Kent Live vs Ada Derana
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kent Live
Stay informed with the latest news and updates from Kent. Customize your feed to see only the stories that matter to you, including breaking news, traffic alerts, and local event listings. Read articles offline and adjust text size for a better reading experience.
- Breaking news alerts
- Customizable news feed
- Traffic and travel updates
- Local event listings
- Offline reading
- Adjustable text size
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Get the very latest news from Kent, with breaking news as it happens, sport updates, traffic alerts, and find out what's on in your area. Completely customisable, the Kent Live app allows you to tailor what news you consume, and when. The Kent Live app is the best way to follow breaking news from Kent including video interviews and latest traffic & travel reports. Keep up-to-date with the latest in: · Top local news stories from Kent · Breaking UK and world news · Traffic & Travel news · Kent event listings and What's On guides · Restaurant guides and reviews The App also features: • Force Touch allowing you to peak and pop into an article. • Native iPad support for a better tablet experience • The iPad version of the app also supports Split View on compatible iPads • The ability to follow topics that matter to you • Follow your favourite authors like you do any topic • Resize the article text to help with your reading experience • The ability to read an article even when you are offline
Ada Derana
Access Sri Lanka's leading news source on your mobile device. Get real-time updates on breaking headlines, politics, business, sports, and entertainment.
- Breaking news alerts
- Live updates
- Politics coverage
- Business news
- Sports updates
- Entertainment news
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Ada Derana, Sri Lanka’s most trusted news source, brings you the news anytime, anywhere. Stay updated with the latest stories as they happen — from breaking headlines to live updates on politics, business, sports, and entertainment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kent Live at 31% against Ada Derana's 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kent Live | Ada Derana |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 31.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Trinity Mirror Digital Media Limited | Derana Macro Entertainment (Pvt) Ltd |
Customer experience
Kent Live
Ada Derana
In-app purchases
Kent Live
No in-app purchases
Ada Derana
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Kent Live free?
Is Ada Derana free?
Do Kent Live or Ada Derana have ads?
Which is updated more often, Kent Live or Ada Derana?
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