Comparison

Fuse vs Forth

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Fuse

This app aggregates news from major outlets, using AI to personalize your feed and provide full coverage of trending stories. It aims to eliminate bias by presenting articles and opinions from a wide variety of sources, allowing you to follow stories and watch related videos.

Highlights
  • Personalized news feed
  • Full coverage from multiple sources
  • Trending top stories analysis
  • Balanced articles and opinions
  • Follow stories with notifications
  • Related videos
Features
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Fuse aggregates and consolidates articles, videos and opinions from all the major media outlets -- delivering personalized and complete coverage of what's happening in the U.S. and around the world. Eliminate bias: Our cutting-edge AI algorithms continuously collect, organize, prioritize and personalize news stories from a wide variety of sources. * Key Features: PERSONALIZED NEWS - Your feed is tailored to your interests based on what you read and watch. FULL COVERAGE - Swipe between related articles and videos from different sources. TOP STORIES - We analyze content from multiple news outlets and social media to determine the top trending stories. BALANCED - Articles and Opinions from all the major news outlets. FOLLOW STORIES - Keep track of stories that matter to you. Get notifications with story updates. EVERY CATEGORY - Business & Technology, Politics, Sports, Health, Entertainment and more... RELATED VIDEOS - Watch story-related videos from different sources.

About

Forth

This app delivers news directly from primary sources, using AI to group and summarize updates. It provides unfiltered information, similar to what journalists receive, with the addition of select original reporting.

Highlights
  • AI-powered story grouping
  • Automated summarization
  • Direct primary source access
  • Urgency determination
  • Original reporting inclusion
Features
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Forth constantly checks all sorts of sources, leveraging AI to group updates into individual stories, and doing a first pass at summarizing and determining urgency. If this sounds like an aggregator, it’s similar, but with one big difference. Most news aggregators crawl news outlets’ websites, finding and linking to already published articles. Someone still has to see the update, write it up, and publish before the aggregator can find it. Forth just takes that original update and publishes, giving our users the same material journalists use. No gatekeeping, no spin, and no delay. Still, AI and automation cannot replace journalists. No chatbot will ever be able to develop trust and cultivate a rapport with sources. Algorithms cannot perform investigations, ask uncomfortable questions, or be on the ground in the wake of a disaster. We understand that, and will include original reporting from some select, trusted journalists and outlets.

Screenshots

Fuse4 screens
Forth3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fuse at 4.5 against Forth's 4.0. Fuse also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 50%) and ratings volume (13 vs 4). Forth's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fuse holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Fuse's written reviews are positive against 50% of Forth's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fuse ships an update every 6 weeks, Forth every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fuse versus Forth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFuseForth
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB44 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperLive Semantics Ltd.Nillium, LLC

Customer experience

Fuse

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Forth

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fuse

No in-app purchases

None

Forth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fuse free?
Fuse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forth free?
Forth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fuse or Forth?
Fuse is rated higher. Fuse averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Forth averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Fuse or Forth have ads?
Both Fuse and Forth show ads.
Which is updated more often, Fuse or Forth?
Fuse ships an update every 6 weeks, and Forth every 3 weeks. Most recently, Fuse was updated on November 3, 2026 and Forth on November 3, 2026.

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