Daily Maverick vs ITWeb
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daily Maverick
Access in-depth news, investigations, analysis, and opinion from a South African perspective with a global outlook. This publication is independently owned and funded through reader contributions, advertising, events, and grants.
- In-depth news coverage
- Investigative journalism
- Expert analysis
- Opinion pieces
- South African perspective
- Global worldview
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Daily Maverick is a unique blend of news, investigations, analysis and opinion. We are a South African based publication with a worldview. Every part of Daily Maverick is free to access and no payment is required, although some civic-minded readers participate in our voluntary membership programme designed to keep our journalism free for all. Daily Maverick is run by an independently owned, private company with no affiliation to any other media group (or political party or religious organisation.) It is funded through membership reader contributions, advertising, events and grants. The Daily Maverick App is provided subject to the following End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ITWeb
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ITWeb at none against Daily Maverick's 1. ITWeb also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). Daily Maverick's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). 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. Daily Maverick sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. ITWeb asks for nothing beyond the download.
Daily Maverick ships an update every 11 days, ITWeb every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daily Maverick | ITWeb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Daily Maverick | IT WEB (PTY) LTD |
In-app purchases
Daily Maverick
- Insider$9.991 Month
ITWeb
No in-app purchases
