Windsor Star vs Winnipeg Sun ePaper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Windsor Star
Access local and national news with a personalized feed. Enjoy in-depth articles, photos, and videos, with options to follow specific topics and journalists. Subscribers get unlimited access.
- Customizable news feed
- In-depth articles and longreads
- Photo and video coverage
- Discover trending stories
- Follow topics and journalists
- Unlimited access for subscribers
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The Windsor Star app connects you to the news you need to know. Create your custom feed so you don't miss the latest from your favourite writers. Features include: · Stay connected to news from your community and beyond. · Enjoy the wide variety of comprehensive explainers on issues shaping your community and compelling longreads from our top journalists — plus extensive photo and video coverage. · Navigate directly to individual publications from across the Postmedia network. · You can choose your preferred publications when you first open the new app, ensuring a curated news feed that aligns with your interests. · Use the Discover tab to explore trending stories from our newsrooms across Canada. · Personalize your news experience by selecting topics, journalists and columnists you want to see more of, so your feed will be filled with the content and perspectives you enjoy. · Online Access and Home Delivery subscribers receive unlimited access to content on the app, included with your subscription. · App readers can access one free article before being prompted to register to gain access to two more articles. If you are not an existing subscriber, you can easily sign up through the app marketplace. · Payment will be charged to your store account upon confirmation of purchase. · Subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. · The account will now be charged $14.99 for monthly renewal within the 24 hours before the current period ends. · You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal after purchase in the App settings. Select "My Subscription" then "Manage my Subscription" and you will be able to make changes. Privacy Policy: https://www.postmedia.com/privacy-statement/ Postmedia Terms and Conditions: https://www.postmedia.com/terms-and-conditions/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ We appreciate and value your feedback. Please send any comments, suggestions or questions to: appsupport@postmedia.com
Winnipeg Sun ePaper
Access the daily digital edition of the Winnipeg Sun newspaper on your iPhone or iPad. Read the same content as the print version, conveniently available at home or work.
- Digital newspaper edition
- Same content as print
- Accessible anytime, anywhere
- Optimized for iPhone and iPad
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Now you can read Winnipeg Sun anytime, anywhere. The Winnipeg Sun ePaper is available to you at home or at work, and is the same edition as the printed copy available at the newsstand. Privacy Policy: https://www.winnipegsun.com/site/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.winnipegsun.com/site/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Winnipeg Sun ePaper at 75% against Windsor Star's 5%. Winnipeg Sun ePaper also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.7) and ads (none vs shown). Windsor Star's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Windsor Star sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month and Winnipeg Sun ePaper sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $11.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Winnipeg Sun ePaper holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Windsor Star has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of Windsor Star's written reviews are positive against 75% of Winnipeg Sun ePaper's.
Windsor Star ships an update monthly, Winnipeg Sun ePaper every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Windsor Star | Winnipeg Sun ePaper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (11 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.8% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Postmedia Network INC. | PressReader Inc |
Customer experience
Windsor Star
Winnipeg Sun ePaper
Bugs and requests
Windsor Star
Reported bugs
34 issues- App doesn't work, cannot sign in
- More locked content
- Display/navigation not user-friendly
- App doesn't work, keeps telling to reload
- Obits not loading correctly
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- Share button doesn't work
- Report a problem email is invalid
- Issues when reading news, lags and freezes
- App crashes phone
- Freezes constantly on iPhone
- App causes phone to shut down and restart
- Some content loads fine, others blank screen and locks up phone
- App crashes and shuts down phone completely
- App support leads to paid version, not support
- Feedback button leads to obsolete email address
- App won't load content properly, crashes phone
- App causes iPhone to restart when opening a story
- App is frozen most of the time
- Froze on news articles over 2 weeks old
- App freezes and doesn't update
- App continually freezes, won't refresh
- App has been freezing since new Apple OS
- App freezes for five minutes or five days
- Stories on home page don't have dates
- App is frozen and doesn't work
- App will not update, screen touches don't work
- Updated app now no work
- Freezing and not loading new content
- Won't work after latest iPhone update
- Freezes every daily, have to delete and re-download
- Freezes constantly, needs to be adapted to new updates
- Freezes after iOS 13
- Not working after iOS 13
- Issue after iOS 13.1
Requested features
4 requests- Go back to the old app version
- Fix the app update
- Implement a search function
- Allow review of obits
Winnipeg Sun ePaper
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Windsor Star
- The Windsor Star$9.991 Month
Winnipeg Sun ePaper
- Winnipeg Sun ePaper Month$11.491 Month
Questions
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