MacHash News vs TechPort
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.
TechPort
Stay informed with the latest technology news and updates from a wide array of top online publications. This app offers a streamlined reading experience with customizable features and the ability to save articles for later.
- Over 60 news sources
- Customizable text size
- Save favorite articles
- Add custom sources
- Dark and light themes
- Handoff and VoiceOver support
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TechPort allows you to keep up to date with technology news and updates from the best news sources online such as The Verge, TechCrunch, Wired, Ars Technica, The Next Web and many more. Main features include: - Over 60 news sources - Easy to use interface - Dark and light themes - Text size customization - Saving favorite articles - Adding custom sources - Handoff support - VoiceOver support - And many more Enjoy TechPort for your technology news and updates!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: TechPort at none against MacHash News's shown. TechPort also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.1). MacHash News's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 524). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 and TechPort sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for MacHash News against 4.6 for TechPort. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.7K and 524 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of MacHash News's written reviews are positive against 73% of TechPort's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MacHash News | TechPort |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.7K ratings) — better | 4.6 (524 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.6% of reviews — better | 73.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 524 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GlassWave LLC | TSKV, LLC |
Customer experience
MacHash News
TechPort
User reviews
MacHash News
From 1.7K App Store ratingsWhat 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
TechPort
From 524 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient all-in-one tech news app
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 📰 Wide range of tech news sources
- 💰 Good value for paid version
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔒 Paywall issues with certain news sources
- 🗑️ Inability to remove unwanted news sources
- 💤 Lack of updates and optimization for newer iOS versions
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
TechPort
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads reappearing after purchase
- Crashes on iOS 11 and newer
- Incompatibility with iPhone X and newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to customize news sources and feeds
- Full article rendering within the app
- Improved widget functionality
- Better sync and restore purchase options
In-app purchases
MacHash News
- Kind Tip$9.99
- Generous Tip$24.99
- Amazing Tip$69.99
TechPort
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
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