STV News vs Community Ready
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
STV News
Stay informed with breaking news and essential updates from across Scotland. Access engaging videos and a straightforward five-day weather forecast. This app delivers top stories and local reports without complex navigation.
- Breaking news notifications
- Video content
- Simple navigation
- Local news reports
- Five-day weather forecast
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All the latest news from across Scotland, brought to you by STV - a team you can trust. Key Features: • Breaking news notifications - be the first to know the big stories as they develop • Brilliant videos - all the must-see clips every day • Easy to use - the top stories in one place with no menus or complex navigation • News where you are - up-to-date reports from our newsrooms across Scotland • Weather - a simple five day forecast for where you live The STV News app - it's the home of Scottish news We love your reviews and use them to inform future releases. However, we can react to issues more quickly if you contact us directly by email (enquiries@stv.tv), Twitter (@stvnews) or Facebook (facebook.com/stvnews). If you choose to receive push notifications from STV News, a unique identifier will be stored by our partner, Airship. This simply allows the message to be sent to your device and no other personal data will be processed. Additional details can be found in our Privacy Policy. (https://news.stv.tv/privacy-policy/) You can easily unsubscribe from STV News notifications in your device's "Notifications" settings. Use of this app is covered by the STV News Terms of Use (https://news.stv.tv/terms-of-use/), Privacy Notice (https://news.stv.tv/privacy-policy/) and Cookie Notice (https://news.stv.tv/cookie-policy/). We hope you enjoy the STV News app.
Community Ready
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Community Ready keeps residents connected to trusted local information before, during and after an emergency. Follow your community for local news, notices and events; useful community pages and contacts; emergency guidance and important updates; and a local map of services, facilities and support. Saved emergency instructions, selected PDFs and maps remain available offline while the community licence is valid. Accessibility controls support larger text and higher contrast. Content is managed by participating community organisations. Feature and content availability varies by community. Always call the emergency services on 999 if someone is in immediate danger.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Community Ready at none against STV News's shown. Community Ready also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). 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.
STV News ships an update every 2 months, Community Ready every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | STV News | Community Ready |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 27.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STV GROUP PLC | Ionmhas Limited |
Bugs and requests
STV News
Reported bugs
36 issues- Failed to load section (HTTP 103)
- App doesn't open on iPad
- New update won't open
- Push notification opens app with 'Unable to connect'
- App crashes on opening
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- App crashes since most recent update
- Won't open at all recently
- Clicking on a story opens the one below
- Cannot get rid of 'Privacy Options' pop-up
- New version won't open on iPhone
- App no longer responsive
- Narrow strip view on iPad
- Clicking on a news item has no way to return to overview
- Photos cannot be zoomed or rotated
- Articles just stop at the bottom
- Tracking options reset to default
- Adverts interrupt music playback
- Weather section very basic with little information
- App steals from clipboard on opening
- News stories from months ago appear
- Accidentally touching an image freezes the page
- Cannot view videos on new version
- News updates are often days apart
- Swipe to next story not in order on main page
- Layout of page is awful
- Minimal number of news stories published daily
- App crashes regularly and is not available
- News stays on for up to a month
- Poorly written English coupled with amateur journalism
- Sports section removed
- Difficulty scrolling with images/videos/adverts
- Accidental swipe refreshes article
- News is far from current, especially for Highlands and Islands
- Kicked out half way through reading news stories
- Stories sit for days and are not updated regularly
- Weather forecast is a joke, constantly sunny
Requested features
10 requests- Add dynamic type sizing back for larger fonts
- Improve iPad friendliness (landscape mode)
- Add dark mode
- Add suggested articles
- Add a footer to news articles
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- Allow selection of favorite region
- Improve weather forecast accuracy and detail
- Add offline mode
- Include more non-football sports news
- Allow saving default weather location
Community Ready
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
STV News
No in-app purchases
Community Ready
No in-app purchases
