Ticker App vs LeadStory
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.
LeadStory
Access breaking news and trending stories from trusted sources. Get answers to current events with AI-powered video search and customize your news feed by topic and provider. Stay informed about local and global updates.
- Watch breaking news and trending stories
- AI news video search
- Personalized news feeds
- News Radar for local updates
- Multiple perspectives on stories
- Wide variety of topics
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Watch news video that matters to you from the news sources you trust with LeadStory. Watch the latest breaking news and trending stories from CBS, CNBC, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, CBC, EuroNews, France 24, Reuters, i24 and more. Ask questions about current events and receive answers with references from major publishers using our powerful AI news video search features. Be the first to see major breaking news from around the world, or stay informed of what’s happening in your area with News Radar. Choose the news outlets you prefer and select the topics you’re most interested in. You have total control over the news you care about and want to see (and don’t want to see). Main Features: - Daily news stories curated to suit your interests and news appetite from local, national and global feeds. - Follow the Top Stories around the world and in your country and stay up-to-date. - Powerful video AI search functionlity - Be Well Informed: See different perspectives on stories from different providers - Stay across local news updates happening in your region - Be the first to see Breaking News and stay informed - Wide variety of topics: From politics, crime, sport, crypto, finance, consumer, foreign affairs, lifestyle and celebrity news. Completely free to use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LeadStory at every 3 weeks against Ticker App's every 2 months. LeadStory also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 2). Ticker App's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ticker App against 5.0 for LeadStory. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Ticker App's written reviews are positive against 83% of LeadStory's.
Ticker App ships an update every 2 months, LeadStory every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ticker App | LeadStory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ticker Media Group Pty Ltd | LeadStory |
Customer experience
Ticker App
LeadStory
In-app purchases
Ticker App
No in-app purchases
LeadStory
No in-app purchases
