The Hill vs Reason
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Hill
Stay informed on US politics and congressional affairs. Access in-depth news, analysis, and opinion pieces on campaigns, business, and lobbying. Watch exclusive video content and follow topics for breaking news alerts.
- Congress and politics coverage
- Business and lobbying focus
- News, analysis, and opinion
- Video clips and talk shows
- Push notifications for breaking news
- Save stories for later
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Covering congress & politics with a focus on business and lobbying, political campaigns, and goings on on Capitol Hill. Read news, analysis, and opinion pieces across a variety of categories, including Senate, House, Administration, Campaign, Business & Lobbying, and topical blogs. Watch video clips of reporting from the capitol, as well as full episodes of our political talk shows. Follow topics to get push notifications on breaking news. Save stories to read later.
Reason
Access accurate and honest news, ideas, videos, and podcasts from a libertarian perspective. Personalize notifications and stream exclusive content, including documentaries and newsletters.
- Libertarian news and ideas
- Exclusive videos and documentaries
- Podcast streaming
- Personalized news notifications
- Newsletter access
- Reason Plus subscription for early magazine access
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The Reason app helps you stay on top of the news and better understand your world without all the tired left-wing or right-wing spin. You won’t find a better source for accurate and honest news, ideas, videos, and podcasts from a libertarian perspective. Turn on notifications and personalize your settings to get alerts about issues you care about. Stream new episodes of Reason podcasts: The Reason Roundtable, The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie, and The Soho Forum Debates. Click to listen to every article and build your own content playlist. Access Reason’s latest vertical videos. Watch Reason’s documentaries, video essays, and comedy videos, including Remy and Andrew Heaton. Browse Reason’s newsletters: Reason Roundup by Liz Wolfe, The Rattler by J.D. Tuccille, Free Media by Robby Soave, and more. Play Reason’s weekly crossword plus special puzzles when magazine issues publish online. Subscribe to Reason Plus for exclusive early access to new issues of Reason magazine on your phone, tablet, or computer. To join, visit reason.com/subscribe on any browser.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Reason at 100% against The Hill's 7%. Reason also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.5) and ads (none vs shown). The Hill's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Reason holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 284 and 284 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of The Hill's written reviews are positive against 100% of Reason's.
The Hill ships an update every 6 weeks, Reason every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Hill | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (284 ratings) | 4.8 (284 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 284 | 284 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #198 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nexstar Broadcasting | Reason |
Customer experience
The Hill
Reason
Bugs and requests
The Hill
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes when opening articles
- App crashes when scrolling too quickly
- App freezes during initialization
- App won't load on some devices
- Text cut off in landscape mode
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- Text cut off by notch on iPhone X
- Articles don't display completely
- Ads cover article text
- App stutters and jumps to ads
- App jumps to end of articles
- App won't progress past notification setup screens
- Jittery scrolling performance
- High CPU and battery consumption
- Incompatibility with accessibility settings
- Recent update breaks core functionality
Requested features
11 requests- Search functionality for articles
- Bookmark/save articles feature
- Breaking news notifications
- Ad-free subscription option
- Ability to disable auto-play videos
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- Adjustable font size and zoom
- Filter articles by topic/policy
- Chronological article sorting
- Author attribution in articles
- Ability to listen to music while using app
- Improved accessibility features
Reason
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Hill
No in-app purchases
Reason
No in-app purchases
