Dongailbo vs 더팩트
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dongailbo
This news app offers personalized content recommendations based on your reading history, with features like text mode for quick article viewing and activity badges for engaged readers. Stay updated with real-time news across various categories.
- Personalized news recommendations
- Real-time content updates
- Text mode for articles
- Activity badges for readers
- Improved search capabilities
- Comment recommendation system
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Dong-A Ilbo's mobile service Dong-A Dotcom, a comprehensive daily newspaper in Korea, has been reorganized to mark the 104th anniversary of its foundation. It analyzes readers' tastes, recommends content that suits each individual, and provides customized services. Enjoy content such as politics, economy, international, social, entertainment, sports, private, and columns that are updated in real time on the Dong-A Ilbo news app. - your news Log in and read the article. AI analyzes the reading records and recommends 'Today's News' that suits your area of interest. - Text Mode For those who want to see major articles more neatly and quickly, "text mode" has been added to the main page of Dong-A. - my accomplishments Readers such as Gong Yoo Wang and passionate Dong-A commentators can participate and obtain an "activity badge." - My content You can check the latest activity analysis, subscription content list, recent article list, comments I wrote, etc. - Member recommendation Please 'recommend' and support members who left good comments in the article. - Improved search capabilities Provides a variety of search options, including serialization, issue keywords, photos, and magazines. Information on access rights required when using the Dong-A Ilbo app [Essential access] - None [Selective access] - Reminder: Needed to receive notifications such as breaking news, subscriptions, comments, etc. Notifications will not go off if you disagree. ※Elective access rights require permission when using related functions, and you can use the Dong-A Ilbo app service in addition to those functions even if you do not agree to the permission. ※You can change the optional access rights setting on your mobile phone 'Settings > Application > Dong-A Ilbo'. ---- Developer Contact: 29th and 7th floors, Chungjeong-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul (02-360-0400)
더팩트
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-'쥴리 논란'엔 침묵, 황급히 얼굴 가린 김건희 (영상), '文의 남자' 양정철, 서훈 국정원장과 한정식집 '밀담', 이건희 회장 병상 투혼 포착 등 현장 특종에 강한 신개념 종합지 '더팩트'의 뉴스와 핫이슈를 아이폰 앱으로 만나보세요! - 발로 뛰는 '더팩트' 기자들의 ‘뉴스 이면의 뉴스’가 정치 경제 사회 연예 전국 섹션은 물론 심층보도 ‘탐사이다’ 코너를 통해 실시간으로 업데이트됩니다. - 다른 언론사에서 볼 수 없는 '더팩트'의 확인된 뉴스는 '실시간 속보 알림' 서비스를 통해 손쉽게 확인할 수 있습니다.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 더팩트 at 93% against Dongailbo's 24%. 더팩트 also leads on ads (none vs shown). Dongailbo's advantage is rating (2.8 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dongailbo holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 24% of Dongailbo's written reviews are positive against 93% of 더팩트's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dongailbo ships an update every 2 months, 더팩트 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dongailbo | 더팩트 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.1% of reviews | 93.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | dongA.com | THE FACT CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
Dongailbo
더팩트
In-app purchases
Dongailbo
No in-app purchases
더팩트
No in-app purchases
