NJ.com vs Daily Beast
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/
Daily Beast
Access award-winning original reporting and sharp opinion on politics, pop-culture, and world news. Enjoy top stories updated on demand and available for offline reading, plus a smart news summary.
- Award-winning original reporting
- Sharp opinion pieces
- Politics and pop-culture coverage
- World news updates
- Offline reading
- The Cheat Sheet™ news summary
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The Daily Beast app puts you at the center of the stories everyone is talking about. Get must-know headlines across politics, culture, and world news in a faster and more immersive experience. Our updated app is: A completely reimagined experience that brings clarity and a distinct voice to the news that matters now. A dynamic home that surfaces the biggest stories of the moment, updated throughout the day. A better way to read, with fewer distractions and a smoother flow. Subscription Details: A Daily Beast subscription unlocks exclusive reporting, subscriber-only content, our full suite of newsletters and the distinctive perspectives you won’t find anywhere else. Subscription purchases made through Apple will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase and automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel Apple subscriptions anytime in your App Store account settings. Subscriptions purchased outside of the app are managed through the original purchase provider. Privacy Policy: https://www.thedailybeast.com/company/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.thedailybeast.com/company/terms-of-use California Privacy Notice: https://www.thedailybeast.com/company/privacy-policy#california
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Daily Beast at free with in-app purchases against NJ.com's subscription. Daily Beast also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (33% vs 19%). NJ.com's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (25K vs 7.7K). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and chart position 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 Daily Beast sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Daily Beast holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25K and 7.7K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of NJ.com's written reviews are positive against 33% of Daily Beast's.
NJ.com ships an update every 3 weeks, Daily Beast fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NJ.com | Daily Beast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (25K ratings) | 4.8 (7.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.7% of reviews | 32.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25K — better | 7.7K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #54 — better | #72 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | NJ.com | The Daily Beast Company LLC |
Customer experience
NJ.com
Daily Beast
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
Daily Beast
From 7.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and up-to-date reporting
- 👍 Concise and easy-to-understand articles
- 💡 Unique and insightful perspectives
- 🚀 Convenient and accessible app
- 👍 Informative and entertaining content
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and glitches
- 💰 Excessive ads even for paid subscribers
- 🔒 Difficult login and account management
- 🔍 Lack of search functionality
- 📚 Fewer articles than the website version
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
Daily Beast
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on launch or during use
- Frequent log-out issues for subscribers
- Inability to refresh content or load new articles
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Inconsistent performance across different devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add a search feature to find articles easily
- Improve login and account management experience
- Introduce a dark mode option for better readability
- Provide more customization options for users
- Sync content between app and website seamlessly
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
Daily Beast
- MONTHLY$4.991 Month
- Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- MONTHLY$5.991 Month
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- The Daily Beast1 Month trial$5.991 Month
- Annual$34.991 Year
- ANNUAL$49.991 Year
- Annual1 Year trial$49.991 Year
- The Daily Beast1 Year trial2 variants$59.991 Year
- The Daily Beast1 Year trial$119.991 Year
