The Eagle Tribune vs MassLive.com
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Eagle Tribune
Access your community's news, commentary, photos, and videos on the go. Stay updated with award-winning breaking news, sports, and weather. Download content for offline reading and share articles with friends.
- Download daily editions for offline reading
- Breaking news and developing stories
- Browse photos and watch videos
- View print edition articles
- Access local weather, events, and classifieds
- Share articles and events on social media
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Take the Eagle Tribune with you wherever and whenever you go. Your community resource for news, commentary, photos, video and special features is evolving. Access it now and take off with our award-winning breaking news, sports, weather and more. Features: - Download daily editions and content to read offline at your convenience. - Get breaking news and developing stories from the Eagle Tribune newsroom. - Browse photos and watch videos of local and national events. - View articles as they were written and edited for the Eagle Tribune print edition. - Access free local weather, events, classifieds and shopping information - See each page and article in a horizontal or vertical display. - Share articles, photos, coupons and local events with friends on your social network. - New enhanced Weather feature in Live News
MassLive.com
Stay informed with local news, sports, and weather that directly impacts your community. Get timely and reliable reporting from journalists who live and work in your area, covering everything from politics to culture.
- Local news reporting
- Sports coverage
- Weather updates
- Community-focused journalism
- Premium content access
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Get trusted local news from across Massachusetts. Breaking news, in-depth reporting, and all the stories people are talking about. Stay connected to what's happening around you with timely coverage of news, weather, sports, and more, optimized for your phone. Free to download. Get breaking news, alerts, and top stories. Subscribers receive unlimited access to in-depth reporting, exclusive content, and additional features. Subscriptions are available in-app. Our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://www.advance.net/advancedigitalUserAgreementPP/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: The Eagle Tribune at free with in-app purchases against MassLive.com's subscription. The Eagle Tribune also leads on review sentiment (52% vs 19%) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.0). MassLive.com's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (6K vs 251). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. The Eagle Tribune sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MassLive.com sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for The Eagle Tribune against 4.5 for MassLive.com. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MassLive.com has 6K ratings behind it against 251, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of The Eagle Tribune's written reviews are positive against 19% of MassLive.com's.
The Eagle Tribune ships an update every 4 months, MassLive.com every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Eagle Tribune | MassLive.com |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (251 ratings) | 4.5 (6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.0% of reviews — better | 19.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 251 | 6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | — | #123 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 12+ |
| Developer | CNHI LLC | MassLive.com |
Customer experience
The Eagle Tribune
MassLive.com
Bugs and requests
The Eagle Tribune
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MassLive.com
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login and account issues after updates
- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Broken comment and sharing functionality
Requested features
4 requests- Separate sports and news sections
- Improved search and filtering options
- Ability to customize content feed
- Offline reading mode
In-app purchases
The Eagle Tribune
- Today's ePaper$2.99
MassLive.com
- Digital Access$9.991 Month
- Digital Access1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Digital Access7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Month trial2 variants$9.991 Month
- Monthly Access with Discount1 Month trial$10.001 Month
- Monthly Access$11.991 Month
- All Access to MassLive$15.001 Month
- All Access to MassLive.com6 Months trial$75.001 Year
- Annual Access1 Year trial$99.991 Year
- Digital Access$99.991 Year
- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Year trial2 variants$99.991 Year
- Annual Access with Discount1 Year trial$100.001 Year
- Annual Access$119.991 Year
- All Access to MassLive$150.001 Year
Questions
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