Slate.com vs Raw Story
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slate.com
Access award-winning daily online magazine content, including in-depth analysis, commentary, and podcasts. Enjoy curated stories, reviews, and advice with options for ad-free reading and exclusive content through a membership.
- Editorially curated stories
- Political and legal commentary
- Movie and television reviews
- Award-winning podcasts
- Push notifications
- Light/Dark mode reading
- Slate Plus membership
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Enjoy Slate, the award-winning daily online magazine, on your iPhone. Slate is a general-interest publication offering analysis and commentary about politics, news, business, technology, culture, and advice. Slate’s strong editorial voice and witty take on current events have been recognized with numerous awards, including the National Magazine Award for General Excellence Online. Features include: - Our Editorially curated stories of the day - Access to all of our written work, including Slate’s popular political and legal commentary, movie and television reviews, and Dear Prudence. - Our award winning podcasts, including the Political Gabfest, the Culture Gabfest, Decoder Ring, and Slow Burn. - Push notifications to keep you informed throughout your day. - The ability to choose to read using Light or Dark mode. - Access to purchase or sign in to our membership program, Slate Plus. Please see the benefits below. The app is free to download, however we do display advertisements within the app. Additionally we offer the ability to log in to your existing Slate Plus account or purchase a new Slate Plus account through the in app purchases. Your Slate Plus account can be used on your iOS devices as well as our website. To use your Slate Plus subscription on other devices you must create an account after completing your purchase. You can always create an account at a later time if you choose not to do so initially after your purchase. With your Slate Plus subscription, you'll receive: - Unlimited articles in the Slate app. - An ad-free reading experience in the Slate app. By creating an optional account you’ll also receive: - Unlimited articles on slate.com. - Our exclusive subscriber only weekly newsletter. - Access to all of our podcasts completely ad-free. - Bonus episodes and segments on your favorite shows! Slate Plus Subscription details: Your account will automatically renew at the end of each month or year depending on your subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to user account settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. For additional information regarding Slate Plus please see our FAQ: https://slate.com/plus/faq Slate's Privacy Policy: https://slate.com/privacy Slate's Terms of Use: https://slate.com/terms For additional information regarding auto renewal settings please refer to this link: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Please send your thoughts and suggestions to feedback@slate.com.
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 review sentiment: Raw Story at 82% against Slate.com's 33%. Raw Story also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Slate.com's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Slate.com sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Raw Story sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Raw Story holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9.1K and 4.6K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Slate.com's written reviews are positive against 82% of Raw Story's.
Slate.com ships an update every 5 weeks, Raw Story every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slate.com | Raw Story |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (9.1K ratings) | 4.8 (4.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.2% of reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9.1K — better | 4.6K |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #65 — better | #185 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Slate Group, LLC | RawStoryMedia |
Customer experience
Slate.com
Raw Story
User reviews
Slate.com
From 9.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Clean layout, easy to navigate
- 🚀 Great news source
- 🚀 Excellent journalism
- 👍 Informative, insightful content
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes constantly
- 🐛 Buggy, glitchy performance
- 🐛 Unreliable login and sign-in
- 🐛 Slow loading times
- 🐛 Incompatible with newer iOS versions
Raw Story
From 4.6K 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
Slate.com
Reported bugs
4 issues- Articles not loading properly
- Blank screens and white screens
- Inability to access Slate Plus content
- Podcasts cutting out or not playing correctly
Requested features
4 requests- Add search functionality
- Improve podcast playback controls
- Implement landscape mode for iPad
- Better identify Slate Plus content
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
Slate.com
- Slate Plus1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Slate Plus14 Days trial$68.991 Year
- Slate Plus3 Months trial2 variants$119.001 Year
Raw Story
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$6.991 Month
- Annual + Subscription1 Year trial$69.991 Year







