Raw Story vs Better DReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Raw Story
Access award-winning investigative journalism and breaking news from a progressive perspective. This app delivers underreported stories and bold opinion pieces, along with daily games to engage users.
- Investigative reporting
- Breaking news
- Opinion columns
- Daily games
- Premium content access
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Popular. Fearless. Progressive. Raw Story is an investigative news website focused on the issues that matter and bringing underreported news to light. Raw Story delivers award-winning investigative reporting, breaking news and bold opinion columns to more than six million readers a month. Our new app includes an assortment of games — updated daily — to keep you sharp. It also allows you to subscribe in-app to get unlimited access to our premium content.
Better DReader
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Alternative app for drudgereport.com FEATURES • Full Drudge Report coverage: Above Headline, Main Headlines, Left, Center, and Right columns • Dark and Light mode • Auto-refreshes every 5 minutes so you're always up to date • Tap any headline to read the full story in your browser • Pull to refresh anytime
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Better DReader at none against Raw Story's 2. Better DReader also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Raw Story's advantage is chart position (#154 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Raw Story sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Better DReader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Raw Story ships an update every 6 weeks, Better DReader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Raw Story | Better DReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Best chart rank | #154 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | RawStoryMedia | Trolls Dev |
Bugs and requests
Raw Story
Reported bugs
3 issues- Repeated log-outs and login failures
- Compatibility issues with certain browsers
- Freezing and crashing on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved layout and readability
- Better integration with password managers
Better DReader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Raw Story
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$6.991 Month
- Annual + Subscription1 Year trial$69.991 Year
Better DReader
No in-app purchases
