Oregonlive.com vs Student News Source
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Oregonlive.com
Get timely and reliable local news, sports, and weather updates impacting your community. Stay informed about unfolding events in your backyard, from politics and business to culture and more. Access premium content and in-depth reporting with an All Access subscription.
- Local news reporting
- Sports coverage
- Weather updates
- Premium content access
- Timely and reliable information
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Get trusted local news from across Oregon. 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/
Student News Source
Access student journalism from top scholastic programs nationwide. Follow your favorite outlets, receive news alerts, and save stories for offline reading. Engage with content through comments and social sharing.
- News alerts for new stories
- Save stories for offline access
- View photos and videos
- Staff profiles
- Story commenting
- Social sharing
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The Student News Source app is the hub of student journalism around the country. The Source features stories, photos, and video being produced by some of the nation’s top scholastic journalism programs. Follow one or more of your favorite student media programs and subscribe to notifications to be alerted when new stories are published. Features: News alerts: Get notified when a new story is published by an outlet you follow. Tailor those alerts to specific categories of interest. Saved stories: Save stories for reading later and offline access. Multimedia: View photos and videos related to the story. Staff profiles: Access a list of all of the content produced by your favorite student journalists. Story commenting: Interact with other readers. Social sharing: Share stories on your social media accounts and through messaging apps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Student News Source at none against Oregonlive.com's 18. Oregonlive.com's advantage is ratings volume (10K vs 7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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. Oregonlive.com sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Student News Source asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Oregonlive.com against 4.3 for Student News Source. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Oregonlive.com has 10K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 16% of Oregonlive.com's written reviews are positive against 0% of Student News Source's.
Oregonlive.com ships an update every 3 weeks, Student News Source every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Oregonlive.com | Student News Source |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (10K ratings) | 4.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #63 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | OregonLive.com | SNO Sites |
Customer experience
Oregonlive.com
Student News Source
Bugs and requests
Oregonlive.com
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch
- Inability to access subscriber content
- Scrolling issues and content cutoffs
- Inconsistent login and sign-in behavior
Requested features
5 requests- Improved app stability and performance
- Streamlined user experience
- Better handling of subscriber content
- Enhanced search capabilities
- Dark mode option
Student News Source
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Oregonlive.com
- Oregonian College Insider$7.991 Month
- Digital Access$9.991 Month
- Digital Access1 Month trial2 variants$9.991 Month
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- Digital Access7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Monthly Access1 Month trial$10.001 Month
- All Access to OregonLive$11.991 Month
- All Access to Oregon$15.001 Month
- All Access to OregonLive6 Months trial$75.001 Year
- Oregonian College Insider$79.991 Year
- All Access to OregonLive1 Year trial$99.991 Year
- Digital Access$99.991 Year
- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Year trial2 variants$99.991 Year
- Annual Access1 Year trial$100.001 Year
- Annual Subscription$100.001 Year
- All Access to OregonLive$119.991 Year
Student News Source
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Oregonlive.com free?
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