DER STANDARD vs profil ePaper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DER STANDARD
Stay informed with breaking news and in-depth articles from Austria. Activate push notifications for real-time updates and engage in discussions on a vibrant community platform.
- Real-time news updates
- Live tickers
- Push notifications
- Community discussions
- Austrian news content
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Install the derStandard.at app today and read the most important news from Austria on your smartphone! Please note, all our content is only available in German. Activate push notifications so you don't miss anything and experience real-time news with our live tickers. Sign up and become part of the STANDARD community to discuss your favourite topics on one of the largest and liveliest German-speaking discussion platforms.
profil ePaper
Access in-depth reporting and factual information from Austria and around the world directly on your smartphone. Enjoy the independent news magazine's investigative, well-founded, and opinion-forming journalism, available as an ePaper with offline reading capabilities.
- ePaper of the printed magazine
- Content table of contents
- Bookmark favorite pages
- Offline reading mode
- Latest content from profil.at
- profil podcasts
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Mit der profil-App holen Sie sich fundierte Berichterstattung und faktentreue Information aus Österreich und der Welt direkt auf Ihr Smartphone – für den optimalen Lesekomfort zu jeder Zeit. Das unabhängige Nachrichtenmagazin steht seit fast 50 Jahren für Journalismus der besonderen Qualität: investigativ, fundiert und meinungsbildend. Ihre Vorteile zum digital genießen: Alle Inhalte des gedruckten Hefts als ePaper Komfortables Inhaltsverzeichnis Favoritenseiten markierbar (Lesezeichen setzen) Lesen auch im Offline-Modus möglich (Download der einzelnen Ausgaben) Aktuelle Inhalte von profil.at Die profil-Podcasts Bei Fragen und Anmerkungen schreiben Sie uns gerne unter leserservice@profil.at. https://service.profil.at/aboagb Datenschutz: https://service.profil.at/datenschutz
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DER STANDARD at none against profil ePaper's 13. DER STANDARD also leads on ratings volume (153 vs 7). profil ePaper's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (60% vs 35%). On price, rating, update cadence 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. profil ePaper sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $9.90 per month. DER STANDARD asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for DER STANDARD against 4.7 for profil ePaper. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DER STANDARD has 153 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of DER STANDARD's written reviews are positive against 60% of profil ePaper's.
DER STANDARD ships an update every 4 months, profil ePaper every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DER STANDARD | profil ePaper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (153 ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.5% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 153 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Der Standard | Telekurier Online Medien GmbH & Co KG |
Customer experience
DER STANDARD
profil ePaper
In-app purchases
DER STANDARD
No in-app purchases
profil ePaper
- Digitalabo 1 Monat$9.901 Month
- profil ePaper7 Days trial$17.491 Month
- profil-Digitalabo$49.993 Months
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- profil ePaper7 Days trial$50.993 Months
- Digitalabo 1 Jahr$99.991 Year
- 18/16$1.99
- Mar-17$1.99
- 41/2017$1.99
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- 43/2017$1.99
- 45/2017$1.99
- 21/2019$1.99
- 45/2019$1.99
- profil Einzelheft$2.99
