Comparison

Daily Star App vs Bossip

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

Daily Star App

The news, the goss, the sport

Free

📡 News

★ 4.7257 ratingsView app →

Bossip

Free

📡 News

★ 4.044 ratingsView app →

About

Daily Star App

Access Britain's favorite newspaper on your mobile device. Get the latest news, sports updates, and showbiz gossip delivered directly to your fingertips. Stay informed 24/7 with this free application.

Highlights

Latest news updates
Sports coverage
Showbiz gossip
24/7 information access
Newspaper on mobile

Features

Read full description

The most fun you can have with a daily news brand anywhere in the world. Get all the biggest news, sport, showbiz and TV stories - delivered with a nudge and wink. And subscribe to Gold Star for even more laughs… and a little serious stuff. This is what’s included with a Gold Star subscription; Ad-lite, a cleaner and faster reading experience Access to exclusive subscriber-only journalism and all our newsroom’s brilliant content across website and app Access our Gold Nuggets, the juiciest picks from the Daily Star - no digging required Bespoke special offers, rewards and competitions from our partners The most fun you can have with a daily news brand - without taking your clothes off! To view our latest introductory offers, please check the app. https://www.dailystar.co.uk/terms-conditions/ Privacy Notice https://www.dailystar.co.uk/privacy-notice/

About

Bossip

Stay updated with the latest African-American and Black celebrity gossip, entertainment news, and Black Hollywood rumors. This app delivers exclusive insights for dedicated fans of Black entertainment.

Highlights

African-American celebrity gossip
Black entertainment news
Black Hollywood rumors
Exclusive gossip
Hardcore entertainment updates

Features

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Premier destination for African-American and Black Celebrity Gossip, Entertainment News, and Black Hollywood Rumors. Gossip for the hardcore.

Screenshots

Daily Star App4 screens

Bossip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Daily Star App at 4.7 against Bossip's 4.0. Daily Star App also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (257 vs 44). Bossip's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Daily Star App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Bossip asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Daily Star App holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daily Star App has 257 ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Daily Star App's written reviews are positive against 42% of Bossip's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Star App ships an update every 4 weeks, Bossip every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level

Daily Star App versus Bossip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Daily Star App	Bossip
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.7 (257 ratings) — better	4.0 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews	40.5% of reviews	41.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	257 — better	44
Update frequency	Every 4 weeks — better	Every 3 months
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	Ad-supported	Free — better
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	15.0	7.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	206 MB	82 MB
Age rating	17+	17+
Developer	Trinity Mirror Digital Media Limited	Urban One, Inc.

Customer experience

Daily Star App

All ratings257 ratings

Positive92.6%

Neutral3.5%

Negative3.9%

Written reviews84 reviews

Positive40.5%

Neutral7.1%

Negative52.4%

Bossip

All ratings45 ratings

Positive75.6%

Neutral8.9%

Negative15.6%

Written reviews43 reviews

Positive41.9%

Neutral9.3%

Negative48.8%

User reviews

Daily Star App

From 257 App Store ratings

What we love

📰 Engaging and entertaining news content
👍 Easy navigation and user-friendly interface
🔔 Good notification frequency and updates
📱 Clear page design and presentation
🌍 Accessible news from abroad for expatriates

Room to improve

📰 Misleading headlines not matching article content
📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
🔋 Severe battery drain issues
🎨 Poor UI/UX design after recent updates
📰 Lack of journalistic integrity and quality

Bossip

From 44 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Great content and informative
👍 Love the gossip
👍 Keeps me informed
👍 Entertaining stories
👍 Good format on mobile

Room to improve

🐛 App is glitchy and horrible
🐛 Videos not working
🐛 Cannot see comments
🐛 Loading is slow
🐛 Not updated with latest news

Bugs and requests

Daily Star App

Reported bugs

9 issues

App crashes on startup or when opening stories
News content not updating daily or for extended periods
Login functionality broken (Facebook, Apple, password reset)
Text overlapping making articles unreadable
White text on white background in main menu

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Unresponsive email contact button
Unwanted redirects to external app stores
App incompatibility with older iOS versions
App freezing and becoming unresponsive

Requested features

5 requests

Ability to skip ads after 5 seconds instead of 10
Personalized ad targeting
Dark mode option
Better topic customization without social login
Email sharing functionality

Bossip

Reported bugs

10 issues

Unable to play videos
Cannot see comments
Video feeds not working
App is very glitchy
Redirects and bs ads

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Videos do not show up
Videos don't play in app
iPhones cannot view videos
Cannot view videos
Pop up ads appear, you cant close them without losing the content

Requested features

6 requests

Bring the app back
Add a next button for numbered pages
Increase speed of loading time
Allow reading without internet
More content like the website

Show 1 more

Add more pages to go back a couple of days

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Daily Star App

Subscriptions2

Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
Yearly1 Year trial$29.991 Year

None

Bossip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daily Star App free?

Daily Star App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Bossip free?

Bossip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Which has better reviews, Daily Star App or Bossip?

Daily Star App is rated higher. Daily Star App averages 4.7 out of 5 from 257 ratings, while Bossip averages 4.0 from 44 ratings.

Do Daily Star App or Bossip have ads?

Daily Star App shows ads; Bossip does not.

Which is updated more often, Daily Star App or Bossip?

Daily Star App ships an update every 4 weeks, and Bossip every 3 months. Most recently, Daily Star App was updated on November 6, 2026 and Bossip on November 1, 2026.