EL PAÍS vs Clarín.com
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EL PAÍS
Access global Spanish-language news from multiple editions, including exclusive articles and multimedia content. Enjoy offline reading and news alerts. Subscription unlocks print editions and supplements.
- Access all editions (Spain, Americas, Mexico, Brazil, English, Catalonia)
- Unlimited content access
- Offline reading
- News alerts
- Multimedia content
- Exclusive articles for registered users
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EL PAÍS is the global Spanish-language media leader, with over 65 million readers across its editions. Founded in 1976, it is a point of reference in terms of information, independence and innovation. Through a continuous process of transformation, the daily can now be consulted on multiple formats and across numerous narratives. With the application, you will have access to: · All our editions: Spain, Americas, Mexico, Brazil, In English and Catalonia. · Unlimited access to content on EL PAÍS, all its sections and publications. · Offline reading. · Alerts that let you stay on top of the news. · Top-quality multimedia content. Additionally, just by registering you will have access to exclusive articles. And if you are a subscriber, you will be able to read the print editions of EL PAÍS, its supplements and magazines published in the last 30 days, true to their original formats. Terms of Use : https://elpais.com/suscripciones/digital/condiciones-generales-servicios-agrup-ingles/
Clarín.com
Access all the content from a major Argentine newspaper directly on your mobile device. Stay informed with news, articles, and updates from a comprehensive source.
- Access all newspaper content
- Stay informed
- Comprehensive news source
- Good structure and navigability
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Disfrutá de todos los contenidos de Clarín desde la App
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clarín.com at none against EL PAÍS's 10. Clarín.com also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (2.5 vs 2.1). EL PAÍS's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, review sentiment, 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. EL PAÍS sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Clarín.com asks for nothing beyond the download.
Clarín.com holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 201 and 81 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of EL PAÍS's written reviews are positive against 13% of Clarín.com's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
EL PAÍS ships an update every 2 weeks, Clarín.com every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | EL PAÍS | Clarín.com |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (201 ratings) | 2.5 (81 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.1% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 201 — better | 81 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 298 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 12+ |
| Developer | Ediciones El Pais SL | AGEA Sociedad anónima |
Customer experience
EL PAÍS
Clarín.com
User reviews
EL PAÍS
From 201 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌐 Good for learning Spanish
- 📰 Quality journalism
- 👍 Easy to navigate
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 💤 Slow performance
- 📢 Excessive ads
- 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription
- 🔄 Constant log-out issues
Clarín.com
From 81 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good structure and navigability
- 👍 Keeps informed abroad
- 👍 Most complete Argentine newspaper app
Room to improve
- 😠 Constant ads and pop-ups
- 😠 Unstable and resets frequently
- 😠 Subscribers cannot access content
- 😠 Videos play automatically and disruptively
- 😠 App freezes or becomes unresponsive
Bugs and requests
EL PAÍS
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes or crashes on launch
- Inability to log in or stay logged in
- Corrupted or missing content after updates
- Navigation issues (e.g. getting stuck on home page)
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to save articles for later
- Improved integration with other apps (e.g. Pocket, Google)
- More customization options
Clarín.com
Reported bugs
17 issues- App resets continuously
- Subscriber content inaccessible
- App freezes, stuck on a note
- Videos open automatically
- Black bar obstructs view on iOS
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- App cannot be opened after update
- App closes immediately upon opening
- Login issues, requires re-authentication constantly
- Ads with music cannot be deactivated
- No back button
- Images are cropped
- App doesn't remember login credentials
- Constant login errors
- App shows old news until refreshed
- Returns to top of titles after reading
- News in English and Portuguese appear
- App is slow
Requested features
7 requests- Improve search functionality
- Add comment section for notes
- Fix bug showing black bar on iOS
- Improve variety of news articles
- Allow viewing comments from PC
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- Make app more intuitive
- Improve image display and zoom
In-app purchases
EL PAÍS
- Suscripción básica semanal7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Suscripción básica mensual3 Months trial$10.001 Month
- Suscripción básica mensual1 Month trial$10.001 Month
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- Suscripción premium mensual1 Month trial$14.001 Month
- Suscripción básica anual1 Year trial4 variants$99.991 Year
- Suscripción básica anual$99.991 Year
- Suscripción premium anual$129.991 Year
Clarín.com
No in-app purchases
