ProPublica vs The Intercept Reader
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.
The Intercept Reader
Access articles from The Intercept in English and Brazilian Portuguese. This community-maintained app offers a convenient reading experience on your iPhone. Submit feedback directly through the app's settings.
- Read articles from The Intercept
- Supports English and Brazilian Portuguese
- Convenient mobile reading experience
- Community maintained
- In-app feedback submission
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Unofficial, community maintained app for The Intercept. Read articles in English and Brazilian Portuguese in a convenient app on your iPhone. Submit feedback/questions through the Settings menu!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Intercept Reader at every 10 days against ProPublica's every 4 months. ProPublica's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 50%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ProPublica holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ProPublica has 104 ratings behind it against 18, 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 50% of The Intercept Reader's.
ProPublica ships an update every 4 months, The Intercept Reader every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ProPublica | The Intercept Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (104 ratings) — better | 4.2 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.8% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 104 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #51 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | +4 |
| Developer | ProPublica | Aaltan Ahmad |
Customer experience
ProPublica
The Intercept Reader
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
The Intercept Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ProPublica
No in-app purchases
The Intercept Reader
No in-app purchases
Questions
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