Drudge Report (Official) vs Breitbart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drudge Report (Official)
Experience the familiar Drudge Report layout with enhanced native app functionality. Get instant breaking news alerts and easily navigate headlines without zooming or pinching. Stay informed with a dedicated panel for urgent notifications.
- Desktop look-and-feel
- Native app power
- Column navigation (Left, Center, Right)
- No pinch or zoom
- Push notifications for breaking news
- Notifications panel for urgent alerts
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The Drudge Report desktop look-and-feel you know enhanced with native app power. COLUMNS Tap the Columns button to cycle through Left, Center, and Right. No pinch. No zoom. Just headlines. PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Engineered from the ground up. Never miss a siren or a breaking story. NOTIFICATIONS PANEL Tap the bell to view the latest fifty urgent notifications: siren alerts, breaking news banners, and red-highlighted headlines. CONTACT We personally respond to bug reports and suggestions. Email app@drudgereport.com.
Breitbart
Access breaking news, insightful commentary, and original reporting from a conservative perspective. Stay updated on news, politics, culture, and sports with this curated content source.
- Breaking news access
- Insightful commentary
- Original reporting
- Curated content
- Politics updates
- Culture and sports news
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Breitbart News Network's iPhone app delivers quick and easy access to the largest source of breaking news and analysis, insightful commentary and original reporting, curated and written specifically for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers. News, politics, culture or sports, the Breitbart News iPhone app will keep you updated, informed and entertained. You deserve the truth…no matter where you are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Breitbart at 3.9 against Drudge Report (Official)'s 1.3. Breitbart also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 11%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Drudge Report (Official)'s advantage is chart position (#139 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Breitbart holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 1.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Drudge Report (Official)'s written reviews are positive against 35% of Breitbart's.
Drudge Report (Official) ships an update every 2 months, Breitbart fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Drudge Report (Official) | Breitbart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (1.1K ratings) | 3.9 (1.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | 35.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #139 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Siren Tech, LLC | Breitbart News Network |
Customer experience
Drudge Report (Official)
Breitbart
User reviews
Drudge Report (Official)
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and responsive
- 📰 Comprehensive news coverage
- 🔍 Useful news aggregation
- 👍 Familiar and intuitive interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 💰 Excessive ads and paywalls
- 📱 Poor mobile optimization
- 🔄 Constant refreshing and loss of progress
- 🤔 Perceived political bias in content
Breitbart
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good source for conservative news
- 🚀 Fast app performance
- 💡 Provides alternative perspective
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🔧 Buggy updates
- 💤 Slow to update with new content
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find articles
- 📺 Too many ads and pop-ups
Bugs and requests
Drudge Report (Official)
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unresponsive or freezing app
- Inability to close full-screen ads
- Inconsistent behavior across devices
- Outdated or broken links
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved article sharing capabilities
- Better performance and stability
- More customization options
Breitbart
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes when loading articles
- Unable to login to comment section
- Landscape mode not working on iPad
- App not refreshing with new content
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved article search and navigation
- Reduce ads and pop-ups
- Faster content updates
In-app purchases
Drudge Report (Official)
No in-app purchases
Breitbart
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Drudge Report (Official) free?
Is Breitbart free?
Which has better reviews, Drudge Report (Official) or Breitbart?
Do Drudge Report (Official) or Breitbart have ads?
Which is updated more often, Drudge Report (Official) or Breitbart?
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