ProPublica vs Vermont Standard eEdition
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.
Vermont Standard eEdition
Read The Vermont Standard newspaper on your iOS device exactly as it appears in print. Navigate easily with multi-touch gestures for a natural, paper-like experience. Access current and past issues using your existing account login.
- Print edition replica
- Multi-touch navigation
- Access current issues
- Access back issues
- Existing account login
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Our electronic edition app lets users easily read The Vermont Standard on iOS Devices with all the stories, ads, and photos shown exactly as it appears in print. The app uses iOS Multi-touch gestures to provide fast and easy navigation and a natural paper-like reading experience. Readers use their current account login to access current and back issues.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ProPublica at none against Vermont Standard eEdition's shown. ProPublica also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and chart position (#129 vs unranked). Vermont Standard eEdition's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for ProPublica against 4.6 for Vermont Standard eEdition. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ProPublica has 104 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of ProPublica's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vermont Standard eEdition's.
ProPublica ships an update every 4 months, Vermont Standard eEdition every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ProPublica | Vermont Standard eEdition |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (104 ratings) | 4.6 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 104 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #129 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ProPublica | The Vermont Standard |
Customer experience
ProPublica
Vermont Standard eEdition
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
Vermont Standard eEdition
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ProPublica
No in-app purchases
Vermont Standard eEdition
No in-app purchases
Questions
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