The Babylon Bee vs TPUSA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Babylon Bee
Access satirical news content with this app. Browse headlines, share articles, and listen to a podcast. Members-only features are available for logged-in users.
- Browse headlines
- Share articles
- Bookmark articles
- Listen to podcast
- Members-only features
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This app was created ex nihilo on the eighth day of the creation week, exactly 6,000 years ago, with the purpose of making The Babylon Bee's divinely inspired content even more accessible. Here's what you can do with the power of our perfect app in your hands: - Browse recent and trending headlines. - Share and bookmark your favorite articles. - Click on ads to line our pockets with cash. - Customize and sync your preferences. - Listen to our critically-ignored podcast. - Log in for access to members-only features. About Us The Babylon Bee is the world's best satire site, totally inerrant in all its truth claims. We write satire about Christian stuff, political stuff, and everyday life. We have been the premier news source through every major world event, from the Tower of Babel and the Exodus to the Reformation and the War of 1812. We focus on just the facts, leaving spin and bias to other news sites like CNN and Fox News. Unlike other satire sites, everything we post is 100% verified by Snopes.com.
TPUSA
This app connects students with resources to promote freedom and conservative principles. It provides educational materials, training opportunities, and organizational tools for student engagement.
- Student education and training
- Promote freedom and conservative principles
- Organize student groups
- Access to resources
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TPUSA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to identify, educate, train, and organize students to promote freedom. [:mav: 1.1.17]
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Babylon Bee at 95% against TPUSA's 53%. The Babylon Bee also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (63K vs 106). TPUSA's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Babylon Bee holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Babylon Bee has 63K ratings behind it against 106, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of The Babylon Bee's written reviews are positive against 53% of TPUSA's.
The Babylon Bee ships an update every 3 weeks, TPUSA every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Babylon Bee | TPUSA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (63K ratings) — better | 4.5 (106 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.9% of reviews — better | 53.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 63K — better | 106 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Babylon Bee, LLC | TURNING POINT USA INC. |
Customer experience
The Babylon Bee
TPUSA
Bugs and requests
The Babylon Bee
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login issues
- Compatibility problems with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Expand content beyond politics and religion
- Improve app stability and reliability
- Add more sharing options and social integration
TPUSA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Babylon Bee
No in-app purchases
TPUSA
No in-app purchases
