ProPublica vs Monadnock Ledger
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.
Monadnock Ledger
Access live news updates and a digital replica of the print edition. Receive breaking news alerts and share stories easily on your phone or tablet. Features intuitive multi-touch gestures for a paper-like reading experience.
- Live news updates
- Print edition replica
- Breaking news alerts
- Story sharing
- Multi-touch gestures
- Paper-like reading experience
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The Monadnock Ledger-Transcript app allows readers to read live news as it's updated through the day and a replica of the print edition. Stories are automatically updated every few minutes all day long. You can receive breaking news alerts, share stories with friends and family - all on your phone or tablet. The app uses iOS Multi-touch gestures to provide fast and easy navigation and a natural paper-like reading experience-- and with all the information readers want and need to actively engage in life in New Hampshire's Monadnock region.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ProPublica at none against Monadnock Ledger's shown. ProPublica also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and chart position (#127 vs unranked). Monadnock Ledger's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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.
Monadnock Ledger holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 104 and 50 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of ProPublica's written reviews are positive against 100% of Monadnock Ledger's.
ProPublica ships an update every 4 months, Monadnock Ledger every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ProPublica | Monadnock Ledger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (104 ratings) | 4.8 (50 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 104 — better | 50 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #127 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ProPublica | Newspapers of New England, Inc. |
Customer experience
ProPublica
Monadnock Ledger
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
Monadnock Ledger
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ProPublica
No in-app purchases
Monadnock Ledger
No in-app purchases
Questions
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