Fox Illinois vs Extra News
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fox Illinois
Stay informed with a personalized local news feed, real-time weather, and traffic updates. Receive instant alerts for breaking news and school closings.
- Live news stream
- Current weather and traffic
- Personalized news feed
- Breaking news alerts
- School closing alerts
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The Fox Illinois News app is faster, smarter, and more interactive than ever. Create a personalized local news feed and see up to the minute weather and traffic conditions. Features: • Live news stream • Current weather and traffic • Personalized news feed • Breaking news, weather, and school closing alerts
Extra News
Stay informed with breaking news and daily obituaries from Curaçao. This redesigned app offers enhanced content, personalization, and performance for a better news experience. Easily share stories on social media.
- Breaking news alerts
- Daily obituaries
- Personalized content
- Enhanced performance
- Social media sharing
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The Extra News app has been completely redesigned with a fresh look and feel to bring you more content, greater personalisation and better overall performance. So you can get more of the news that matters to you. Find out everything that happens in Curaçao.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fox Illinois at 5.0 against Extra News's 4.2. Fox Illinois also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Extra News's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (25 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Fox Illinois holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Extra News has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Fox Illinois ships an update fortnightly, Extra News every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fox Illinois | Extra News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Standard Media Group | Profound Projects B.V. |
Customer experience
Fox Illinois
Extra News
In-app purchases
Fox Illinois
No in-app purchases
Extra News
No in-app purchases
