QCTimes vs Clinton Herald
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QCTimes
Access local news, sports, and in-depth stories from the Illinois Quad-Cities region. Enjoy exclusive commentary, photography, video, and podcasts. Personalize your news feed and receive breaking alerts.
- Personalized local news topics
- Breaking news and custom alerts
- Exclusive commentary and podcasts
- Photo and video updates
- Article listening option
- Customizable text size
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Your story lives in the Illinois Quad-Cities. From reporting on all of your favorite teams to the news that matters most, we cover it all. Get in-depth stories from the region and beyond – including news, sports, opinion, obituaries, entertainment, and politics. Easily access the very latest news in an app built for you. Read, see, and hear exclusive commentary, stunning photography, video updates, and binge-worthy podcasts. Plus, subscribers have the ability to upgrade to News+, our premium ad-free experience! That means faster-loading pages and an uninterrupted reading experience. Our app features: * Your Stories – personalize your experience by selecting the local news topics that matter most to you * Get notified – stay in the loop by selecting alerts for news, sports, weather, and more * Easy navigation – see all the latest local stories by simply swiping up/down, and left/right. * Read stories your way – either in the News Feed or via the E-edition * Breaking news updates – top banners let you know what’s happening right now * Follow author – get notifications whenever your favorite writers post a story * Bookmark for later – save stories to enjoy at your leisure * Listen to articles – press the play button to listen instead * Customize your text size – make the content bigger or smaller in your profile settings * Weather where you are – hourly, 10-day forecasts, and frequent video updates Free to download. Subscribers enjoy unlimited access. https://qctimes.com/terms
Clinton Herald
Access local news, commentary, photos, and videos on the go. Download daily editions for offline reading and stay updated with breaking news, sports, and weather. Browse articles as they appear in print and share content with friends.
- Offline reading of daily editions
- Breaking news alerts
- Photo and video galleries
- Print edition layout view
- Local weather and events
- Social sharing of content
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Take Clinton Herald with you wherever and whenever you go. Your community resource for news, commentary, photos, video and special features is evolving. Access it now and take off with our award-winning breaking news, sports, weather and more. Features: - Download daily editions and content to read offline at your convenience. - Get breaking news and developing stories from the Clinton Herald newsroom. - Browse photos and watch videos of local and national events. - View articles as they were written and edited for the Clinton Herald print edition. - Access free local weather, events, classifieds and shopping information - See each page and article in a horizontal or vertical display. - Share articles, photos, coupons and local events with friends on your social network. - New enhanced Weather feature in Live News
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Clinton Herald at 86% against QCTimes's 28%. Clinton Herald also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5). QCTimes's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (213 vs 31). 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. QCTimes sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $27.99 per month and Clinton Herald sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Clinton Herald holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QCTimes has 213 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of QCTimes's written reviews are positive against 86% of Clinton Herald's.
QCTimes ships an update every 2 months, Clinton Herald every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QCTimes | Clinton Herald |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (213 ratings) | 4.7 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.6% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 213 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Madison Newspapers Incorporated | CNHI LLC |
Customer experience
QCTimes
Clinton Herald
Bugs and requests
QCTimes
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes frequently
- Stories fail to open
- App tells users they need to subscribe when they already do
- Blank screen on app open
- Page not available for download messages
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- Ads that cannot be clicked out of
- Update pop-ups that prevent updates
- App redirects to other apps/ads
- Freezes and pop-ups
- PDF version not opening
- Inconsistent performance
- Obituaries not updated
- Sports section issues
- Old app worked better
Requested features
10 requests- Bring back obituaries
- Add pull to refresh
- Include gas prices
- More pictures with articles
- Dedicated weather page
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- Improve subscription access
- Fix ad pop-ups
- Make news current
- Restore old app features
- Improve navigation
Clinton Herald
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
QCTimes
- Subscriptions$27.991 Month
- Subscriptions$40.991 Month
- Subscriptions$44.991 Month
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- Subscriptions$50.001 Year
- Subscriptions$269.991 Year
- Subscriptions$329.991 Year
- Subscriptions$364.991 Year
Clinton Herald
- Today's ePaper$1.99
Questions
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