Ticker App vs Canberra Times
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ticker App
Access a global news network for breaking news, business, and tech updates. Live reports and in-depth analysis provide a deeper understanding of world events.
- Live breaking news
- Business news coverage
- Tech news updates
- Global reporter network
- In-depth analysis
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TICKER NEWS is a world news network streaming breaking news, business, and tech. Live to reporters around the world focusing on news and analysis that offers a deeper understanding of our world.
Canberra Times
Access breaking news, in-depth analysis, and commentary from Canberra's trusted voice. Stay informed with 24/7 updates, save articles for later, and receive alerts for important stories. Premium subscribers can enjoy a digital replica of the daily paper and interactive puzzles.
- Breaking news updates 24/7
- Browse articles by topic
- Save articles for later
- Breaking news alerts
- Digital replica of daily newspaper
- Interactive daily puzzles
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The Canberra Times app brings together the best of your daily newspaper and its website to take your news reading experience to another level. Keep up to date with the best journalism on offer in the ACT through Canberra's trusted voice. Whether it's the breaking news you need to know from Canberra or around the nation, the latest sport results, in-depth analysis that explains the decisions that affect your life, or incisive commentary, you'll be the first to know using The Canberra Times app. The app is free to download, but you need to be a Canberra Times subscriber to read articles. Basic subscribers get access to all articles. Premium subscribers also get access to Today's Paper, a digital replica of the paper, and our interactive puzzles. Features include: - Access breaking news updates 24 hours a day - Browse the latest articles in the topics that interest you most - Save articles to read later - Alerts for breaking news and big stories - Read a digital replica of the day's newspaper (premium subscribers) - Play our daily interactive puzzles (premium subscribers) Please note: This app features Nielsen's proprietary measurement software which will allow you to contribute to market research or audience ratings services. Please see http://www.nielsen.com/digitalprivacy for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ticker App at 90% against Canberra Times's 38%. Ticker App also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Canberra Times's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price and update cadence 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. Canberra Times sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Ticker App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ticker App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canberra Times has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Ticker App's written reviews are positive against 38% of Canberra Times's.
Ticker App ships an update every 2 months, Canberra Times every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Ticker App | Canberra Times |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 37.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ticker Media Group Pty Ltd | Rural Press Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Ticker App
Canberra Times
Bugs and requests
Ticker App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Canberra Times
Reported bugs
27 issues- Constant typographical errors
- App kicks out around sports section
- Spontaneously closes when scrolling or changing pages
- Often shows a blank page when returning from an article
- First lines under headlines disappear and return
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- Codeword given letters can be deleted and timer does not stop
- Cannot access tiny crossword
- Advertisement on every reading page cannot be removed
- Frequently have to enter password multiple times
- Navigation between pages is clunky
- App subscription issues, not working on all devices
- App takes you back to previous story when clicking a link
- Main screen keeps timing out trying to download older episodes
- Painfully slow to load, takes multiple tries
- Have to zoom in on every page
- App doesn't work after upgrade
- Expand page leads back to list of pages
- Slower than ever, incomplete loading
- Articles would scroll from when first accessed, rather than after ads loaded
- Breaking news notifications open to different stories or not at all
- Constantly have to log in
- Won't open magazine sections
- Advertising severely slows the app
- Links within articles don't open in the app
- Half the paper seems to be missing in this app
- Letters randomly mixed with opinion pieces
- Search function not easily findable or non-existent
Requested features
10 requests- Dark mode option
- Improve search function
- Include daily cartoon
- Allow jumping between hyperlinks without logout
- Fix links opening in external browser
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- Add filter function to search
- Setting to control old issue download
- Improve app interface for individual stories
- Revert to previous app formats
- Make comments on articles available in app
In-app purchases
Ticker App
No in-app purchases
Canberra Times
- Basic Monthly$14.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$24.991 Month
- Basic Annual$129.991 Year
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- Premium Annual$179.991 Year
