The Laurel Leader vs Northside Sun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Laurel Leader
Access local news and stories from Laurel and Jones County, Mississippi. This newspaper app provides daily updates and covers community events and investigative features. Stay informed about your hometown.
- Local news coverage
- Community stories
- Investigative features
- Daily updates
- Hometown focus
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The Laurel Leader-Call is the locally-owned newspaper of Laurel and Jones County, Mississippi. The Leader-Call is published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and can be read online at leader-call.com. The Leader-Call is located at 318 N. Magnolia Street in downtown Laurel. Established in 1911, The Laurel Leader-Call has been serving as the hometown newspaper for more than 100 years. Although the newspaper has had many owners over the course of its history, the Leader-Call was restored to its locally-owned hometown roots in 2012 when Gin Creek Publishing, which had been publishing The ReView of Jones County, purchased the Leader-Call name and subscription list and began publishing as the Leader-Call. In 2013, the Leader-Call made national and international headlines with their "Historic Wedding" story, and they repeated this feat a year later with the story "Kentucky Fried Hoax," an investigative feature that exposed a national story as a fraud.
Northside Sun
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The Northside Sun is a locally owned and operated news outlet in Jackson, Mississippi. For over 50 years, it has been covering the news, events, and people important to the Jackson and Madison communities. Free to download, the Northside Sun app allows users to continue supporting local journalism. They receive a mobile browsing/reading experience, complete with the following features: • Relevant, local news from the community • Various categorized sections, including Crime, Obituaries, Politics, Sports, and more. • Social posting features allow friends, groups, neighborhoods, and more to add user content (Photos, Videos, etc). • State, National, and International news coverage. • Daily Comic Strips and Political Cartoons. • Emailed newsletters and toggled notifications, to keep up with the latest stories. • New features and experimental updates, building the app into a powerful source of information for the local community. The Northside Sun app provides various digital subscription options, user content tools, and numerous advertising opportunities. BY DOWNLOADING THE NORTHSIDE SUN APP, users agree to the following: • The Northside Sun’s Terms of Service: https://www.northsidesun.com/terms-of-service • The Northside Sun’s Privacy Policy: https://www.northsidesun.com/privacy-policy-2
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Northside Sun at none against The Laurel Leader's shown. The Laurel Leader's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 20 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Laurel Leader ships an update every 3 months, Northside Sun every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Laurel Leader | Northside Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Gin Creek Publishing, Inc. | Emmerich Newspapers, Inc |
In-app purchases
The Laurel Leader
No in-app purchases
Northside Sun
No in-app purchases
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