1NEWS vs RBA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1NEWS
Access breaking news, in-depth journalism, and expert analysis from trusted journalists. Watch live TV news, follow sports, view videos, and explore lifestyle content. Stay updated with local and global stories through easy-to-use alerts.
- Live breaking news updates
- Live video streams
- News alerts
- Watch live TV news shows
- Life section content
- Share stories
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Get the free 1News app for the latest news, in-depth journalism and expert analysis from TVNZ journalists you trust. You can watch live TV news, follow sport as it happens, watch videos of the moments that matter and visit our exciting new Life section. Our news app is easy to use, and keeps you up to date with breaking stories from NZ and around the world. Features: *Live updates on breaking news *Live video streams of big moments as they happen *Alerts to keep you up to date with the latest news *Watch TV news shows live *News for rangatahi from the Re: News team *Life section covering psychology, work, play, parenting, health, food and style *Share stories with your friends via text, email and social media
RBA
Access the latest news and live broadcasts from Rwanda. Enjoy categorized articles, real-time notifications, and streaming of RTV, KC2 TV, and RBA Radios. Listen to podcasts and watch video replays.
- Modern user interface
- Real-time news notifications
- Categorized news articles
- RTV live streaming
- KC2 TV live streaming
- RBA Radios streaming
- Podcasts playlist
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Find in this update our more -Modern, Interactive and Beautiful user interfaces -Get Latest article's Real time notifications. -Categorized news articles, -RTV live streaming -KC2 TV live streaming -Video replays. -RBA Radios streaming -Podcasts playlist. Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RBA at 4.1 against 1NEWS's 3.3. RBA also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 1NEWS's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RBA holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 8 respectively.
1NEWS ships an update every 2 weeks, RBA every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1NEWS | RBA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (13 ratings) | 4.1 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Television New Zealand Ltd | Gino Ltd |
Customer experience
1NEWS
RBA
Bugs and requests
1NEWS
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes when scrolling articles
- App crashes at same location repeatedly
- Crashes with longer articles
- Crashes on iPad with iPadOS 26.2
- Video player not working
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- Videos fail to load after ads
- Landscape mode not functioning
- Portrait mode forced on iPad
- App freezes when opening links
- Crashes when selecting articles
- Error messages during scrolling
- Full-screen video not supported
- Unskippable ads with broken skip button
- Connection errors
- Splash screen crashes on startup
Requested features
12 requests- Landscape mode support for iPad
- Search functionality
- Picture-in-Picture video mode
- Accessibility features (text-to-speech)
- Widget support
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- Content filtering options
- Reading list feature
- Improved video player controls
- Full-screen video support
- Ability to report bugs in-app
- Longer article history
- Better font size adjustment options
RBA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
1NEWS
No in-app purchases
RBA
No in-app purchases
