News 9 vs citizen journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
News 9
Access breaking news, developing stories, and local weather updates. Stream live video content for sports and current events.
- Breaking news updates
- Developing stories
- Local weather forecasts
- Sports coverage
- Live video streaming
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News 9 is Oklahoma's leading source for breaking news, developing stories, local weather, sports and live video.
citizen journal
Stay informed with daily national and state news summaries, plus hyper-local updates from specific Kansas cities. Discover occasional motivational content and expanding sports coverage.
- Daily national news summaries
- Daily Kansas state news summaries
- Local news from specific cities
- Adding more cities and sports
- Tweet-sized motivational content
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5-item national news summary every AM, 5-item Kansas news summary every PM, local news from Hutchinson, Salina, McPherson, and Lindsborg. Adding more cities and sports coverage all the time! Tweet sized #motivationmonday every Monday, occasional columns.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: citizen journal at 100% against News 9's 42%. citizen journal also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). News 9's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 14). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
citizen journal holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: News 9 has 11K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of News 9's written reviews are positive against 100% of citizen journal's.
News 9 ships an update every 3 months, citizen journal fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | News 9 | citizen journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (11K ratings) | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Griffin Communications, L.L.C. | Loql Limited Liability Company |
Customer experience
News 9
citizen journal
Bugs and requests
News 9
Reported bugs
3 issues- Live stream playback issues
- Breaking news notifications not linked to stories
- Weather forecast data not updating in real-time
Requested features
3 requests- Customizable notification settings
- Live video streaming during emergencies
- Improved weather radar and forecasting
citizen journal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
News 9
No in-app purchases
citizen journal
No in-app purchases
