Comparison

PG Reader vs Tribune

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

Head to head
About

PG Reader

Access breaking local and regional news from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as soon as it's published. Stay informed on politics, business, lifestyle, and sports. Share articles via email or social media, and save your favorites for later.

Highlights
  • Live feed of local and regional news
  • Breaking news updates
  • Browse articles by section
  • Save articles to favorites
  • Share articles via email
  • Share articles on social media
Features
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PG Reader Description Stay up-to-date with all things Pittsburgh – through the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s PG Reader app. You’ll get up-to-the-minute breaking local and regional news directly from the Post-Gazette. The PG Reader app gives you a direct feed of every local and regional news and lifestyle story that the Post-Gazette writes -- as soon as it's published! You'll get breaking news, business, politics, local news and more. In addition, with the PG Reader App you can share the news via e-mail or save it to your favorites. Unlimited access to this app can be purchased through the Post-Gazette’s digital subscription package. Non-subscribers may view a limited number of items every month. Features: - Live feed of all local, regional, political and lifestyle, college and high schools sports articles directly from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Browse articles by content sections - Save articles to your "Favorites” section to view at a later date - E-mail an article to a friend - Share article on Facebook or Twitter

About

Tribune

Access a digital replica of a premier news source, featuring news, sports, politics, and entertainment. Enjoy interactive features like hyperlinks, social sharing, and audio versions of articles. Download issues for offline reading.

Highlights
  • Exact digital replica of print edition
  • News, sports, politics, entertainment coverage
  • Automatic hyperlinks
  • Social and email sharing
  • Archive access
  • Listen to article features
  • Download issues for offline reading
Features
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The Tribune-Review eTRIB is an exact digital replica of the award-winning Tribune-Review - Western PA’s premier source for news, sports, politics, entertainment and more. As a subscriber you can enjoy the entire print edition right from your iPad or mobile device, anywhere you have an internet connection, or download the issues you want and take them on the go. This new and improved Tribune-Review eTrib experience includes automatic hyperlinks, social and email sharing, archive access, e-notify, listen to article features and more! Access to this app is included with your subscription. Current print subscribers must register their email address to receive access. Questions? Call 1-800-909-8742 or email TTMCustomerCare@TribLIVE.com.

Screenshots

PG Reader4 screens
Tribune4 screens

Verdict

The call

PG Reader and Tribune both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 66% of Tribune's written reviews are positive against 32% of PG Reader's. Tribune also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). PG Reader's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 269). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for PG Reader against 4.7 for Tribune. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PG Reader has 2.4K ratings behind it against 269, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 32% of PG Reader's written reviews are positive against 66% of Tribune's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PG Reader ships an update every 8 months, Tribune every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PG Reader versus Tribune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPG ReaderTribune
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.4K ratings)4.7 (269 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.0% of reviews65.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K — better269
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB37 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPittsburgh Post-GazetteThe Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Customer experience

PG Reader

All ratings1,951 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive32.0%
Neutral7.0%
Negative61.0%

Tribune

All ratings266 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive65.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative31.8%

User reviews

PG Reader

From 2.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💯 Great local news coverage
  • 🏆 Excellent sports reporting
  • 👍 Easy to navigate app
  • 🌐 Helpful for out-of-town readers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
  • ⚠️ Unreliable login and content access
  • 💸 Paywall and subscription issues
  • 🔍 Lacking search and organization features

Tribune

From 269 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate
  • 📰 Reliable news source
  • 📱 Accessible anywhere
  • 📄 Looks like the printed copy
  • 🖨️ Can make print size larger

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy at times
  • 🤔 App can be clunky
  • ↔️ Navigating is disjointed
  • 📉 Leaning too liberal/left
  • 😵 Words run together

Bugs and requests

PG Reader

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login functionality not working
  • Content not loading or updating properly
  • Notifications not taking users to the app
  • Frequent app freezes and crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved push notifications
  • Better integration with social media
  • More comprehensive local coverage

Tribune

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Not connected to internet error
  • Words run together
  • Articles are broken up annoyingly with quotes
  • Clicking on article bumps back to original page
  • Pulls up wrong version
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  • Bumps out of browser version to app
  • Navigating is extremely disjointed and awkward
  • System takes me out
  • Takes multiple tries to go to pages
  • Expanding article returns to start page
  • App won't work with IOS 11

Requested features

4 requests
  • Update for iOS 11 compatibility
  • Fix compatibility to iOS 11
  • Update for IOS 11
  • Jump to continuing page of long article

In-app purchases

None

PG Reader

No in-app purchases

None

Tribune

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PG Reader free?
PG Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tribune free?
Tribune is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PG Reader or Tribune?
Tribune is rated higher. PG Reader averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Tribune averages 4.7 from 269 ratings.
Do PG Reader or Tribune have ads?
Both PG Reader and Tribune show ads.
Which is updated more often, PG Reader or Tribune?
PG Reader ships an update every 8 months, and Tribune every 12 months. Most recently, PG Reader was updated on November 6, 2026 and Tribune on November 1, 2026.

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