Newser vs Raw Story
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Newser
Get informed with concise news stories, typically two paragraphs long, covering the day's most important and interesting events. A grid format allows for quick scanning of headlines to stay updated.
- Brief news stories
- Two-paragraph summaries
- Grid format headlines
- Stay informed quickly
- Important and interesting news
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Newser makes it easy to read less and know more: Our stories are brief – usually two paragraphs that tell you all you need to know about the day’s most important and interesting news. Too busy for that? We get it. Our grid format gives you a simple way to scan the day’s headlines and stay informed.
Raw Story
Access award-winning investigative journalism and breaking news from a progressive perspective. This app delivers underreported stories and bold opinion pieces, along with daily games to engage users.
- Investigative reporting
- Breaking news
- Opinion columns
- Daily games
- Premium content access
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Popular. Fearless. Progressive. Raw Story is an investigative news website focused on the issues that matter and bringing underreported news to light. Raw Story delivers award-winning investigative reporting, breaking news and bold opinion columns to more than six million readers a month. Our new app includes an assortment of games — updated daily — to keep you sharp. It also allows you to subscribe in-app to get unlimited access to our premium content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Raw Story at 82% against Newser's 20%. Raw Story also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.4) and ratings volume (4.7K vs 107). Newser's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads 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. Raw Story sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Newser asks for nothing beyond the download.
Raw Story holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Raw Story has 4.7K ratings behind it against 107, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Newser's written reviews are positive against 82% of Raw Story's.
Newser ships an update fortnightly, Raw Story every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Newser | Raw Story |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (107 ratings) | 4.8 (4.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.2% of reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 107 | 4.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Newser | RawStoryMedia |
Customer experience
Newser
Raw Story
Bugs and requests
Newser
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Raw Story
Reported bugs
3 issues- Repeated log-outs and login failures
- Compatibility issues with certain browsers
- Freezing and crashing on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved layout and readability
- Better integration with password managers
In-app purchases
Newser
No in-app purchases
Raw Story
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$6.991 Month
- Annual + Subscription1 Year trial$69.991 Year
