Variety vs Horrid Headlines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Variety
Access authoritative and trusted entertainment business news from a global perspective. Stay informed with breaking news, award-season coverage, and insightful analysis of the film, television, theater, and tech industries.
- Breaking news reports
- Award-season coverage
- Feature spotlights
- Industry analysis
- Global perspective
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Variety is the most authoritative and trusted source of entertainment business news, recognized and respected throughout the world. Since 1905, influential producers, executives and talent in entertainment and beyond have turned to Variety for award-winning daily breaking news reports, insightful award-season coverage, must-read feature spotlights and intelligent analysis of the industry’s most prominent players. As the leading publication covering film, television, theater and tech with a global perspective, Variety is the vital read in every entertainment capital in over 84 countries. Privacy - https://pmc.com/privacy-policy/ EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Horrid Headlines
This app aggregates horror news from top global sources, keeping you updated on the latest and upcoming movies and shows. Enjoy a sleek, full-screen reading experience with an optional reader mode for immersive content consumption.
- Aggregates horror news from top sources
- Updates on latest and upcoming movies/shows
- Information on where to watch content
- Sleek full-screen reading experience
- Reader Mode for immersive reading
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From the makers of Heavy Headlines comes Horrid Headlines - the one-stop destination for all of your horror news! If you find any bugs or have any suggestions please send me feedback directly from the app. We want to hear from you! Just hit the menu button in the header and select "Send Feedback" Features: - Aggregates content from the world's top sources of horror news in one convenient app. - Learn about all the latest and upcoming horror movies and shows and find out where to watch them. - Sleek full screen reading experience with available Reader Mode. Simply scroll the article you're reading to enter fullscreen mode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Horrid Headlines at none against Variety's 4. Variety's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 23) and chart position (#207 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Variety sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $13.99 per month. Horrid Headlines asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Variety against 4.7 for Horrid Headlines. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Variety has 1.7K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Variety | Horrid Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.7K ratings) | 4.7 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #207 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | PMC | Nativity Mobile, LLC |
Customer experience
Variety
Horrid Headlines
Bugs and requests
Variety
Reported bugs
21 issues- Articles don't open
- Can't read entire articles
- Only the first paragraph/sentence loads
- Articles Wont Load
- Only the first sentence of every article is displayed
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- Can't use app without notifications on
- VIP+ Membership is useless on iPad
- Navbar too tight on iPhone 13 mini
- Freezes at start on iPad
- Doesn't have OneTrust data to show Banner user interface
- Impossible to Use
- Site keeps crashing
- Awfull app crashes constantly
- 50% of the time, this app just shuts down, out of the blue
- Incredibly slow and glitchy
- Crashes and stutters
- Very unstable on my iPad
- Keeps crashing
- Soooo slow. Problems loading pages
- Unstable
- Article disappears right after you open it in the app
Requested features
4 requests- Real Time Alerts Feature
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Ability to access magazine issues for direct subscribers
Horrid Headlines
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Variety
- Variety Magazine$13.991 Month
- Variety VIP$39.991 Month
- Variety Magazine$139.991 Year
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- Variety VIP$399.991 Year
Horrid Headlines
No in-app purchases
