MLive.com vs Oakland Press eEdition
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MLive.com
Stay informed with local news, sports, and weather that directly impacts your community. Access timely and reliable reporting from trusted journalists who live and work in your area. Coverage spans news, politics, business, culture, and more, ensuring you're always aware of what's happening in your backyard.
- Local news reporting
- Sports coverage
- Weather updates
- Politics and business news
- Culture and community events
- Unlimited premium content access
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Get trusted local news from across Michigan. 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/
Oakland Press eEdition
Access the daily newspaper on your iOS device with all print content, including stories, ads, and photos. Navigate easily using multi-touch gestures for a natural reading experience, allowing you to flip pages and view individual articles.
- Print replica of newspaper
- Stories, ads, and photos included
- iOS multi-touch navigation
- Natural paper-like reading
- Flip pages
- Drill down to individual stories
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The Oakland Press e-Edition app lets readers access their favorite paper on an iOS device with all the stories, ads and photos shown exactly as it appears in print. The app users iOS multi-touch screen features to provide fast and easy navigation and natural paper-linke reading experience. Flip pages and drill down to individual stories
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Oakland Press eEdition at 100% against MLive.com's 12%. Oakland Press eEdition also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 18) and rating (4.6 vs 4.4). MLive.com's advantage is ratings volume (16K vs 8) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). 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. MLive.com sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Oakland Press eEdition asks for nothing beyond the download.
Oakland Press eEdition holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MLive.com has 16K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of MLive.com's written reviews are positive against 100% of Oakland Press eEdition's.
MLive.com ships an update every 3 weeks, Oakland Press eEdition every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MLive.com | Oakland Press eEdition |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16K ratings) | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #104 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MLive.com | Journal Register Company |
Customer experience
MLive.com
Oakland Press eEdition
Bugs and requests
MLive.com
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues and inconsistent subscription handling
- Notifications not working as expected
- Scrolling and navigation problems
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to filter and customize content
- Improved local news coverage and focus
- Removal of paywall for breaking news and essential content
Oakland Press eEdition
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MLive.com
- Wolverine Confidential.$7.991 Month
- Digital Access$9.991 Month
- Digital Access1 Month trial$9.991 Month
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- Digital Access7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Month trial2 variants$9.991 Month
- Monthly Access1 Month trial$10.001 Month
- All Access to MLive.com$11.991 Month
- All Access to MLive$15.001 Month
- All Access to MLive.com6 Months trial$75.001 Year
- Wolverine Confidential.$79.991 Year
- All access to MLive.com1 Year trial$99.991 Year
- Digital Access$99.991 Year
- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Year trial$99.991 Year
- Subscriber Exclusive Content$99.991 Year
- Annual Access1 Year trial$100.001 Year
- All access to MLive.com$119.991 Year
- All Access to MLive$150.001 Year
Oakland Press eEdition
No in-app purchases
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