ProPublica vs Raw Story
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.
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 in-app purchases: ProPublica at none against Raw Story's 2. ProPublica also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Raw Story's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (4.7K vs 105). On price, review sentiment, 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. ProPublica asks for nothing beyond the download.
Raw Story holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Raw Story has 4.7K ratings behind it against 105, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of ProPublica's written reviews are positive against 82% of Raw Story's.
ProPublica ships an update every 4 months, Raw Story every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ProPublica | Raw Story |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (105 ratings) | 4.8 (4.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.8% of reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 105 | 4.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | — | #176 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ProPublica | RawStoryMedia |
Customer experience
ProPublica
Raw Story
User reviews
ProPublica
From 105 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
Raw Story
From 4.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great news coverage
- 💡 Unbiased and fact-based reporting
- 🚀 Timely updates on current events
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent login issues
- 🔒 Concerns about password management
- 🔋 Unstable app experience
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
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
ProPublica
No in-app purchases
Raw Story
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$6.991 Month
- Annual + Subscription1 Year trial$69.991 Year
