TheUNN vs MyNorthwest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TheUNN
This app provides a unique perspective on global events, focusing on positive and innovative stories. It aims to inform, educate, and engage users, fostering a sense of hope and encouraging action for a better world.
- Possibility-oriented storytelling
- Focus on hope and innovation
- Platform for diverse voices
- Global news and information
- Engaging and informative content
- Promotes a safer, healthier world
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TheUNN comes to connect every one of us with the universe and all its beauties, the noble deeds, the inventions, the heroic deeds, the mysteries, and the uncertainties that we encounter every day in our lives, helping us become aware of the rapid changes in the universe. Given the pace of fast changes today, we need the media that helps us navigate the uncertainties, giving us perspectives hidden behind what we see in online news and encounter daily. At TheUNN, we focus on possibility-oriented storytelling that fuels hope and sparks innovative ideas and actions; seeking to lead discussions, creating, disseminating, and using news and information that serves us all, and providing a platform for diverse voices, forms, and engaging everyone, continually engaging and innovating. Welcome to The Universal News network. Please join us, and let’s together journey and work towards informing, educating, and engaging the peoples of the universe in a way that makes our universe a safer and healthier place for the entire humanity to live, cherish and succeed.
MyNorthwest
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MyNorthwest leads the conversation about the rapidly changing Puget Sound region with news that matters, curated opinion, and expert analysis. MyNorthwest is the digital arm of KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM, Seattle Sports 710 AM, and AM 770 KTTH, and the home for breaking news, sports, traffic, weather, opinion, and more for the greater Seattle region. NEWS Get the latest news from MyNorthwest. Stay up to date with breaking news, get inside analysis from local experts, and make sense of the headlines with talk host opinion. WEATHER Find 7-day forecasts, radar maps, weather cameras, photos and analysis from meteorologist Ted Buehner. TRAFFIC Check the live real-time traffic map and cameras across the Puget Sound region, plus get analysis from the KIRO Traffic team. SPORTS Seattle Sports news and analysis covering the Seahawks, Mariners, Kraken, UW Huskies, and more from your favorite 710 hosts. LISTEN ON-DEMAND Never miss a show with podcasts from all your favorite radio hosts. Pick up where you left off and share highlights and episodes with your friends. CONNECT Get breaking news alerts via push notifications and in-app messaging. Submit your photos and videos to be featured in social channels and on MyNorthwest. Join our community! Facebook: /mynorthwest Instagram: @mynorthwest X: @mynorthwest Website: mynorthwest.com About Bonneville Bonneville Seattle is part of the Bonneville International family, which is an integrated media and marketing solutions company dedicated to building up, connecting, informing and celebrating families and communities. Founded in 1964, Bonneville currently operates radio and TV stations, local websites, chart topping podcasts and other digital distribution assets in six western U.S. markets. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Bonneville is a subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation (DMC), a for-profit arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Visit https://bonneville.com/ to learn more. For a full list of our markets and digital assets, please visit https://bonneville.com/markets/ Terms of use: https://mynorthwest.com/194645/terms-of-use/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: TheUNN at none against MyNorthwest's shown. TheUNN also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
TheUNN ships an update monthly, MyNorthwest every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TheUNN | MyNorthwest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | TheUNN Corporation | Bonneville International |
In-app purchases
TheUNN
No in-app purchases
MyNorthwest
No in-app purchases









