Comparison

Transition vs The Press

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

Head to head
About

Transition

Access the latest trending news and in-depth features from Inland Southern California. Stay informed with city-by-city sections covering Riverside and San Bernardino counties, all conveniently on your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Latest trending news
  • In-depth features
  • City-by-city news sections
  • Riverside County news
  • San Bernardino County news
Features
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The Press-Enterprise is the leading news and information provider for Inland Southern California. The Press-Enterprise mobile app offers the most popular stories from the website so you can stay on top of the latest trending news wherever you might be -- at home, at work or on the road. NEW! Check out the new city-by-city sections in the app for the latest news and features from key cities in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Have a comment or suggestion about the app? Email feedback@pe.com.

About

The Press

Access local news with personalized content recommendations and saved articles for later. Customize notifications and enjoy offline reading. Includes a digital replica of the daily newspaper.

Highlights
  • Personalized news recommendations
  • Saved articles for later reading
  • Customizable push notifications
  • Digital newspaper replica (Enews)
  • Offline reading capability
  • Swipe navigation between articles
  • Follow/unfollow topics
Features
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To continue enjoying our app, we kindly request that you log in again after this update. If you're a subscriber, please take a moment to restore your account to ensure uninterrupted access. You can find the “Restore Subscriptions“ button in Settings under Subscriptions. Welcome to a new app experience, we have optimized our app and giving it a facelift! This faster iOS native app now has the following new features: Your News: Provide personalized recommendations for content based on user preferences. Users will be allowed to customize the content they want to engage with by selecting the topics they are truly interested in. By going to the “Your News” tab the user can bypass the noise of all that is published and home in on the content they want Saved Articles: Save feature that allows users to save articles or other content they are interested in for later reading or reference.Push notifications will remind users to read their saved articles or suggest related content Custom Push Notifications: The user can select what topics they want to be notified about which makes for a much less intrusive experience. Top Navigation Bar: A top navigation bar lets the user switch between sections by swiping or tapping. Enews in-app: Desire the newspaper experience? No need to open a separate app! By simply going to Settings and selecting E-News the user can browse the Digital Replica of the day’s paper. Offline Reading: This feature allows users to enable offline reading from Settings. Offline “Reading Preferences” can also be customized for Settings. Swipe Left: Instead of going back to the main section to find more articles, users have the option to simply swipe, immediately opening other articles in the Section. Follow Topics: A user will be shown articles on topics they are following. To follow select “follow” at the article level and related articles will gain relevancy and be shown more frequently. Just as easily “Unfollow” Terms of Use: https://www.medianewsgroup.com/terms-of-use/ https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Transition4 screens
The Press4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Press at 4.6 against Transition's 1.7. The Press also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (259 vs 74). Transition's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Press sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Transition asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Press holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 259 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 24% of Transition's written reviews are positive against 6% of The Press's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transition ships an update every 3 months, The Press monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Transition versus The Press: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransitionThe Press
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (74 ratings)4.6 (259 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.8% of reviews — better6.3% of reviews
Number of ratings74259 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB188 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerdoapp, incMediaNews Group

Customer experience

Transition

All ratings74 ratings
Positive13.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative82.4%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative71.4%

The Press

All ratings258 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive6.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative87.5%

User reviews

Transition

From 74 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good source for local news
  • 🚀 Fast and easy app
  • 👍 Organized for quick catch-up
  • 👍 Great for Inland Empire/Riverside news
  • 👍 Well done, first site visited daily

Room to improve

  • 👎 Revised app is worthless
  • 👎 Cannot log in without agreeing to tracking
  • 👎 Article blocking for information sharing
  • 👎 Hard to navigate, loads slow
  • 👎 No search feature

The Press

From 259 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 App works fine for some users

Room to improve

  • 👎 App rarely works
  • 👎 Fails to load articles
  • 👎 Run-on spelling errors
  • 👎 Curated newspaper layout is junk
  • 👎 Words run together

Bugs and requests

Transition

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Cannot log in without agreeing to tracking on iOS
  • Pop-up asking to agree to share information
  • App doesn't load
  • News is a week old
  • Print is too small
Show 8 more
  • New version is slow to post
  • Latest news is 18+ hours old
  • New traffic app is not close to original
  • Constantly nags to turn on Bluetooth
  • Stories are repeated and remain for days
  • App is slow to load at times
  • Typos in stories
  • News is dated, not updated enough

Requested features

21 requests
  • Bring back the original app
  • Add search feature
  • Add crosswords and puzzles
  • Add fishing report
  • Add local traffic information
Show 16 more
  • Add video and commentary on stories
  • Update news more frequently
  • Design a search button
  • Improve news updates
  • Make print larger
  • Return to city/area breakdown
  • Add comments section for stories
  • Add Op-Eds
  • Add weather section
  • Add city by city reporting
  • Add ability to swipe to next article
  • Restore opinion sections
  • Improve coverage for outlying areas
  • Improve navigation
  • Add a section for local events
  • Add option to view full article

The Press

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App rarely works
  • Fails to load articles
  • Run-on spelling errors
  • Words run together with no spaces
  • Lines split into paragraphs at random places
Show 10 more
  • Header lines not always at the correct font size
  • Next and Previous buttons are missing
  • Swipe navigation only works with pinch
  • Cannot log into account ('oops something went wrong')
  • Multiple pop-ups for paying customers
  • App crashes every time it's opened
  • No menu option for settings
  • iPhone settings/notifications does not list app for customizing alerts
  • Menu button too close to top left corner
  • Opening collapsible menu restarts the app

Requested features

8 requests
  • Bring back the old app format
  • Improve curated newspaper layout
  • Fix Next/Previous buttons
  • Improve swipe navigation
  • Allow selection of local news by city
Show 3 more
  • Add settings feature
  • Improve UI and menu button placement
  • Fix app restart bug when opening menu

In-app purchases

None

Transition

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

The Press

Subscriptions2
  • Press-Enterprise Monthly Sub$14.991 Month
  • Press-Enterprise Annual Sub1 Year trial$174.991 Year

Questions

Is Transition free?
Transition is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Press free?
The Press is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Transition or The Press?
The Press is rated higher. Transition averages 1.7 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while The Press averages 4.6 from 259 ratings.
Do Transition or The Press have ads?
The Press shows ads; Transition does not.
Which is updated more often, Transition or The Press?
Transition ships an update every 3 months, and The Press monthly. Most recently, Transition was updated on October 27, 2026 and The Press on October 26, 2026.

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