-app purchases
NewsAtomic
- Credit 4.99$4.99
- Credit 9.99$9.99
- Credit 24.99$24.99
St. George News
No in-app purchases
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