WSJ Print Edition vs BriefBrief
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WSJ Print Edition
Access a digital replica of the print newspaper, ensuring uninterrupted delivery and an online experience that mirrors the physical edition. This app provides a convenient way to read the latest news from The Wall Street Journal.
- Digital newspaper replica
- Print experience online
- Uninterrupted delivery
- Access for members
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WSJ is pleased to offer all members a digital version of the Wall Street Journal newspaper. This digital replica brings the print experience online and ensures delivery issues never interrupt your access. If you have questions about using the app please contact us at 1-800-JOURNAL or support@wsj.com.
BriefBrief
Get concise summaries of news stories, covering world, US, business, sports, and local events. Each brief follows a consistent structure: who, what, when, where, and why it matters, making news quick and easy to digest.
- Structured news summaries
- Covers world, US, business, sports, local news
- Consistent format for easy scanning
- Focus on who, what, when, where, and why
- Fast and clear news consumption
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The BriefBrief It Isn't News. It's Intelligence. Most news apps deliver articles. The BriefBrief delivers understanding. Using intelligence-analysis principles, The BriefBrief combines reporting from multiple publishers into a single evolving Event Brief. Instead of reading the same story over and over from different sources, you get one clear picture of who was involved, what happened, when and where it happened, and why. Each Event Brief organizes the essential facts into a concise intelligence-style summary, complete with source attribution and a timeline showing how events develop over time. FOLLOW WHAT MATTERS Track world news, U.S. news, local events, business, technology, sports, and more. Customize by topic and location. Follow developing events as they unfold. NATIVE-LANGUAGE REPORTING The BriefBrief generates Event Briefs in English, German, and Russian using reporting from those languages directly, helping capture perspectives that may never appear in English-language coverage. The BriefBrief. Facts without the noise.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: WSJ Print Edition at 13K against BriefBrief's 1. WSJ Print Edition also leads on chart position (#99 vs unranked). BriefBrief's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 92%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
BriefBrief holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WSJ Print Edition has 13K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of WSJ Print Edition's written reviews are positive against 100% of BriefBrief's.
WSJ Print Edition ships an update every 4 months, BriefBrief every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WSJ Print Edition | BriefBrief |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #99 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal. | Brief Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
WSJ Print Edition
BriefBrief
Bugs and requests
WSJ Print Edition
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when switching between pages
- Login issues and frequent sign-outs
- Inconsistent performance on different devices
- Formatting errors in article content
Requested features
5 requests- Offline reading mode
- Improved search functionality
- Ability to save articles for later
- More intuitive navigation
- Customizable layout and settings
BriefBrief
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WSJ Print Edition
No in-app purchases
BriefBrief
No in-app purchases
Questions
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