Orlando Sentinel vs ExtraExtra Rss
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orlando Sentinel
Access exclusive, in-depth local reporting from Orlando's leading news source on your mobile device. Stay informed with breaking news, sports, business, and entertainment updates, and customize your reading experience with saved articles and personalized sections.
- Exclusive local reporting
- Breaking news notifications
- Exclusive videos and photo galleries
- Customizable section order
- Save articles for offline reading
- Progress tracking for read articles
- Easy story sharing
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Now there's a simple, elegant and customizable way to get all of the Orlando Sentinel's exclusive, in-depth local reporting on your iPhone and iPad. FEATURES: • Stay informed with Orlando's best source of news, sports, business and entertainment • Sign up for push notifications to get the latest news from our newsroom as soon as stories break • Enjoy exclusive videos and photo galleries • Edit the section list to be in your preferred order • Save must-read stories, photos and videos for when you have the time to enjoy them • Keep track of what you've read and what you haven't with Progress Report • Turn your device sideways for an entirely different visual view of the news (iPad only) • Get the latest breaking news from our newsroom in your notifications • Share stories easily with Twitter, Facebook, or email • Offline reading: Download and read content offline • See your progress: Articles that have been read are greyed out to make your reading experience more efficient SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS: • Download the app to enjoy a sampling of free stories each month. For full access, try a free month of Unlimited Digital Access to the app, the Orlando Sentinel website, and our eNewspaper; then it's only $19.99 a month. Make sure to create a registration while in the app so you'll be able to log in to the website and eNewspaper when you visit them in web browsers. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable • Your subscription automatically renews each month unless auto-renew is turned off within your Account Settings at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Your iTunes account will be charged $19.99 for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period • You can read our Privacy Policy here: http://www.tribpub.com/privacy-policy/ • You can read our Terms of Service here: http://www.tribpub.com/central-terms-of-service/ • Questions about your subscription, including adding or removing Web access to the Orlando Sentinel website from your app access, can be directed to Customer Service: 407-513-4055. CRASHES / PROBLEMS? We've been working hard to fix any and all crashes in the app. If you're still experiencing crashes or freezes after installing this update, please contact us at customer_service@orlando.cust-serv.com. A quick email to our support team helps our developers identify and resolve crashes faster.
ExtraExtra Rss
This native RSS reader offers a clean reading experience with full-text extraction and AI-cleaned read-aloud narration. Organize feeds into categories, sync across Apple devices, or use it locally without an account. Supports Handoff, widgets, and Siri Shortcuts.
- Full-text article extraction
- AI-cleaned read-aloud narration
- Sync across Apple devices
- Local-only mode
- Organize feeds into folders
- Handoff support
- Home Screen widgets
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ExtraExtra is an RSS reader built to feel completely at home on whichever Apple device you're holding — genuinely native on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro, not a stretched-out port. READING EXPERIENCE • Full-text extraction turns excerpt-only feeds into complete articles, automatically • On-device AI read-aloud — text is cleaned up to sound natural when spoken (URLs, footnotes, and symbols smoothed out; nothing summarized or dropped) • Adjustable fonts and reading size • Light and dark themes • In-article search, keyword muting, and full-text search across feeds • Save articles to read later; mark read/unread with swipe or keyboard shortcuts FEEDS, YOUR WAY • Connect any GReader-compatible sync service (FreshRSS, The Old Reader, and others) to sync read state and subscriptions across devices • Or sync privately with iCloud — no server or account required, your read and saved state just follows you across devices • Or skip the account entirely — local mode reads feeds directly, no server, no sign-up, nothing leaving your device • Import existing subscriptions via OPML, folders and all • Tap a feed link in Safari to subscribe directly, no copy-pasting URLs • Share any webpage to ExtraExtra and it'll find and add that site's feed automatically • Organize feeds into categories/folders with per-feed unread counts EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro • Start an article on one device, pick it up on another with Handoff • Home Screen widgets keep unread counts visible at a glance • Siri Shortcuts and hardware media key support • Apple Watch companion app — remote control your iPhone right from your wrist • Full keyboard shortcut support on Mac and iPad ExtraExtra: extra, extra — read all about it, your way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ExtraExtra Rss at 100% against Orlando Sentinel's 23%. ExtraExtra Rss also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). Orlando Sentinel's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (4.6K vs 2). On chart position 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
Orlando Sentinel is free to download; ExtraExtra Rss costs $2.99 up front. Orlando Sentinel sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. ExtraExtra Rss asks for nothing beyond the download.
ExtraExtra Rss holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orlando Sentinel has 4.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Orlando Sentinel's written reviews are positive against 100% of ExtraExtra Rss's.
Orlando Sentinel ships an update monthly, ExtraExtra Rss every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Orlando Sentinel | ExtraExtra Rss |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (4.6K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.6K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #124 — better | #152 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tribune Publishing Company, LLC | LYNDON SIAO |
Customer experience
Orlando Sentinel
ExtraExtra Rss
Bugs and requests
Orlando Sentinel
Reported bugs
3 issues- Articles failing to load or parse properly
- Inability to scroll through full articles
- Inconsistent behavior between app and website
Requested features
4 requests- Restore landscape mode on iPad
- Improve article navigation and readability
- Provide better organization of local news content
- Offer more control over notification settings
ExtraExtra Rss
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Orlando Sentinel
- Unlimited Digital Access1 Month trial2 variants$19.991 Month
- News App Only$19.991 Month
- Orlando Sentinel1 Year trial$199.991 Year
- Premium Story Credits$0.99
ExtraExtra Rss
No in-app purchases
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