Comparison

cleveland.com vs Ohio Elections

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

Ohio Elections

Features
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Download the Ohio Elections app for your one-stop source for information on state and federal elections in Ohio. Powered by Gongwer News Service, Ohio’s most trusted independent news source on state government and politics, the app allows users to easily access information about candidates for the General Assembly, Congress and statewide offices. There is no other source on the elections in Ohio that combines so much detail with the portability of an app. The app will update regularly throughout the year. Key features: • Biographical information about candidates, including education, age, family, employment, community involvement and track record in running for elected office. Gongwer’s unmatched database provides that history for any candidates running this year who ran for state and/or federal office going back to 2004. • A search function enabling users to more easily find a specific candidate • A push-messaging alert system to let users know when Gongwer has uploaded new information to the app as well as provide some breaking news; • Contact tools enabling users to reach the candidates’ campaigns via email, phone and U.S. mail. • Links to maps for all 16 U.S. House districts, the Ohio Senate districts up for election and 99 Ohio House districts. • Links to candidates’ campaign finance information. • Candidate photos. • A button that allows users to view only those races for the March primary and November general election that Gongwer considers legitimately competitive. • A chart sorting all U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House races by competitiveness, labeling them as safe Republican, lean Republican, toss-up, lean Democrat or safe Democrat as determined by Gongwer’s staff. Overall analysis of the race for partisan control of the Ohio House and Ohio Senate. • A snapshot analysis of what to expect in each state and federal race in Ohio from Gongwer’s staff. Gongwer welcomes your questions and feedback. Reach us at gongwer@gongwer-oh.com. Follow us on Twitter: @gongwer Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gongweroh

Screenshots

cleveland.com4 screens
Ohio Elections3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ohio Elections at none against cleveland.com's 16. Ohio Elections also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). cleveland.com's advantage is chart position (#55 vs unranked). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. cleveland.com sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Ohio Elections asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

cleveland.com ships an update every 3 weeks, Ohio Elections weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and December 20, 2025 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
cleveland.com versus Ohio Elections: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametercleveland.comOhio Elections
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (11K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
Best chart rank#55 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developercleveland.comGongwer News Service, Inc.

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

Ohio Elections

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
None

Ohio Elections

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is cleveland.com free?
cleveland.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ohio Elections free?
Ohio Elections is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do cleveland.com or Ohio Elections have ads?
cleveland.com shows ads; Ohio Elections does not.
Which is updated more often, cleveland.com or Ohio Elections?
cleveland.com ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ohio Elections weekly. Most recently, cleveland.com was updated on September 25, 2026 and Ohio Elections on December 20, 2025.

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