The Daily Caller vs Heavy.com
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Daily Caller
Access national news, politics, and opinion content with a fresh perspective. This app offers a revamped interface, fewer ads, and smoother navigation for an improved reading experience on your mobile device.
- Revamped user interface
- Fewer ads
- Smoother page transitions
- Save articles for offline reading
- National news and politics updates
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This is a completely new app. It's the first ever completely custom built Daily Caller app. Our apps have had a lot of problems over the years. We apologize and hope you give this new one a chance. We don't think you will be disappointed. It works great and includes: - A completely revamped user interface! - Fewer ads! - Smoother transitions between pages! - An option to save articles for offline reading! - And much more! The Daily Caller delivers our fresh take on national news for your iPhone and iPad. The Daily Caller offers the latest from politics to opinion in a sleek on the go app. Get this free app today and take The Daily Caller with you wherever you go. We hope you like it. Please send us feedback or suggestions to info@dailycaller.com.
Heavy.com
Stay informed with breaking news and current events from the US and around the world. Get essential updates on crime and other important topics, all in one convenient place.
- Breaking news updates
- US news coverage
- World news coverage
- Crime news
- On-the-go information
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Today’s top breaking news and current events. US news, world news, crime news. What you need to know when you’re on the go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Heavy.com at 100% against The Daily Caller's 17%. Heavy.com also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). The Daily Caller's advantage is ratings volume (5.1K vs 2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Heavy.com holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Daily Caller has 5.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of The Daily Caller's written reviews are positive against 100% of Heavy.com's.
The Daily Caller ships an update monthly, Heavy.com every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Daily Caller | Heavy.com |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (5.1K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Daily Caller | Heavy Inc |
Customer experience
The Daily Caller
Heavy.com
Bugs and requests
The Daily Caller
Reported bugs
4 issues- Broken 'read more' links
- Frequent app crashes
- Inconsistent login functionality
- Scrolling issues causing content loss
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved article scrolling
- Better ad management
- Enhanced accessibility features
Heavy.com
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Daily Caller
No in-app purchases
Heavy.com
No in-app purchases
