TMZ vs Nerdcave77
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TMZ
Stay updated with the latest in entertainment news and celebrity gossip. Get exclusive stories, breaking alerts, and candid footage directly on your device. Access photos and stream full episodes of popular shows.
- Exclusive stories and footage
- Breaking news alerts
- Home and Lock Screen widget
- Candid celebrity interviews
- Curated photo galleries
- Stream full episodes
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Your #1 source for breaking entertainment news. Download the free TMZ app to discover breaking stories from the heart of Hollywood. From shocking, exclusive details to hilarious pop culture moments, the TMZ app will always keep you in the know. Features: • EXCLUSIVE STORIES — Whether it's legal drama, compelling photos, or exciting footage, get access to accurate information you won't find anywhere else. • BREAKING ALERTS — Be first to receive breaking news notifications right to your device. • NEWS WIDGET — View the latest stories right from your Home Screen and Lock Screen with the TMZ widget. • CANDID FOOTAGE — Watch exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes highlights featuring your favorite celebrities and entertainers. • PHOTO GALLERIES — Get lost in endless, curated galleries of memorable celebrity, entertainment, and pop-culture moments. • STREAM EPISODES — Never miss your daily dose of TMZ by streaming full episodes of "TMZ on TV" and "TMZ Live" on demand. We may work with mobile advertising companies and other similar entities that help deliver advertisements tailored to your interests. For more information about such advertising practices, and to opt-out in mobile apps, see http://www.aboutads.info/choices/. You may also download the App Choices app at http://www.aboutads.info/appchoices Privacy: https://www.tmz.com/privacy
Nerdcave77
This app delivers curated news and updates for collectors across various hobbies like sports cards, Pokémon TCG, and comics. It features a drop calendar with reminders and alerts for new articles, allowing users to save stories for later reading.
- Breaking news for collectors
- Drop Calendar with countdowns
- Push reminders for drops
- New article alerts
- Save articles for later
- No accounts or ads
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Nerdcave77 is the collector's newsstand — every story about the hobby you love, in one clean feed. - Breaking news across sports cards, Pokémon TCG, comics, and digital collectibles - Drop Calendar: every confirmed physical release and digital drop, with countdowns and push reminders so you never miss one - New article alerts: get pinged the moment a story publishes - Saved stories: bookmark articles to read later, right on your device No accounts. No ads. No noise. Just the hobby. Published by Nerdcave77 — digital & physical collectibles news.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Nerdcave77 at none against TMZ's shown. Nerdcave77 also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). TMZ's advantage is ratings volume (215K vs 1) and chart position (#172 vs unranked). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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.
Nerdcave77 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TMZ has 215K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TMZ ships an update monthly, Nerdcave77 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TMZ | Nerdcave77 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (215K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 215K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #172 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ehm Productions, Inc. | Carlos Guerra |
Customer experience
TMZ
Nerdcave77
Bugs and requests
TMZ
Reported bugs
4 issues- Videos not loading or playing properly
- App redirecting to App Store unexpectedly
- Notifications not working reliably
- Frequent app crashes on iOS devices
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back comment section with moderation
- Add ability to turn off notification badges
- Improve swipe navigation between articles
- Make app more user-friendly on tablets
Nerdcave77
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TMZ
No in-app purchases
Nerdcave77
No in-app purchases
