Newsday vs LI Wave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Newsday
Access comprehensive 24/7 local news coverage for Long Island. Features include customizable alerts, interactive crosswords, offline reading, and personalized news sections. Stay informed with award-winning videos and documentaries.
- Customizable news alerts
- Interactive digital crossword puzzles
- Offline article reading
- Video and documentary streaming
- Personalized news section navigation
- Interactive weather map
- Sports scores and stats
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The Newsday app provides extensive Long Island local news coverage 24/7. Newsday subscribers have unlimited access to the app. Or, you can subscribe via iTunes for an all-access digital subscription. App features Customizable alerts Personalize your experience and enable notifications you want to receive, choosing from breaking news, weather, traffic, sports, business, opinion and more. Newsday on your TV Watch our award-winning videos and documentaries from the app on your flat screen from Feed Me TV to breaking news with our redesigned video player, complete with playlist functionality and casting capability. The Digital Crossword Enjoy Newsday’s daily interactive crossword puzzles presented by Stan Newman. You can start and save puzzles for later, check for errors as you play and reveal answers if you’re stuck. The Digital Paper Enjoy an interactive version of Newsday print edition with exclusive photos and videos that come alive off the page. Open articles in easy-to-read story windows, download the paper to read offline and bookmark content to read later. Plus, check out current and past editions of Feed Me magazine, Newsday Classic editions, the Fun Book and other special sections. Offline reading When in airplane mode or not connected to the Internet, the text of all articles loaded when you were connected last will be available for you to read. You can also save any article, video or photo for viewing later. Section swipe and customized navigation Easily swipe left and right from section to section rather than having to open them individually through the navigation menu. Our redesigned navigation also lets you customize which sections you want to see and the order you see them in. You can also customize sections for news and information in your community. Manage your newsletters Subscribe to all of Newsday’s newsletters delivered to your inbox, from breaking news, the morning update, afternoon update and more in the app. Manage My Account Update your information and personalize your subscription. You can schedule a vacation hold on your print subscription, resolve a delivery issue, view and pay your bill, enroll in eBilling or EZ-Pay, update your billing address and more. Interactive weather map Our weather map can be easily customized to show you a variety of weather conditions on Long Island and around the world. Take a look at the future cast, which shows you what the next six hours of weather could bring and lets you easily track rain, snow and storms. You can save up to 10 locations for quick reference. Sports scores You can view full stats from all of your favorite pro sports teams on the scores pages and see all upcoming games. Subscription information • Subscriptions available starting at 29 cents for six months followed by a $29.99/month rate. • Our subscription will automatically renew each month through your iTunes account and you can cancel at any time. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Cancellations are not eligible for a refund and become effective at the end of the current billing period. Privacy policy: http://www.newsday.com/html/device/privacypolicy.html Terms of service: http://www.newsday.com/html/device/tos.html
LI Wave
This app delivers local news and lifestyle content for Nassau and Suffolk counties. Discover dining options, new developments, and weekend activities. It focuses on health, wealth, and lifestyle for residents.
- Local news updates
- Dining recommendations
- New development information
- Weekend activity suggestions
- Health and wealth news
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Long Island Wave is a digital news and lifestyle publication for Nassau and Suffolk: where to eat, what is opening, who is building what, and how to spend the weekend. Health, Wealth & Lifestyle News for Long Islanders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LI Wave at 5.0 against Newsday's 4.5. LI Wave also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). Newsday's advantage is ratings volume (18K vs 1) and chart position (#40 vs unranked). On price 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. Newsday sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. LI Wave asks for nothing beyond the download.
LI Wave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Newsday has 18K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Newsday ships an update every 2 months, LI Wave every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Newsday | LI Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (18K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #40 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Newsday LLC | Wave Agency |
Customer experience
Newsday
LI Wave
Bugs and requests
Newsday
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Login issues and lost subscription access
- Inconsistent article loading and display
- Rotation and layout problems on mobile devices
- Outdated content and missing updates
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved search functionality
- Ability to save articles for offline reading
- Integration with other news sources
- Better notification system for breaking news
LI Wave
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Newsday
- Newsday$14.991 Month
- Newsday Monthly1 Month trial$14.991 Month
- Newsday Monthly6 Months trial$29.991 Month
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- Newsday Annual1 Month trial$149.991 Year
- Single Edition$0.99
LI Wave
No in-app purchases









