The Eagle Tribune vs Lowell Sun e
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
Lowell Sun e
Access The Sun of Lowell, Massachusetts, in a digital format mirroring the print edition. Enjoy all stories, ads, and photos with intuitive touch navigation and access to current and past issues.
- Digital replica of print edition
- Includes stories, ads, and photos
- Fast and easy touch navigation
- Natural paper-like reading experience
- Access current and 30 days of back issues
- Uses eEdition account login
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Our eEdition iOS app lets subscribers read The Sun of Lowell, Massachusetts, on either iOS device with all of the stories, ads and photos shown exactly as it appears in print. The app uses the iOS multi-interface touch to provide fast and easy navigation and natural paper-like reading experience. Readers use their current eEdition account login to access current and 30 days of back issues.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lowell Sun e at none against The Eagle Tribune's 1. Lowell Sun e also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 52%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. The Eagle Tribune sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lowell Sun e asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for The Eagle Tribune against 4.4 for Lowell Sun e. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 251 and 98 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of The Eagle Tribune's written reviews are positive against 73% of Lowell Sun e's.
The Eagle Tribune ships an update every 4 months, Lowell Sun e every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Eagle Tribune | Lowell Sun e |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (251 ratings) — better | 4.4 (98 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.0% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 251 — better | 98 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 12+ |
| Developer | CNHI LLC | MediaNews Group |
Customer experience
The Eagle Tribune
Lowell Sun e
In-app purchases
The Eagle Tribune
- Today's ePaper$2.99
Lowell Sun e
No in-app purchases
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