Comparison

The Hill vs goflash

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

goflash

Features
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goflash is an AI news app for the public record. Our agents read government documents and turn public records into original, source-grounded news. Instead of making you dig through bills, regulations, hearings, court opinions, reports, and PDFs, goflash writes the stories that explain what changed, why it matters, and what to watch next. With goflash, you can: - Follow a personalized feed built around your interests - Read original news written from primary public records - Agents keep watch and create digests for you - Ask questions with article chat and research tools - Keep your account and reading history synced across devices goflash helps you follow the decisions affecting your life, work, business, and community, from healthcare and education to regulation, energy, courts, and public policy. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://goflash.ai/privacy

Screenshots

The Hill4 screens
goflash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Hill at none against goflash's 4. goflash's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. goflash sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. The Hill asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Hill ships an update every 6 weeks, goflash every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Hill versus goflash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Hillgoflash
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (285 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews6.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings285 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNexstar BroadcastingStormBreak Corporation

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

goflash

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

The Hill

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

goflash

Subscriptions4
  • Lite$14.991 Month
  • Pro$49.991 Month
  • Lite$99.991 Year
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  • Pro$200.001 Year

Questions

Is The Hill free?
The Hill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is goflash free?
goflash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Hill or goflash have ads?
The Hill shows ads; goflash does not.
Which is updated more often, The Hill or goflash?
The Hill ships an update every 6 weeks, and goflash every 2 weeks. Most recently, The Hill was updated on October 21, 2026 and goflash on October 25, 2026.

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