Comparison

Big News vs Nüz

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

Head to head
About

Big News

Consolidate your newsletters and RSS feeds into a single, intelligent reading platform. Get a dedicated email address for newsletters and enjoy a distraction-free experience with prioritized news and real-time notifications.

Highlights
  • Combine newsletters and RSS feeds
  • Dedicated @bignews.app email address
  • Prioritize stories by importance
  • Distraction-free reading experience
  • Real-time push notifications
  • Home screen widgets
  • Search thousands of stories
Features
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Big News blends your newsletters and feeds together into one super-smart reading experience. - Combine newsletters and RSS feeds together - Get your very own @bignews.app email address - Sort stories by the day's biggest news - Enjoy a beautiful fullscreen, distraction-free reading experience - Realtime push notifications from your favourite channels - Add the news to your home screen with our Widgets - Search hundreds of thousands of stories in a snap One place for your newsletters and feeds: Big News combines different sources from across the web – like newsletters and RSS feeds – into one unified reading experience. So it doesn't matter what you're reading, or where it's from, you can find it all in Big News. An email address just for newsletters: With your very own @bignews.app email address, newsletters skip your regular inbox and instead are sent directly to Big News. That means less stuff mixed in with your daily emails and more great reads for when you want them. Not just another inbox: We didn't want to create another list of things in an inbox to be managed. That's why Big News uses dozens of signals to intelligently prioritise the stories that matter to you today, all in one inviting layout. There's no endless pile of unread badges or month-old news. Just the Big News, today. Sources you already know and trust: Add your existing newsletters and feeds to Big News in just a few taps. Plus, the Big News directory contains hundreds of channels, so you're sure to find the sites and newsletters you already love – as well as discover something altogether new. RSS. SMTP. OMG: We built Big News upon the open standards of the web – like RSS and SMTP – so it already works with thousands of sources today, as well as thousands more in the future. And now for the legal bits: Payment will be charged on either a monthly or annual basis to your Apple ID account. Your monthly or annual subscription automatically renews unless you cancel before the end of the current billing period. You can manage and cancel your subscription at any time by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. For our full Terms of Service please visit: https://bignews.app/terms. For our Privacy Policy visit https://bignews.app/privacy

About

Nüz

Discover personalized news presented through calm, balanced videos. This platform offers a unique way to stay informed with content tailored specifically to your interests.

Highlights
  • Personalized news feed
  • Video news format
  • Calm and balanced content
  • Tailored news delivery
  • Informative updates
Features
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A better way to read the news. Discover a new way to stay informed with Nüz,
the personalised video news platform from OneSub. Calm, balanced, personal news written just for you.

Screenshots

Big News4 screens
Nüz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Big News at 4.3 against Nüz's 1.0. Big News also leads on ratings volume (53 vs 1). Nüz's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Big News sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Nüz asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Big News holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big News has 53 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Big News's written reviews are positive against 50% of Nüz's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Big News versus Nüz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig NewsNüz
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (53 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews46.3% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings53 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB41 MB
Age rating+412+
DeveloperThe Not So Big CompanyDeep Blue Sky

Customer experience

Big News

All ratings53 ratings
Positive77.4%
Neutral13.2%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive46.3%
Neutral22.0%
Negative31.7%

Nüz

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Big News

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Crashes on setup
  • App no longer being supported/abandoned
  • Automatically generated topics are duplicated or unrelated
  • Subscription plan add-on features not worth it
  • Some bugs in recent updates
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  • Gesture to zoom is dodgy, causing accidental swipes
  • Too many stories display blank space above content
  • Images don't load
  • App declares it can't read RSS feeds
  • OPML import via share sheet not working
  • The data couldn’t be read because it isn’t in the correct format after upgrade
  • Animations grind when swiping between headline cards
  • Request failed/lost connection errors
  • Privacy policy pop-ups confuse screen reader

Requested features

12 requests
  • Update the app
  • Add conservative news options (e.g., Fox News)
  • Add swipe gestures for navigation
  • Implement mark read/mark all read features
  • Add import/export to OPML
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  • Add mark read on scroll
  • Implement a Mercury-type parser for embedded content
  • Open Twitter links in native app
  • Allow tapping on embedded images to zoom
  • Automatic marking of stories as read once scrolled past
  • Option to change startup default tab from 'today' to 'following'
  • Mac app

Nüz

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Big News

Subscriptions4
  • Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Max Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Plus Yearly$14.991 Year
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  • Max Yearly$29.991 Year
None

Nüz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Big News free?
Big News is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nüz free?
Nüz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Big News or Nüz?
Big News is rated higher. Big News averages 4.3 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Nüz averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Big News or Nüz have ads?
Neither Big News nor Nüz shows ads.

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