MacHash News vs Geek Tech
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Curated news feed
- Full-screen web browser
- Reader mode
- Dark mode
- RSS feeds
- Sharing options
- Accessibility 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.
Geek Tech
Stay updated with the latest technology news, including hardware, smartphones, and app reviews. Customize your feed by following favorite topics and sources, and save articles for offline reading. Receive alerts for breaking news.
- Latest tech news aggregation
- Follow favorite topics and sources
- Search for specific news
- Watch and share tech videos
- Save articles for offline reading
- Receive news notifications
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• Latest Tech News: Follow the most popular and recent articles on the world of technology, such as hardware, smartphones, new apps, updates and reviews, published by major world and national media. • Follow your favourite topics and sources: You can turn off sources of information that are not of interest to you and choose your favourite topics. Geek Tech allows you to be connected only with your favorite information sources. • Search: Want to find news on a particular topic or source? Geektech allows you to search for topics or sources to read or follow. • Videos: Follow the world of technology in videos, allowing you to save or share on your social networks. • Save your favorite articles: You can save your favorite articles to read later, even offline! • Receive notifications: Receive latest news alerts on your home screen to keep up to date with what is happening around you. • Offline reading: You can view news recorded in offline mode without consuming data. • We are interested in your feedback Your feedback is invaluable for us to continue to evolve Geektech! Send us your comments and suggestions about the application via the menu «settings > Contact us» • Terms of use: By downloading this application, you agree to the terms of the end user license agreement, available at http://geekteck.net/terms.html. You can also find out how Geektech processes and protects your data in our Privacy Policy at http://geekteck.net/privacy.html. Don't hesitate to contact us at the email address: contact@geekteck.net
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Verdict
MacHash News and Geek Tech both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 76% of MacHash News's written reviews are positive against 0% of Geek Tech's. MacHash News also leads on ratings volume (1.7K vs 54). Geek Tech's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). 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
Both are free to download. MacHash News sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Geek Tech asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for MacHash News against 4.6 for Geek Tech. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MacHash News has 1.7K ratings behind it against 54, 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 0% of Geek Tech's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MacHash News | Geek Tech |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.7K ratings) — better | 4.6 (54 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 54 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GlassWave LLC | Taieb Meftah |
Customer experience
MacHash News
Geek Tech
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
Geek Tech
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MacHash News
- Kind Tip$9.99
- Generous Tip$24.99
- Amazing Tip$69.99
Geek Tech
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MacHash News free?
Is Geek Tech free?
Which has better reviews, MacHash News or Geek Tech?
Do MacHash News or Geek Tech have ads?
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