The Hill vs Hill Time
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Hill
Stay informed on Congress and politics, with a focus on business, lobbying, and campaigns. Access news, analysis, and opinion pieces, plus video reports and political talk shows. Get push notifications for breaking news and save articles for later.
- Congress and politics coverage
- Business and lobbying focus
- News, analysis, and opinion
- Video clips and talk shows
- Topic-based push notifications
- 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.
Hill Time
Stay informed about U.S. House proceedings with real-time updates on schedules, floor activity, and bill details. Access official links and context for hearings, markups, and live sessions. No account is needed for this fast and clear news source.
- House Schedule (hearings, markups, floor time)
- Real-time Floor Updates
- Live Proceedings with Official Links
- Detailed Bill Information
- Fast Congress.gov Links
- No Account Required
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Hill Time keeps you on top of U.S. House activity. • House Schedule – hearings, markups, floor time • Floor Updates – live status changes and context • Live Floor – real-time proceedings with official links • Bill Details – sponsors, actions, fast Congress.gov links No account required. Built for speed and clarity.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hill Time at 100% against The Hill's 7%. Hill Time also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and ads (none vs shown). The Hill's advantage is ratings volume (287 vs 6). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Hill Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Hill has 287 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of The Hill's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hill Time's.
The Hill ships an update every 5 weeks, Hill Time every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Hill | Hill Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (287 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 287 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nexstar Broadcasting | Dylan Ott |
Customer experience
The Hill
Hill Time
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
Hill Time
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Hill
No in-app purchases
Hill Time
No in-app purchases
