Outside vs BDN e
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Outside
Access content from 15 outdoor and wellness publications in one app. Discover articles, videos, training plans, recipes, and gear guides tailored to your interests. Share your favorite content with friends and stay inspired for your next adventure.
- Content from 15 publications
- Personalized content feed
- Trending articles and videos
- Gear reviews and buying guides
- Training plans and recipes
- Content sharing
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Fuel all your adventures with the latest from 15 brands across the Outside Network, including Outside, Velo, Yoga Journal, Vegetarian Times, and more. Plus, watch trending videos from the palm of your hand. Start using this free app by logging in with your Outside+ subscription. Your daily destination for content from: Outside • Outside Watch • Backpacker • Clean Eating • Climbing • National Park Trips • SKI • Trail Runner • Triathlete • Vegetarian Times • Velo • Women’s Running • Yoga Journal • And More Get inspired to get outside with these app features: - Explore content tailored to your interests, and fill your feed with what you love – choose from running, cycling, backpacking, climbing, nutrition, snow sports, triathlon, yoga, strength training, and more. - Get the latest new and greatest stories from across the Outside Network – long reads, breaking news, in-depth event coverage (Tour de France, IRONMAN, and more), gear reviews & buying guides, opinion pieces, training plans for all levels, yoga practices, recipes, meal plans, and more. - See which articles and videos are trending. - Spread the stoke, and share your favorite content with your favorite adventure buddies. Terms of Use: https://www.outsideinc.com/terms-of-use/
BDN e
Access Maine's state and local news with this fast, easy-to-use e-paper application. Enjoy award-winning coverage of homestead, outdoors, sports, and politics with a light ad experience and quick page loads.
- State and local news coverage
- Fast and easy navigation
- Light ad experience
- Quick page load times
- Homestead and Outdoors coverage
- Sports and politics news
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Bangor Daily News Maine news, local stories & breaking updates For more than 135 years, the Bangor Daily News has told Maine's story — without fear and without favor. Now it's easier than ever to take our journalism with you. The BDN app brings you breaking news from across the state of Maine featuring award-winning journalism covering politics, outdoors, sports, investigative reporting, and more. We’re here for you. Built for how you read: • Save stories to read offline, wherever the day takes you • Customize alerts so you only hear about what matters to you • Dark mode for late nights and early mornings • Fast, clean, and easy to navigate on iPhone and iPad The app is free to download. Create an account to access a selection of free articles each week, or subscribe for unlimited access to everything the BDN publishes. Either way, you're supporting the independent journalism Maine has relied on since 1889. Terms of Service: bangordailynews.com/terms Privacy Policy: bangordailynews.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BDN e at none against Outside's 1. BDN e also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 22%). Outside's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Outside sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $89.99 per year. BDN e asks for nothing beyond the download.
Outside holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.8K and 369 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of Outside's written reviews are positive against 33% of BDN e's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Outside ships an update every 3 weeks, BDN e every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Outside | BDN e |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better | 4.3 (369 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.6% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 369 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #111 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Outside Television Inc | Bangor Daily News |
Customer experience
Outside
BDN e
Bugs and requests
Outside
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues
- Incompatible with older devices
- Crashing on video playback
- Content not updating frequently
Requested features
4 requests- Apple Watch support for Trailforks
- Ability to save articles
- Better article organization and sorting
- Separate apps for each publication
BDN e
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Outside
- Outside+ All Access$89.991 Year
BDN e
No in-app purchases
