Comparison

NewsAtomic vs St. George News

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

Head to head
About

NewsAtomic

Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Local news updates
  • Breaking alerts
  • Sports coverage
  • Community events
  • Opinion and lifestyle articles
  • Reader interaction forums
Features
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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.

Screenshots

NewsAtomic3 screens
St. George News4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NewsAtomic sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. St. George News asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NewsAtomic versus St. George News: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNewsAtomicSt. George News
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.9 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—14 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB64 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperZelacom Electronic Publishing, LLCFrandsen Media

In-app purchases

3 purchases

NewsAtomic

One-time3
  • Credit 4.99$4.99
  • Credit 9.99$9.99
  • Credit 24.99$24.99
None

St. George News

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NewsAtomic free?
NewsAtomic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is St. George News free?
St. George News is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NewsAtomic or St. George News have ads?
St. George News shows ads; NewsAtomic does not.
Which is updated more often, NewsAtomic or St. George News?
NewsAtomic ships an update monthly, and St. George News every 3 months. Most recently, NewsAtomic was updated on October 29, 2026 and St. George News on November 3, 2026.

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