ProPublica vs Texts From Bernie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ProPublica
Access in-depth investigative journalism covering critical topics like government, healthcare, and criminal justice. Enjoy a streamlined reading experience with offline support and notifications for major stories.
- Latest investigative journalism
- Reporting on government and policy
- Coverage of healthcare and criminal justice
- Environmental reporting
- Streamlined reading experience
- Offline support
- Story notifications
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• Get the latest independent investigative journalism from ProPublica. • Dig deep into reporting about government and policy, health care, criminal justice, the environment and more. • Get a streamlined reading experience, with smart offline support and notifications for our biggest stories.
Texts From Bernie
Access a curated collection of memorable quotes from Senator Bernie Sanders. Receive a daily quote automatically and easily share them across various platforms. Explore hundreds of quotes covering his political career, with options to remove ads.
- Hundreds of Bernie Sanders quotes
- Daily quote delivery
- Share quotes via text, Twitter, etc.
- Today Widget and Apple Watch support
- Spotlight search integration
- Love/hate quotes on Facebook
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This app collects some of the most memorable quotes from Senator Bernie Sanders. This free app offers hundreds of hand-picked publicly available quotes from the man himself. Get a new quote delivered to your phone automatically every day! The quotes are pulled from many public online sources and cover most of Bernie's political career. This app is free but ad-supported. If you wish, ads can be removed through a simple in-app purchase. FEATURES: - Hundreds of Bernie quotes, updated regularly. - Quickly love or hate a quote on Facebook. - Share quotes easily with any other service, including as a text message, Twitter, and more. - Get the quote of the day in the Today Widget, or on your Apple Watch. - All quotes are indexed in Spotlight and available for search on your device. DISCLAIMER: This application is not affiliated with nor endorsed by any political campaign, candidate or political action committee.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ProPublica at none against Texts From Bernie's 7. ProPublica also leads on ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#126 vs unranked). Texts From Bernie's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). On price, 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. Texts From Bernie sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. ProPublica asks for nothing beyond the download.
Texts From Bernie holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 104 and 264 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of ProPublica's written reviews are positive against 88% of Texts From Bernie's.
ProPublica ships an update every 4 months, Texts From Bernie fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ProPublica | Texts From Bernie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (104 ratings) | 4.9 (264 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.8% of reviews | 88.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 104 | 264 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #126 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ProPublica | Catloaf Software LLC |
Customer experience
ProPublica
Texts From Bernie
User reviews
ProPublica
From 104 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📰 High-quality investigative journalism
- ✅ Factual, unbiased reporting
- 🎯 In-depth, well-researched stories
- 🆓 Ad-free content
- 🧹 Clean, simple interface
Room to improve
- 🌙 Bright white screen (no dark mode)
- 📤 Social sharing doesn't include headlines
- ⚠️ Outdated app updates
- 🖼️ Image sizing issues on older devices
- 🔄 Slow initial loading times
Texts From Bernie
From 264 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Informative and succinct talking points
- 👍 Great quotes from Bernie Sanders
- 👍 Inspiring and hopeful messages
- 👍 Real and on-the-mark content
- 👍 Insightful and thoughtful information
Room to improve
- 👎 One user quotes Churchill negatively on socialism
- 👎 One user expresses a critical view of Democrats
Bugs and requests
ProPublica
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes on launch
- App won't open or load content
- Stories don't appear when clicked
- MuckReads section fails to load
- Data filter dropdowns non-functional
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- Articles don't fit screen (horizontal scrolling required)
- Images not resizing properly
- App freezes phone
- Device registration issues
- Content never populates
Requested features
9 requests- Dark mode for nighttime reading
- Bookmark/save articles function
- Home screen widget
- Adjustable font size
- Persistent font size settings
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- iOS 18 theme adherence
- Read-later app integration (Instapaper, Pocket)
- Improved article navigation
- Better browsing of older stories
Texts From Bernie
No bugs or feature requests surfaced in reviews.
In-app purchases
ProPublica
No in-app purchases
Texts From Bernie
- Premium Texts7 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Premium Texts (promo)7 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Premium Texts14 Days trial$1.991 Month
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- Premium Texts (promo)1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Premium Texts14 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Premium Texts (promo)1 Year trial$19.991 Year
- Remove all ads$0.99
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