rOb.by vs Newsbie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
rOb.by
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With rOb.by you can - have articles sent to you from the best magazines, newspapers and news portals - create your personalized info channels, e.g. for your favourite celebrity like Neymar, Hamilton, Meghan - stay up to date on the latest news - receive the most important information about your favorite artists or celebrities on the same day - inform you in time about upcoming events and concerts - keep an eye on important changes in the financial and stock markets What is unique about rOb.by? - With alarm rules you can define once which notifications should be sent to you as PUSH. - The messages will find you and therefore you will not miss any important events, publications and news anymore. - Instead of installing a flood of different news apps you only need the rOb.by app. - rOb.by collects the messages from the most important news sources and sends you a message then and only if it fits the notification filter you set. - You won't miss soccer, handball or formula 1 races anymore, because rOb.by notifies you in time and reminds you shortly before the start of the broadcast on which TV channel the event will be broadcast. Why else rOb.by? - There are no subscription fees for the basic version of rOb.by. - rOb.by-WEB: You can send requests to rOb.by directly via the internet browser of your computer and receive the answers there as well. - At rOb.by you are always logged in, which means you do not miss any notifications. You don't have to think about whether you are currently logged in or logged out. - With your address book you can quickly and easily connect to your contacts who also use Rob.by. You don't have to remember complicated usernames. - Even if you miss your notifications or turn off your phone, rOb.by will save your current messages until you next use the app. Share your location, exchange contacts, find out where your friends are and where there are shopping and dining opportunities in your area. rOb.by uses the internet connection (5G/4G/3G/2G/EDGE or WLAN, if available) of your phone.
Newsbie
Access curated local news from trusted sources in an easy-to-digest format. Enjoy articles or listen via "Pod Mode" while avoiding distracting ads and videos.
- Curated local news
- Trusted local sources
- Easy-to-digest format
- Article reading
- Audio playback (Pod Mode)
- Ad-free experience
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Newsbie curates news from trusted local sources and puts them into an easy to digest way, whether that being reading the articles to listening via "Pod Mode", and strips out the busy ads and distracting videos that are often confused with real content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Newsbie at every 5 days against rOb.by's every 5 months. rOb.by's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
rOb.by ships an update every 5 months, Newsbie every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | rOb.by | Newsbie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | texTomatic AG | Thomas Pruim |
In-app purchases
rOb.by
No in-app purchases
Newsbie
No in-app purchases








