Casper Star vs Hole Scroll
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Casper Star
Stay informed with local news, sports, and community updates. Access in-depth stories, exclusive commentary, photography, and podcasts. Personalize your news feed and receive breaking alerts.
- Personalized news topics
- Breaking news alerts
- Exclusive commentary and photography
- Podcasts and video updates
- Listen to articles
- Customizable text size
- Weather forecasts
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Your story lives in the Casper Tribune. From reporting on all of your favorite teams to the news that matters most in the community, we cover it all. Get in-depth stories from Casper and across Wyoming – including news, sports, opinion, obituaries, entertainment, and politics. Easily access the very latest news in an app built for you. Read, see, and hear exclusive commentary, stunning photography, video updates, and binge-worthy podcasts. Plus, subscribers have the ability to upgrade to News+, our premium ad-free experience! That means faster-loading pages and an uninterrupted reading experience. Our app features: * Your Stories – personalize your experience by selecting the local news topics that matter most to you * Get notified – stay in the loop by selecting alerts for news, sports, weather, and more * Easy navigation – see all the latest local stories by simply swiping up/down, and left/right. * Read stories your way – either in the News Feed or via the E-edition * Breaking news updates – top banners let you know what’s happening right now * Follow author – get notifications whenever your favorite writers post a story * Bookmark for later – save stories to enjoy at your leisure * Listen to articles – press the play button to listen instead * Customize your text size – make the content bigger or smaller in your profile settings * Weather where you are – hourly, 10-day forecasts, and frequent video updates Free to download. Subscribers enjoy unlimited access. https://trib.com/terms/
Hole Scroll
Get local news as it happens with daily updates and notifications. Browse top stories, breaking news, events, photos, and videos. Customize your feed by category and save articles for later.
- Breaking news alerts
- Customizable news categories
- Save articles for later
- Submit news tips and media
- Weather forecast
- Share stories
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The Hole Scroll is Jackson Hole’s local news app with daily updates and notifications of news as it happens. Top and most popular stories, breaking and developing news briefs, things to do, stuff to see, photos, video, and more. Features: - Breaking news reported as it happens - A scrolling list of the latest news and developing briefs - Notifications of local news to know now - Preselect news categories of particular interest and scroll those first - Scan the weather forecast - Save articles to read later - Share stories with social networks and contacts within the app - Submit news tips, photos and videos - Free download from the Apple Appstore The Hole Scroll is curated by journalists with names, edited for reliability and updated on the fly to give Hole Scroll readers the latest news in Jackson Hole.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hole Scroll at 4.2 against Casper Star's 3.1. Hole Scroll also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and review sentiment (50% vs 32%). Casper Star's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Casper Star sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $25.99 per month. Hole Scroll asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hole Scroll holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Casper Star's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hole Scroll's.
Casper Star ships an update every 2 months, Hole Scroll every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Casper Star | Hole Scroll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (33 ratings) | 4.2 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lee Enterprises | Jackson Hole News&Guide |
Customer experience
Casper Star
Hole Scroll
In-app purchases
Casper Star
- Star-Tribune Monthly2 variants$25.991 Month
- Subscriptions$38.991 Month
- Subscriptions$42.991 Month
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- Subscriptions$50.001 Year
- Star-Tribune Annual$99.991 Year
- Subscriptions$249.991 Year
- Subscriptions$314.991 Year
- Subscriptions$349.991 Year
Hole Scroll
No in-app purchases
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