NJ.com vs SILive.com
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/
SILive.com
Stay informed with local news, sports, and weather impacting your community. Get timely and reliable reporting from journalists who live and work in your area, covering everything from local events to politics and culture.
- Local news reporting
- Sports coverage
- Weather updates
- Community events
- Politics and business news
- Dining and culture
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Get trusted local news across Staten Island. 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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: NJ.com at none against SILive.com's shown. NJ.com also leads on ratings volume (25K vs 6.6K). SILive.com's advantage is review sentiment (44% vs 19%). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 and SILive.com sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 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 NJ.com against 4.6 for SILive.com. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25K and 6.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of NJ.com's written reviews are positive against 44% of SILive.com's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NJ.com | SILive.com |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (25K ratings) | 4.6 (6.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.7% of reviews | 44.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25K — better | 6.6K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | #61 — better | #78 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | NJ.com | SILive.com |
Customer experience
NJ.com
SILive.com
User reviews
NJ.com
From 25K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🗞️ Informative local news coverage
- 📰 Reliable source for NJ news
- 🔍 Helpful search functionality
Room to improve
- 🔒 Excessive paywall restrictions
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 💤 Slow loading times and performance issues
- 📢 Overwhelming ads and notifications
- 🗣️ Lack of user commenting features
SILive.com
From 6.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent source of local news and information
- 🚀 Timely updates and notifications
- 💡 Good coverage of Staten Island community
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
- 💰 Excessive ads and paywalls
- 🤔 Perceived political bias in reporting
- 🔍 Poor search functionality
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
SILive.com
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezes when opening certain articles
- Notification links often lead to wrong stories
- Inconsistent performance across devices
Requested features
3 requests- Improved article navigation and scrolling
- Ability to customize font size and layout
- Restore classic app version with better functionality
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 New Jersey$15.001 Month
- Full Access to NJ.com$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
SILive.com
- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Subscriber Exclusive Content$2.991 Month
- All Access to Sports Insider$7.991 Month
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- Digital Access1 Month trial2 variants$9.991 Month
- Subscriber Exclusive Content$9.991 Month
- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Month trial2 variants$9.991 Month
- Monthly Access1 Month trial$11.001 Month
- All Access to SILive.com$11.991 Month
- All Access to Staten Island Live$15.001 Month
- All Access to SILive.com6 Months trial$75.001 Year
- All Access to Sports Insider$79.991 Year
- All Access to SILive.com1 Year trial$99.991 Year
- Subscriber Exclusive Content$99.991 Year
- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Year trial2 variants$99.991 Year
- Annual Access1 Year trial$100.001 Year
- All Access to SILive.com$119.991 Year
- Monthly Subscription$119.991 Month
- All Access to Staten Island Live$150.001 Year
