Edinburgh Live vs Super Channel 12
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/
Super Channel 12
Access breaking news and more. Stay informed with the latest updates from various sources.
- Breaking news alerts
- Diverse news sources
- Content updates
- Informative articles
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Super Channel 12 at none against Edinburgh Live's shown. Super Channel 12 also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Edinburgh Live's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). On price, rating, update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Edinburgh Live against 5.0 for Super Channel 12. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Edinburgh Live has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Edinburgh Live ships an update monthly, Super Channel 12 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Edinburgh Live | Super Channel 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trinity Mirror Digital Media Limited | XHFJS-TV, S.A. DE C.V. |
Customer experience
Edinburgh Live
Super Channel 12
In-app purchases
Edinburgh Live
No in-app purchases
Super Channel 12
No in-app purchases
