Comparison

Next Level News vs ShoutPLEX Multi

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

Head to head
About

Next Level News

Consolidate your news from various sources into a single, organized feed. This reader offers advanced customization, bulk actions, offline saving options, and seamless iCloud synchronization across devices.

Highlights
  • Organize feeds into custom categories
  • Save articles as PDF, Webarchive, or .webloc
  • Multi-selection for bulk actions
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Advanced search with bulk actions
  • Background feed updates with notifications
Features
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Gather your news in one place and organize it the way you like; Next Level News is a one of a kind news reader with modern iOS features, powerful bulk actions, undo/redo support, iCloud sync, advanced search, multi-selection support, save for offline reading, and so much more.  YOUR NEWS, YOUR WAY Customize article previews for each feed and group feeds into your own custom categories. A NEW KIND OF NEWS READER Next Level News provides advanced features you won’t find in other apps; you can apply bulk actions not just to entire feeds, but also to entire sections of content and to custom categories you create.  SAVE FOR LATER, SAVE FOREVER -Save news articles as PDF files and view them in your favorite PDF reader app or in the Files app. -Save news articles as Webarchive files and view them in Safari offline. -Save news articles and web links as Web Internet Location Files (.webloc). MULTI-SELECTION Want to act on several articles but not the entire list? Multi-selection is supported. Most news readers allow you to either act on one article at a time or the entire list. With Next Level News, select as many articles as you want. UNDO/REDO Made a mistake? Next Level News supports undo/redo (even for bulk actions). FEATURES: •Follow the news from your most trusted sources. •Group news feeds into custom categories. •Subscribe to RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds. •Customize article previews for each feed. •Apply powerful bulk actions to an entire feed, an entire custom category, and even to an entire section of content by using the context menu shown when you long press on screen. •Apply bulk actions to all articles that appear above or below a particular article. •Add articles to your Favorites or send them to the Trash. •Share articles using the iOS Share Sheet. •Save articles as PDF files. •Save articles as Webarchive files. •Save news articles and links as Web Internet Location Files (.webloc). •Print RSS articles and web pages opened within the app (printing can be initiated through the Share Sheet or by using the Command+P keyboard shortcut on an iPad with an attached keyboard). •Undo and redo is fully supported, even for bulk actions (use either a shake gesture or the standard iOS three finger tap to bring up the undo/redo menu). •Sync articles on all your iOS devices via iCloud (iCloud can be disabled in the Settings app). •Take advantage of powerful search. •Apply bulk actions to search results. •Fast select multiple articles using the standard iOS two finger drag gesture on the timeline (this allows you to apply an action only to the selected articles). •Update feeds while the app is in the background and get notifications in the Notification Center. •Import and export OPML feed lists. •Choose your preferred text size with Dynamic Type. •Supports multiple windows on iPad. •Dark Mode is fully supported. •Open the Comments page of an article directly within the app (if a Comments page is provided by the feed author). •And more! --- Next Level News Pro offers a 7 day risk free trial. Cancel anytime before the trial period ends at no cost to you. If you choose to subscribe to Next Level News payment will be charged to your iTunes account. By default your subscription automatically renews and your account is charged 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. Cancel your subscription anytime in the App Store app to disable autorenew.

About

ShoutPLEX Multi

This app allows users to play multiple audio streams simultaneously, with automatic volume ducking for secondary streams when primary ones become active. It supports various streaming protocols and offers robust privacy features with no ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Multiple audio stream playback
  • Automatic volume ducking
  • Supports SHOUTcast, Icecast, Broadcastify
  • Stream activity indicator
  • No trackers, ads, or in-app purchases
  • Open source code
Features
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ShoutPLEX lets you play multiple audio streams at a time, ideal for the police or fire scanning enthusiast on-the-go! The app will automatically "duck" the volume of apps you've set as Secondary when Primary streams become active, letting you choose what's most important for you to hear You can optionally add the credentials of your (paid) Broadcastify membership to add those as well. Channels currently modulating (producing audio) light up pink as shown in the screenshot, to indicate stream activity The app supports SHOUTcast, Icecast, and Broadcastify streaming URLs. (You'll need to find and add these yourself) We take privacy very seriously around here and as such, there are no trackers, no ads, and no in-app purchases. Finally, while your Broadcastify credentials are stored in the app's space on your phone, they are only transmitted to Broadcastify when authenticating your requests, via HTTPS. We do not, and will never, store or send those credentials anywhere else This app's code is entirely open source! Please find that info in the Settings page

Screenshots

Next Level News4 screens
ShoutPLEX Multi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShoutPLEX Multi at none against Next Level News's 3. Next Level News's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.7 vs 16.0). On price, rating, 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. Next Level News sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. ShoutPLEX Multi asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Next Level News against 5.0 for ShoutPLEX Multi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Next Level News versus ShoutPLEX Multi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNext Level NewsShoutPLEX Multi
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.7 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB1 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperApp Tyrant CorpMark Mutti

Customer experience

Next Level News

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ShoutPLEX Multi

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Next Level News

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Plan7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan$8.991 Month
  • Next Level News Yearly$64.991 Year
None

ShoutPLEX Multi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Next Level News free?
Next Level News is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShoutPLEX Multi free?
ShoutPLEX Multi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Next Level News or ShoutPLEX Multi?
Next Level News and ShoutPLEX Multi are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Next Level News or ShoutPLEX Multi have ads?
Neither Next Level News nor ShoutPLEX Multi shows ads.

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