AverPoint vs State News
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AverPoint
This news app offers a curated experience designed to foster understanding and critical thinking. It suggests articles to broaden your perspective, analyzes your reading habits, and encourages engagement with content through questioning claims and seeking evidence.
- Personalized article suggestions
- Multi-perspective content
- Reading analysis and goal setting
- Credibility layer with claim questioning
- Evidence-based content exploration
- Browser extension integration
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AverPoint is a more elegant news experience that inspires learning instead of outrage. Our tools empower individuals to navigate the world's information crisis, and help you make better choices for yourself, your family, and free societies. Our app suggests articles based on what you’re reading - that aim to broaden and deepen your understanding. Instead of send you down the rabbit hole and reinforce your biases, we aim to help you read about new topics, from multiple perspectives, and across more geographies. Our app also gives you an analysis of what you’re reading, and helps you set weekly goals to improve. We measure what you read on our app, and you can also share articles from other apps to AverPoint - like sharing a link to Twitter. Our app also integrates with our browser extension, which can measure what you read in the background. As you advance in AverPoint, we introduce our “credibility layer” - which encourages you to participate as you read. You can question claims, see the author’s underlying evidence, and request expert reviews. Empowered individuals are our best defense against rising authoritarianism.
State News
Access breaking news, in-depth reporting, and multimedia content from Michigan State University and the Lansing community. Stay informed with campus news, sports, arts, and opinion pieces delivered by student journalists.
- Breaking news alerts
- Campus news and investigations
- Daily e-newsletter
- Opinion and editorial content
- Live sports coverage
- Arts and entertainment updates
- Multimedia content
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Stay connected to the heartbeat of MSU and the greater Lansing community with The State News - Michigan State University’s official independent student voice since 1909. - Breaking News - Campus news, in-depth reporting and investigations - Daily e-newsletter delivered straight to your inbox - Opinion and editorial content - Live sports coverage - Arts and entertainment across campus and East Lansing - Multimedia content including photos, videos, and interactive stories As one of the last independent nonprofit student-run media organizations in the country, The State News delivers trusted, ethical, and balanced journalism produced entirely by currently enrolled MSU students. Support student journalism while staying informed about everything happening at Michigan State University and beyond. Download The State News app today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: AverPoint at 11.0 against State News's 17.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AverPoint against 5.0 for State News. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | AverPoint | State News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Averpoint Inc | State News |
Customer experience
AverPoint
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In-app purchases
AverPoint
No in-app purchases
State News
No in-app purchases
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