Boston.com vs tucson.com
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boston.com
Access curated news alerts, weather updates, and sports scores. Stay informed about local and national news, lifestyle, and entertainment from a team of journalists.
- Curated news alerts
- Weather updates
- Sports scores
- Local and national news
- Lifestyle and entertainment coverage
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-- Stay connected with Boston.com and find out what Boston really cares about right now. -- Get curated news alerts, weather updates, sports scores, and more. -- Read and browse stories from our team of journalists covering local and national news, the city's four pro sports teams, lifestyle, entertainment, and more.
tucson.com
Access local news, sports, and multimedia content from Southern Arizona's leading newspaper. Stay informed with breaking news and alerts directly from the Arizona Daily Star.
- Local Tucson news
- Arizona Wildcats sports coverage
- Breaking news alerts
- Photos and videos
- Southern Arizona news
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The Arizona Daily Star brings you Tucson news, Arizona Wildcats, videos, photos and more. Get breaking news and sports alerts from Southern Arizona's leader in Tucson news. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boston.com at none against tucson.com's 1. Boston.com also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). tucson.com's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. tucson.com sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Boston.com asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Boston.com against 4.6 for tucson.com. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.4K and 4.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of Boston.com's written reviews are positive against 40% of tucson.com's.
Boston.com ships an update every 3 months, tucson.com every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boston.com | tucson.com |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7.4K ratings) | 4.6 (4.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.3% of reviews | 39.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7.4K — better | 4.5K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC | Star Publishing Company |
Customer experience
Boston.com
tucson.com
User reviews
Boston.com
From 7.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐️ Great news and sports coverage
- ⭐️ Wonderful app
- ⭐️ Best progressive newspaper
- ⭐️ Best sports section in Boston
- ⭐️ Favorite news source
Room to improve
- 💰 Hiding behind a paywall
- 🚫 No images
- 🕰️ Doesn't update enough
- 🕰️ Zero updates
- 🚫 Recycling of old stories
tucson.com
From 4.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📰 Daily read
- 📤 Timely updates
- 🏙️ Good coverage of local news
- 🗞️ Best available electronic news reporting
Room to improve
- 🔒 Content locked behind paywall
- 🔍 Difficult to find specific news items
- 🐛 Crashes frequently, especially for ads
- 📱 Clunky app, poor formatting and navigation
- 🤔 Biased, left-leaning reporting
Bugs and requests
Boston.com
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
tucson.com
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notifications for non-existent stories
- Broken internal links and references
- Outdated content, app lags behind website
- Frequent crashes and errors
Requested features
4 requests- Lower price for print edition
- Broader range of news topics
- Improve article search and navigation
- Optimize app for iPad and other tablets
In-app purchases
Boston.com
No in-app purchases
tucson.com
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
