The Eagle Tribune vs Boston Herald 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
Boston Herald E
Access an exact digital replica of the Boston Herald print edition. This app is included with home delivery subscriptions or available for purchase via day passes or e-edition only subscriptions.
- Exact digital replica of print edition
- Included with home delivery subscription
- Daily pass subscriptions available
- 4-week e-edition only subscription
- 52-week e-edition only subscription
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This is an exact digital replica of the Boston Herald print edition. This app is a free part of your Boston Herald home delivery subscription. You can also purchase Day pass subscriptions for $2.50 a day or e-edition only subscriptions for 4 weeks ($9.98) or 52 weeks ($125). If you have any questions, please contact customer service at 1-800-882-1211 or homedelivery@bostonherald.com. For more details, please see our Terms of Service: https://www.medianewsgroup.com/terms-of-use/
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Verdict
The Eagle Tribune and Boston Herald E both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of Boston Herald E's written reviews are positive against 52% of The Eagle Tribune's. 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 and Boston Herald E sells 2 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 4.4 for Boston Herald E. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 251 and 379 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of The Eagle Tribune's written reviews are positive against 84% of Boston Herald E's.
The Eagle Tribune ships an update every 4 months, Boston Herald E every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Eagle Tribune | Boston Herald E |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (251 ratings) — better | 4.4 (379 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.0% of reviews | 84.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 251 | 379 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 12.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 4+ |
| Developer | CNHI LLC | Herald Interactive, Inc. |
Customer experience
The Eagle Tribune
Boston Herald E
Bugs and requests
The Eagle Tribune
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Boston Herald E
Reported bugs
10 issues- App doesn't recognize stored login credentials
- Unable to create new accounts after updates
- Edition caching shows previous day's paper
- Forced app reinstallation needed weekly on iPad
- App won't open, prompts free trial despite active subscription
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- Left margin not clear when enlarging pages
- Page-turning button opens articles unintentionally
- Last pages fail to download completely
- App closes and reopens during article reading
- Inconsistent performance across iOS devices
Requested features
8 requests- Individual edition purchase option
- Dark mode for reading
- Smartphone-optimized content layout
- Improved password/username reset capability
- Auto-login when following email links
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- Ability to upgrade subscription tier easily
- Better handling of large resolution images
- More sports coverage and Howie Carr content
In-app purchases
The Eagle Tribune
- Today's ePaper$2.99
Boston Herald E
- Boston Herald$9.991 Month
- Singe Copy Purchase$0.99
Questions
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