POLITICO vs FarmWeek
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
POLITICO
Get real-time political news and analysis delivered directly to your phone. This app offers a streamlined way to access breaking news and in-depth stories from a leading political news source.
- Up-to-the-minute insight
- Political news analysis
- Breaking news alerts
- Sleek and navigable design
- Dynamic stories
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Stay ahead of the political news driving your day, with POLITICO's redesigned app. We curate the essential politics and policy news breaking in and between the centers of power, and help you understand what it means for you. What's inside: - Driving the Day: curated coverage of what’s shaping politics within and across the world’s power centers - For You: a feed built around what's actually driving your day - Newsletters: all POLITICO newsletters, native to the app - Podcasts: every POLITICO show - People: every lawmaker, staffer and regulator, one search away
FarmWeek
This app delivers timely news, weather, and price updates specifically for Illinois farmers. Access audio programming and video releases to stay informed and competitive in agriculture.
- Latest Illinois agriculture news
- Weather forecasts
- Price information
- RFD Radio Network audio programming
- Illinois Farm Bureau video releases
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FarmWeekNow provides farmers with the latest information about Illinois agriculture from the staffs of FarmWeek, RFD Radio Network and Illinois Farm Bureau’s News and Communications division. App users will be able to receive the latest news, weather and price information tailored for Illinois farmers, plus the latest audio programming from the RFD Radio Network. In addition, ILFB (Illinois Farm Bureau) video releases can be viewed on the app, thanks to our affiliation with Brightcove and the American Farm Bureau Federation. FarmWeekNow provides the information that Illinois farmers need to be competitive in today’s agriculture.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: POLITICO at 49K against FarmWeek's 3. POLITICO also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and chart position (#69 vs unranked). FarmWeek's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). 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.
FarmWeek holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POLITICO has 49K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
POLITICO ships an update monthly, FarmWeek every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | POLITICO | FarmWeek |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (49K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 49K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #69 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | POLITICO, LLC | Illinois Farm |
Customer experience
POLITICO
FarmWeek
Bugs and requests
POLITICO
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes and crashes
- Inability to refresh content
- Notifications not working properly
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to adjust font size
- Offline reading mode
- Improved article organization and search
- More balanced political coverage
FarmWeek
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
POLITICO
No in-app purchases
FarmWeek
No in-app purchases
