cleveland.com vs Athens Messenger eEdition
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Local news reporting
- Sports coverage
- Weather updates
- Politics and business news
- Cultural event coverage
- Premium content access
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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/
Athens Messenger eEdition
Access both live news updates and a digital replica of your local newspaper. This application is part of an all-access subscription, offering a convenient way to stay informed about local events and stories.
- Live news updates
- Digital replica of print edition
- Local news coverage
- Subscription access
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The Athens (Ohio) Messenger eEdition app now includes both LIVE NEWS and the replica edition of your local newspaper. This is a digital replica of the print edition of The Athens (Ohio) Messenger. This app is part of your all access subscription. If you have questions about using the app please contact us at subscriptions@athensmessenger.com or call (740) 592-6612.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Athens Messenger eEdition at 100% against cleveland.com's 30%. Athens Messenger eEdition also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). cleveland.com's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads 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. cleveland.com sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Athens Messenger eEdition asks for nothing beyond the download.
cleveland.com holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: cleveland.com has 12K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of cleveland.com's written reviews are positive against 100% of Athens Messenger eEdition's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
cleveland.com ships an update every 3 weeks, Athens Messenger eEdition every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | cleveland.com | Athens Messenger eEdition |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (12K ratings) — better | 4.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #100 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | cleveland.com | Adams Publishing Group, LLC |
Customer experience
cleveland.com
Athens Messenger eEdition
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
Athens Messenger eEdition
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
cleveland.com
- cleveland.com Football Insider$7.991 Month
- Digital Access1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Digital Access7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Month trial2 variants$9.991 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
- All access to cleveland.com1 Year trial$99.991 Year
- All access to cleveland.com$119.991 Year
Athens Messenger eEdition
No in-app purchases
Questions
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