Comparison

The Intercept Reader vs US

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

Head to head
About

The Intercept Reader

Access articles from The Intercept in English and Brazilian Portuguese. This community-maintained app offers a convenient reading experience on your iPhone. Submit feedback directly through the app's settings.

Highlights
  • Read articles from The Intercept
  • Supports English and Brazilian Portuguese
  • Convenient mobile reading experience
  • Community maintained
  • In-app feedback submission
Features
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Unofficial, community maintained app for The Intercept. Read articles in English and Brazilian Portuguese in a convenient app on your iPhone. Submit feedback/questions through the Settings menu!

About

US

Discover and follow candidates running for office at various government levels. Explore elected officials, participate in polls, and test your civics knowledge with interactive quizzes. Stay informed with election updates and announcements.

Highlights
  • Candidate directory by level
  • Search by name, party, or timeframe
  • View elected officials' details
  • Participate in live polls
  • Civics quiz with scoring
  • Receive election notifications
  • Create candidate profiles
Features
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USAMPAC helps you find and follow the people running for office where you live. Browse the candidate directory by level — federal, statewide, or county and city — and narrow the results by party, election cycle, and timeframe, or search for anyone by name. Every listing shows the office being sought, the party, the jurisdiction, and the candidate's own biography and photo. BROWSE WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT You don't need to sign up to explore. Open the app and start browsing candidates and elected officials right away. ELECTED OFFICIALS See who currently holds office, which seat they hold, and the term they were elected to serve. POLLS Vote in active polls and see how everyone else responded, with live percentages once you cast your vote. CIVICS QUIZ Work through the quiz, get scored, review the correct answers next to your own, and retake it as often as you like. NOTIFICATIONS Keep up with announcements and election updates published in the app. FOR CANDIDATES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS Running for office? Create a profile so voters can find you. Add your name, the office you're seeking, your party, jurisdiction, election cycle, biography, and a photo, plus FEC or state filing numbers where they apply. Every profile is reviewed by an administrator before it appears publicly, and you can update your information at any time from Settings. SUPPORTING USAMPAC The app links out to usampac.org and to Zelle if you choose to contribute. No contributions are collected inside the app. USAMPAC is a US American Muslim Public Affairs Committee. Candidate information is submitted by the candidates themselves and reviewed before publication.

Screenshots

The Intercept Reader4 screens
US4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: US at 100% against The Intercept Reader's 50%. US also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). The Intercept Reader's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). 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

US holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Intercept Reader has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of The Intercept Reader's written reviews are positive against 100% of US's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Intercept Reader ships an update every 10 days, US every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Intercept Reader versus US: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Intercept ReaderUS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (18 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB4 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperAaltan AhmadSyed Aftab Naqvi

Customer experience

The Intercept Reader

All ratings18 ratings
Positive72.2%
Neutral22.2%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative10.0%

US

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Intercept Reader

No in-app purchases

None

US

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Intercept Reader free?
The Intercept Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is US free?
US is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Intercept Reader or US?
US is rated higher. The Intercept Reader averages 4.2 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while US averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do The Intercept Reader or US have ads?
Neither The Intercept Reader nor US shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Intercept Reader or US?
The Intercept Reader ships an update every 10 days, and US every 2 days. Most recently, The Intercept Reader was updated on October 10, 2026 and US on October 5, 2026.

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