Bulletins vs Manatee Herald
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bulletins
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Read your RSS feeds. On the iPad they are displayed in a magazine style format or a scrolling style format, the scrolling style format is available on the iPhone. Bulletins doesn't require any other 3rd party subscription, subscribe to feeds directly from the app and organize your feeds into folders.
Manatee Herald
Access local news for free with breaking news alerts and curated content from various sources. Browse headlines, read summaries, and dive deeper into stories that interest you. Share articles easily to social media.
- Top Stories and search
- Breaking news alerts
- Manage alert settings
- Local news coverage
- Share to social media
- Bite-sized summaries
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Fair, Balanced, and Free... Access local news for Free! Use this app to improve your mobile experience with features like: -Top Stories and search. -Stay informed of breaking news with alerts. -Manage your alert settings. -Local news you are looking for. -Share to social media straight from the app. We display curated news from various sources, but we are also a locally owned business that is dedicated to bringing you local news on a variety of topics – important, entertainment, sports, politics, and business-related stories. Our model is to leverage technology to bring you fresh content that reflects our community. The stories shared here are from a variety of sources which is important when getting your news, yet conveniently in one place and in a format and size meant to be consumed in bite-sized pieces. Browse the stories, consume the summaries and headlines, and when you find one that really fits your appetite, click on it for more. Use the app for a superior user experience!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Manatee Herald at Free against Bulletins's $2.99. Manatee Herald also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). Bulletins's advantage is chart position (#147 vs unranked). On 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
Manatee Herald is free to download; Bulletins costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bulletins ships an update every 4 months, Manatee Herald monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bulletins | Manatee Herald |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Best chart rank | #147 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Guy Shaviv | Quote Rocket, LLC |
In-app purchases
Bulletins
No in-app purchases
Manatee Herald
No in-app purchases
