The Hill vs goflash
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.
goflash
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | The Hill | goflash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (285 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 6.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 285 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nexstar Broadcasting | StormBreak 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
The Hill
No in-app purchases
goflash
- Lite$14.991 Month
- Pro$49.991 Month
- Lite$99.991 Year
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- Pro$200.001 Year









