Comparison

cleveland.com vs Record

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

cleveland.com

Stay informed with local news, sports, and weather updates impacting your community. Get timely and reliable reporting from trusted local journalists covering news, politics, business, and culture.

Highlights
  • Local news reporting
  • Sports coverage
  • Weather updates
  • Politics and business news
  • Cultural event coverage
  • Premium content access
Features
Currently charting
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Get trusted local news from across Northeast Ohio. Breaking news, in-depth reporting, and all the stories people are talking about. Stay connected to what's happening around you with timely coverage of news, weather, sports, and more, optimized for your phone. Free to download. Get breaking news, alerts, and top stories. Subscribers receive unlimited access to in-depth reporting, exclusive content, and additional features. Subscriptions are available in-app. Our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://www.advance.net/advancedigitalUserAgreementPP/

About

Record

Access local news, in-depth journalism, and engaging multimedia content. Get breaking news alerts, sports scores, and weather updates. Customize your reading experience with offline access and adjustable text sizes.

Highlights
  • In-depth local journalism
  • Breaking news alerts
  • Sports coverage
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Offline reading
  • eNewspaper access
Features
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From critically acclaimed storytelling to powerful photography to engaging videos — the Record-Courier app delivers the local news that matters most to your community. APP FEATURES: • Access all of our in-depth journalism, including things to do around town, sports coverage from high school to the pros, and much more. • Enjoy a streamlined, fast-loading experience that makes it easy to view the stories, photos, and videos that matter to you. • Get breaking news, sports scores, and weather alerts with real-time notifications tailored to your interests. • Customize your experience by saving your favorite stories, adjusting text size, using night mode, or reading offline. • eNewspaper: Just like our print edition but accessible on your mobile devices. And access to USA TODAY and 200+ local eNewspapers. MORE INFORMATION: • Privacy Policy: https://cm.record-courier.com/privacy/ • Terms of Service: https://cm.record-courier.com/terms/ • Help Center: https://help.record-courier.com • Subscriptions are charged to your account at confirmation of purchase and automatically renew each month or year, unless turned off in your account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. See "Subscription Support" in the app's Settings for more details and customer service contact information.

Screenshots

cleveland.com4 screens
Record4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Record at free with in-app purchases against cleveland.com's subscription. cleveland.com's advantage is review sentiment (29% vs 0%) and ratings volume (11K vs 81). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. cleveland.com sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Record sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for cleveland.com against 4.4 for Record. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: cleveland.com has 11K ratings behind it against 81, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 29% of cleveland.com's written reviews are positive against 0% of Record's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

cleveland.com ships an update every 3 weeks, Record every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
cleveland.com versus Record: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametercleveland.comRecord
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (11K ratings) — better4.4 (81 ratings)
Positive reviews29.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11K — better81
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#95 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB184 MB
Age rating12+12+
Developercleveland.comUSA TODAY Co., Inc.

Customer experience

cleveland.com

All ratings11,246 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews113 reviews
Positive29.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative61.9%

Record

All ratings81 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

cleveland.com

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Saved articles frequently deleted
  • Inability to access specific sports sections

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved search and navigation
  • Restore high school sports coverage
  • Bring back user comments and community features

Record

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

cleveland.com

Subscriptions14
  • cleveland.com Football Insider$7.991 Month
  • Digital Access$9.991 Month
  • Digital Access1 Month trial$9.991 Month
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  • Digital Access7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Month trial2 variants$9.991 Month
  • All Access to cleveland.com1 Month trial$10.001 Month
  • All Access to cleveland.com$11.991 Month
  • All Access to Cleveland$15.001 Month
  • All access to cleveland.com6 Months trial$75.001 Year
  • Insider Digital$79.991 Year
  • All access to cleveland.com1 Year trial$99.991 Year
  • Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Year trial2 variants$99.991 Year
  • All Access to cleveland.com1 Year trial$100.001 Year
  • All access to cleveland.com$119.991 Year
4 purchases

Record

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Digital Rate1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Digital Rate1 Month trial$14.991 Month
  • Monthly Digital Subscription1 Month trial$16.991 Month
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  • Annual Digital Subscription1 Year trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is cleveland.com free?
cleveland.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Record free?
Record is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, cleveland.com or Record?
cleveland.com is rated higher. cleveland.com averages 4.5 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Record averages 4.4 from 81 ratings.
Do cleveland.com or Record have ads?
Both cleveland.com and Record show ads.
Which is updated more often, cleveland.com or Record?
cleveland.com ships an update every 3 weeks, and Record every 5 weeks. Most recently, cleveland.com was updated on September 28, 2026 and Record on September 26, 2026.

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