ProPublica vs The Intelligencer
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 Intelligencer
Access local news, sports, and community information from The Wheeling Intelligencer and News-Register. Stay updated with breaking news alerts, search full articles, and find local garage sales.
- Breaking News Alerts
- Local News Coverage
- Local Sports Updates
- Full Article Search
- Community Event Information
- Local Garage Sale Listings
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Local news from The Wheeling Intelligencer and News-Register, the Ohio Valley's leading provider of news, sports and information. - Breaking News Alerts - Local News - Local Sports - Polls - Full Article Search - Local Garage Sales and Directions West Virginia’s oldest newspaper, older than the state itself, The Intelligencer has stood guard for 159 years against predatory interests which would violate civil rights. The Intelligencer was founded on August 24, 1852. Likewise, the Wheeling News-Register, founded on Sept. 22, 1890, continues a legacy of tradition in the Wheeling, W.Va., market. The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register cover news, sports, community events and other items in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia and Eastern Ohio.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ProPublica at 75% against The Intelligencer's 29%. ProPublica also leads on ratings volume (105 vs 1) and chart position (#205 vs unranked). The Intelligencer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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.
The Intelligencer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ProPublica has 105 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of ProPublica's written reviews are positive against 29% of The Intelligencer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ProPublica | The Intelligencer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (105 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.8% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 105 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #205 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ProPublica | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
Customer experience
ProPublica
The Intelligencer
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 Intelligencer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ProPublica
No in-app purchases
The Intelligencer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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