KIC News vs Hubly Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KIC News
Access news and radio broadcasts in multiple languages, including Karen, Myanmar, and English. Stream live radio and listen to audio files, or watch videos directly within the app.
- Multilingual news content
- Live radio streaming
- Audio file playback
- Video content viewing
- Support for Karen, Myanmar, and English
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This is KIC's official app for iOS - News can read on multiple languages(Karen, Myanmar and English) - You can listen to live radio and other audio files. - You can also watch video on this app
Hubly Reader
Stay informed with your preferred news sources through a clean and modern RSS reader. Organize articles by category, search quickly, and enjoy distraction-free reading. Upgrade for unlimited feeds, notifications, and read-later functionality.
- Personalized RSS feed following
- Clean and modern interface
- Article categorization and filtering
- Quick article search
- Distraction-free reader mode
- Unlimited feeds with Premium
- Read Later functionality
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All your news in one place and summarized for you. Hubly brings all your news sites into a single, clean feed designed like a magazine. Add any site: just paste its address and Hubly finds the feed for you. And every day, the AI on your device prepares a summary of the last 24 hours of news. Everything is computed on‑device — nothing leaves your phone. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Follow all your news sites in one feed, without intrusive ads • Add a source in one step — paste an address, Hubly detects the feed • Read in peace with Reader mode: a clean article, no ads or banners; tap once to return to the full page • Explore by topic: Hubly automatically sorts articles (Tech, AI, Science, Sports, Politics, Culture…) • Save articles to read later • A personalized feed that adapts to what you read YOUR DAILY AI SUMMARY A clear, journalist‑style synthesis of the day's important news, generated on your device with Apple Intelligence. Private, fast, no account. Get it every day at the time you choose. PRIVACY FIRST No account required. The summary is computed on‑device. Your reading stays yours. iCloud sync across your devices. HUBLY PREMIUM Go unlimited: unlimited sources, per‑source notifications, and zero ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hubly Reader at 50% against KIC News's 0%. Hubly Reader also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). KIC News's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. Hubly Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. KIC News asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hubly Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of KIC News's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hubly Reader's.
| Parameter | KIC News | Hubly Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Naw Ka Nyaw Will | Quentin Van Eylen |
Customer experience
KIC News
Hubly Reader
In-app purchases
KIC News
No in-app purchases
Hubly Reader
- Hubly Premium$2.99
