Comparison

MacHash News vs IC Pro

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

IC Pro

Stay updated with the latest news, reviews, and expert analyses of Apple products, devices, and App Store applications. Discover daily, weekly, and monthly app highlights and access device pricing information.

Highlights
  • Latest Apple product news and reviews
  • App Store application and game reviews
  • App of the day, week, and month
  • Expert device and OS analysis
  • Apple device pricing in Iran
  • Exclusive content
Features
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IC Pro: - Latest apple product and devices news and reviews - Latest apple store application and games Review - Find out the application of the day ,week and month of the apple store با نصب اپليكيشن IC Pro مي توانيد : -در اخبارِ لحظه به لحظه اپل غرق شويد. -نقد و بررسى تخصصى ديوايس ها و سيستم عامل هاى اپل را به راحتي هر چه تمام تر مطالعه كنيد. -اپليكيشن هاى روز اپ استور را بهتر بشناسيد. -نقد تخصصى اپليكيشن هارا بخوانيد و لذت ببريد. -به ليست قيمت دستگاه هاى اپلي در ايران دسترسى سريع داشته باشيد. -با بخش ها و آيتم هاى جذاب و اختصاصى آيكلاريفايد همراه باشيد. و هرچه بيشتر و بيشتر در دنياى اپل غرق شويد... پيشنهاد ما اين است كه هنگام نصب نوتيفيكيشن را فعال نماييد. 4711069

Screenshots

MacHash News4 screens
IC Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IC Pro at none against MacHash News's 3. IC Pro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (91% vs 76%). MacHash News's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 250). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MacHash News sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. IC Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for MacHash News against 4.6 for IC Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MacHash News has 1.7K ratings behind it against 250, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of MacHash News's written reviews are positive against 91% of IC Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MacHash News ships an update every 2 months, IC Pro every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MacHash News versus IC Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacHash NewsIC Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.7K ratings)4.6 (250 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.6% of reviews91.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.7K — better250
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.19.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGlassWave LLCMohammad JABBARI

Customer experience

MacHash News

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

IC Pro

All ratings250 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive91.5%
Neutral6.4%
Negative2.1%

User reviews

MacHash News

From 1.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app for Apple news
  • 🚀 Comprehensive and up-to-date content
  • 💡 Useful feature to customize news sources

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and connection issues
  • 📢 Intrusive and excessive ads
  • 🔍 Poor navigation and article browsing experience

IC Pro

From 250 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent app for technology news
  • 👍 Content in Persian language
  • 👍 Good design and user interface
  • 👍 Useful and practical app
  • 👍 Great for iDevices news

Room to improve

  • ⚠️ Ads appearing in the app
  • ⚠️ Outdated prices
  • ⚠️ Icon design is weak
  • ⚠️ Content updates are slow
  • ⚠️ Some minor bugs

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

IC Pro

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Ads appearing frequently
  • Outdated price information
  • Slow content updates
  • Minor UI bugs
  • Text misalignment
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  • Notification sound issues
  • Price accuracy issues
  • General bugs in the app
  • Unclickable links

Requested features

6 requests
  • Change app icon design
  • Improve UI colors
  • Develop an app for daily tasks
  • Update app regularly
  • Make links clickable to App Store
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  • Introduce more free apps

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MacHash News

One-time3
  • Kind Tip$9.99
  • Generous Tip$24.99
  • Amazing Tip$69.99
None

IC Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MacHash News free?
MacHash News is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IC Pro free?
IC Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MacHash News or IC Pro?
IC Pro is rated higher. MacHash News averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while IC Pro averages 4.6 from 250 ratings.
Do MacHash News or IC Pro have ads?
MacHash News shows ads; IC Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, MacHash News or IC Pro?
MacHash News ships an update every 2 months, and IC Pro every 5 weeks. Most recently, MacHash News was updated on November 1, 2026 and IC Pro on November 2, 2026.

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