Comparison

Herald vs Global Intelligence

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Herald

Access local news, in-depth journalism, and engaging multimedia content. Stay informed with breaking news, sports scores, and weather alerts. Customize your reading experience and enjoy a digital replica of the print edition.

Highlights
  • In-depth local journalism
  • Breaking news and alerts
  • Sports coverage
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Offline reading
  • eNewspaper access
  • USA TODAY integration
Features
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From critically acclaimed storytelling to powerful photography to engaging videos — The Herald-Mail app delivers the local news that matters most to your community. APP FEATURES: • Access all of our in-depth journalism, including things to do around town, sports coverage from high school to the pros, and much more. • Enjoy a streamlined, fast-loading experience that makes it easy to view the stories, photos, and videos that matter to you. • Get breaking news, sports scores, and weather alerts with real-time notifications tailored to your interests. • Customize your experience by saving your favorite stories, adjusting text size, using night mode, or reading offline. • eNewspaper: Just like our print edition but accessible on your mobile devices. And access to USA TODAY and 200+ local eNewspapers. MORE INFORMATION: • Privacy Policy: https://cm.heraldmailmedia.com/privacy/ • Terms of Service: https://cm.heraldmailmedia.com/terms/ • Help Center: https://help.heraldmailmedia.com • Subscriptions are charged to your account at confirmation of purchase and automatically renew each month or year, unless turned off in your account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. See "Subscription Support" in the app's Settings for more details and customer service contact information.

About

Global Intelligence

Features
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Global Intelligence turns the day's world news into something you can actually read in a few minutes — organized by the aspects of the world that matter (politics, economy, conflict, technology, and more), not an endless scroll of headlines. FREE — TOP 10 See the 10 most significant stories in the world right now, ranked and updated daily. No subscription required. This is a permanent free feature. PREMIUM — THE DAILY BRIEFING Subscribe to Global Intelligence Premium to unlock the full Briefing: one clear, carefully written paragraph per world aspect, every day — a complete picture of what's happening globally, without the noise of scrolling through dozens of individual articles. Global Intelligence Premium is an auto-renewable subscription billed monthly, with pricing shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. ALSO INCLUDED, FREE My Briefing: pin the aspects you personally track and follow them over time. Search: on-device search across your cached briefings — no query ever leaves your phone. Category customization: hide the categories you don't care about. BUILT FOR EFFICIENCY AND PRIVACY The app makes at most one network request a day, downloading the next published briefing pack. Everything else — search, pinning, reading — happens entirely on-device. Contact: support@equalinformation.com Privacy Policy: https://equalinformation.com/global-intelligence-site/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://equalinformation.com/global-intelligence-site/terms/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Herald4 screens
Global Intelligence3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Global Intelligence at none against Herald's shown. Global Intelligence also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Herald sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Global Intelligence sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Herald ships an update monthly, Global Intelligence daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Herald versus Global Intelligence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeraldGlobal Intelligence
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (216 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings216 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUSA TODAY Co., Inc.Bhim Upadhyaya

Bugs and requests

Herald

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App pages locking up
  • Cannot sign in to the app
  • App not recognizing subscription
  • App repeatedly asks to subscribe
  • App freezes at startup screen
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  • Errors loading news stories
  • App not updated with latest news
  • Obituaries not updated online
  • New version is horrible
  • App does not contain all content from print edition

Requested features

9 requests
  • Bring back e-edition
  • Include all content from print edition
  • Bring back comics
  • Improve local sports coverage
  • Allow subscription cancellation online
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  • Improve app security protocols
  • Make app free or ad-supported
  • Improve news update frequency
  • Add dark mode

Global Intelligence

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Herald

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Digital Rate1 Month trial$14.991 Month
  • Monthly Digital Subscription1 Month trial2 variants$19.991 Month
  • Annual Digital Subscription1 Year trial$69.991 Year
1 purchases

Global Intelligence

Subscriptions1
  • Global Intelligence Premium,$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Herald free?
Herald is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Global Intelligence free?
Global Intelligence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Herald or Global Intelligence have ads?
Herald shows ads; Global Intelligence does not.
Which is updated more often, Herald or Global Intelligence?
Herald ships an update monthly, and Global Intelligence daily. Most recently, Herald was updated on October 31, 2026 and Global Intelligence on October 25, 2026.

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