Comparison

MacHash News vs iDev

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MacHash News

Stay updated on Apple, Mac, and iPhone news and rumors. This app curates top stories, reviews, and discussions into a streamlined feed. It includes a full-screen browser with reader and dark modes, plus robust sharing options.

Highlights
  • Curated news feed
  • Full-screen web browser
  • Reader mode
  • Dark mode
  • RSS feeds
  • Sharing options
  • Accessibility features
Features
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MacHash is the app to follow news and rumors about Apple, Macs and iPhones. Get your daily dose of news about Apple products and services. The days top news, reviews, rumors and discussions are curated into one streamlined news feed. Featuring a full screen web browser with an optional automatic reader mode and a dark mode visual theme. Browse the latest news or check out our collection of individual rss fees from the web's best Apple focused websites and blogs. Robust sharing options and sharing shortcuts make sending your posts to social media a snap. Tap and hold on an article to share, email, tweet, and save articles. Proudly optimized for accessibility and ease of use. We support automatic dark mode and dynamic type for larger and smaller font sized depending on the system setting. MacHash has been going strong since 2008, download today and keep up with the latest.

About

iDev

Stay updated with the latest in iOS development. Access news, podcasts, videos, courses, and trending libraries. Prepare for interviews with curated questions and design blogs.

Highlights
  • Latest iOS development news
  • Curated podcasts and videos
  • Online courses for skill improvement
  • Popular libraries and GitHub trending
  • Interview preparation questions
  • Design, marketing, and business blogs
  • WWDC summaries
Features
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You're an iOS developer? You want to update the latest news, the hottest topic in iOS programming? iDev here for you! You’re just starting with iOS development? You want to improve your skills? iDev here for you! You’re looking for the best libraries for your new app? iDev here for you! You’re about to have an interview and you need to prepare questions about iOS development? iDev here for you! iDev features: • Latest NEWS: Stay up to date with the latest news, hottest topics, coolest tips, ... • Best Podcasts: Best podcasts cover a wide range of topics relating to iOS development. • Greatest Videos: Always updated with the latest videos, watch interesting and useful videos about iOS development. • Online Courses: Great courses from beginner to advance level to help you improve your iOS programming skills. • Popular Topics: Find out what the world is talking about the hottest topics of iOS programming and information technology. • Useful Libraries: The best, most popular libraries for developing your new applications. • GitHub Trending: See what the GitHub community is most excited about today, this week or this month. • WWDC Summary: A summary of the great things took place at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). • Interview Questions: A collection of frequently asked interview questions for iOS programmers covering all the topics ... • Design Blogs: Anything related to iOS design, useful tips for designing your app. • Marketing & Business: All of the iOS business and marketing related blogs. Articles on pricing experiments, ASO, reviews, ratings, case studies, ... • Newsletters: Newsletters or round up blogs covering iOS development. • iOS Widgets: Quick access to app features right on the home screen. Always updated the latest news with iOS widgets. iDev subscription plans are available in the following options: - Monthly Subscription: $2.99 - Quarterly Subscription: $7.49 (save 20% vs. weekly subscription) - Yearly Subscription: $19.99 (save 45% vs. weekly subscription) Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://pegaseteam.github.io/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://pegaseteam.github.io/privacy-policy/ Our team is happy to answer your questions and hear your suggestions. If you have any questions or requests, please write to pegase.studio@gmail.com and we'll be in touch with lightning speed.

Screenshots

MacHash News4 screens
iDev4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MacHash News at 76% against iDev's 0%. MacHash News also leads on ratings volume (1.7K vs 3). iDev's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MacHash News sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and iDev sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iDev holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MacHash News has 1.7K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of MacHash News's written reviews are positive against 0% of iDev's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MacHash News versus iDev: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacHash NewsiDev
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.7K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.1 — better14.1
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGlassWave LLCNguyen Khai

Customer experience

MacHash News

All ratings1,702 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews365 reviews
Positive75.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative20.8%

iDev

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

MacHash News

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezes and fails to load content
  • Broken links and 500 error messages
  • Background activity draining battery

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add push notifications for breaking news
  • Implement a dark mode option
  • Improve article sharing capabilities

iDev

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MacHash News

One-time3
  • Kind Tip$9.99
  • Generous Tip$24.99
  • Amazing Tip$69.99
5 purchases

iDev

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Subscription$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Quarterly Subscription$7.493 Months
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  • Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • PREMIUM$99.99

Questions

Is MacHash News free?
MacHash News is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iDev free?
iDev is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MacHash News or iDev?
iDev is rated higher. MacHash News averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while iDev averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do MacHash News or iDev have ads?
Both MacHash News and iDev show ads.
Which is updated more often, MacHash News or iDev?
MacHash News ships an update every 2 months, and iDev every 2 months. Most recently, MacHash News was updated on November 1, 2026 and iDev on October 9, 2026.

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