Edinburgh Live vs Singing News Radio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Edinburgh Live
Stay informed with breaking news, sports updates, traffic alerts, and local event listings from Edinburgh. Customize your news feed to follow topics and authors that matter most to you. 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 article reading
- Adjustable text size
- Topic and author following
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Stay instantly connected with all the latest happenings in Edinburgh with the official Edinburgh Live app Get the very latest from Edinburgh, with breaking news as it happens, sport updates, traffic alerts, and all the latest events.. Completely customisable, the Edinburgh Live app allows you to tailor what news you consume, and when. The app is the best way to follow breaking news from Edinburgh; including live blogs, video interviews and traffic & travel notifications. What’s included? Stay Informed: Get the latest breaking news, in-depth articles, and exclusive reports right at your fingertips. From local politics to community stories, we've got you covered. Breaking News Alerts: Be the first to know about important news, updates, and events with our real-time push notifications. From breaking news stories to traffic updates, we'll keep you informed and connected. Personalised Content: Design your feed to fit you by selecting the topics you’re most interested in. What's On: Discover a vibrant array of events and activities going on around the city. Plan your weekends with ease and stay up to date with what’s going on in Edinburgh. Interactive Features: Share articles with friends, leave comments, and participate in polls to voice your opinions. Join the conversation and become a part of the Edinburgh Live community. Save For Later: Save articles to read later, even when you're offline, so you can enjoy your news on the go, anytime. _____________________________ To unlock all features of the app, an active subscription is required. Subscribers benefit from unlimited access to our journalism, including premium analysis and opinion articles, listen to articles, unique puzzles and more. Subscribe to Edinburgh Live Premium The best way to get the most from this app is with Edinburgh Live Premium Ad-lite*, a cleaner and faster reading experience Access to exclusive subscriber-only journalism and all our newsroom’s brilliant content across website and app Daily puzzles: unlock crosswords, sudoku & more each day Bespoke special offers, rewards & competitions from our partners *Ad-lite indicates that you will be shown far fewer standard advertising display formats within the article pages that you read, selected articles may contain commercial messages/affiliate links where contractually required. To view our latest introductory offers, please check the app. Terms and Conditions https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/terms-conditions/ Privacy Notice https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/privacy-notice/
Singing News Radio
This app provides access to Southern Gospel Music content from Singing News. Users can control live streaming and browse content, deciding when and how they want to listen.
- Southern Gospel Music content
- Live stream control
- On-demand listening
- Content browsing
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Singing News is the voice of Southern Gospel Music! With the new Singing News Radio App you can feed your appetite for the best that Singing News has to offer. You decide when you want to listen, and when you want to browse by turning the live stream off or on within the app. Get what you want off the radio with the new Singing News Radio App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Singing News Radio at 75% against Edinburgh Live's 25%. Singing News Radio also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Edinburgh Live's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 18 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Edinburgh Live holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Edinburgh Live's written reviews are positive against 75% of Singing News Radio's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Edinburgh Live ships an update monthly, Singing News Radio every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Edinburgh Live | Singing News Radio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (18 ratings) — better | 4.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trinity Mirror Digital Media Limited | Sea Walker Media Corporation |
Customer experience
Edinburgh Live
Singing News Radio
In-app purchases
Edinburgh Live
No in-app purchases
Singing News Radio
No in-app purchases
Questions
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