NJ.com vs New Jersey State PBA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NJ.com
Stay informed with local news, sports, and weather impacting your community. Access timely and reliable reporting from journalists who live and work in your area. Covers a wide range of topics including news, politics, business, and culture.
- Local news reporting
- Sports coverage
- Weather updates
- Politics and business news
- Culture and events
- Premium content access
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Get trusted local news from across New Jersey. 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/
New Jersey State PBA
Stay informed with the official application of the New Jersey State P.B.A. Receive timely updates and important news directly from the organization. This app ensures members are always in the loop regarding relevant information.
- Official updates from NJSPBA
- Member information portal
- News and announcements
- Easy access to organization information
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The official app of New Jersey State P.B.A. for sharing updates and keeping members posted.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: New Jersey State PBA at 80% against NJ.com's 19%. New Jersey State PBA also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 18) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). NJ.com's advantage is ratings volume (25K vs 20) and chart position (#54 vs unranked). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. NJ.com sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. New Jersey State PBA asks for nothing beyond the download.
New Jersey State PBA holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NJ.com has 25K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of NJ.com's written reviews are positive against 80% of New Jersey State PBA's.
NJ.com ships an update every 3 weeks, New Jersey State PBA weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NJ.com | New Jersey State PBA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (25K ratings) | 4.8 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.7% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25K — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #54 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NJ.com | Kepler Base LLC |
Customer experience
NJ.com
New Jersey State PBA
Bugs and requests
NJ.com
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues and inability to access subscriber content
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Navigation and search functionality problems
- Incompatibility with certain devices and OS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Bring back ability to save articles
- Improve app stability and performance
- Offer more free content access
- Restore team-specific sports browsing
- Add user commenting functionality
New Jersey State PBA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NJ.com
- Rutgers Sports Insider$5.991 Month
- Digital Access$9.991 Month
- Digital Access1 Month trial$9.991 Month
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- Subscriber Exclusive Content7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Month trial2 variants$9.991 Month
- Monthly Access1 Month trial$10.001 Month
- All Access to NJ.com7 Days trial$10.001 Month
- All Access to NJ.com$11.991 Month
- All Access to NJ.com$15.001 Month
- All Access to New Jersey$15.001 Month
- Rutgers Sports Insider$59.991 Year
- All Access to NJ.com6 Months trial$75.001 Year
- All Access to NJ.com1 Year trial$99.991 Year
- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Year trial2 variants$99.991 Year
- Annual Access1 Year trial$100.001 Year
- All Access to NJ.com$119.991 Year
New Jersey State PBA
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is NJ.com free?
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