MLive.com vs NEWS 10 PLUS LANSING WILX
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/
NEWS 10 PLUS LANSING WILX
Get local and breaking news, weather forecasts, and sports updates for Mid-Michigan. Stay informed with live reporting and customizable push alerts. Easily share stories via email, text, and social media.
- Local and breaking news
- First Alert Weather forecasts
- Sports updates
- Live local reporting
- Push alerts
- Story sharing
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Mid-Michigan's source for Local and Breaking News, First Alert Weather, Sports and Live Local Reporting. Sign up for Push Alerts (where available) and stay updated. Share stories with family and friends by e-mail, text message, and on Facebook and X. This app is ad-supported.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MLive.com at 4.4 against NEWS 10 PLUS LANSING WILX's 2.5. MLive.com also leads on ratings volume (16K vs 168) and chart position (#141 vs unranked). NEWS 10 PLUS LANSING WILX's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. NEWS 10 PLUS LANSING WILX asks for nothing beyond the download.
MLive.com holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MLive.com has 16K ratings behind it against 168, 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 8% of NEWS 10 PLUS LANSING WILX's.
MLive.com ships an update every 3 weeks, NEWS 10 PLUS LANSING WILX monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MLive.com | NEWS 10 PLUS LANSING WILX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16K ratings) — better | 2.5 (168 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.7% of reviews — better | 7.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 168 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #141 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 12+ |
| Developer | MLive.com | Gray Television Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
MLive.com
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User reviews
MLive.com
From 16K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Quick, accurate, and well-written news
- 👍 Good coverage of Michigan news
- 🌐 Broad spectrum news coverage
Room to improve
- 🔒 Paywalled content, too many articles behind subscription
- 🐛 Buggy, crashes, freezes, and loading issues
- 💤 Outdated, repetitive, and lacking in real reporting
- 🔍 Poor search functionality and content organization
- 📢 Excessive ads and intrusive advertising
NEWS 10 PLUS LANSING WILX
From 168 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Go-to for local news
- 👍 Trustworthy reporting
- 👍 First with community stories
- 👍 Good news coverage
Room to improve
- anúncios Intrusive ads
- anúncios Too many ads
- anúncios Ads before opening
- anúncios Ads for every article
- anúncios Unavoidable ads
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
NEWS 10 PLUS LANSING WILX
Reported bugs
48 issues- App crashes frequently
- App won't load
- App freezes
- App not refreshing
- News takes days to update
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- Poor readability
- Small font size
- Can't find local news
- Can't adjust text size
- Can't silence notifications
- Spoken notifications on silent
- Notifications not relevant
- Videos have flashing bars
- Can't opt out of sports
- App lags behind website
- Poor grammar and editing
- Incomplete stories
- News breaks not found
- App crashes phone
- App not loading on iPhone 7
- App disconnects automatically
- Video playback horrible
- Not friendly interface
- Can't pick stories individually
- App blocked when clicking news
- Live news cast unavailable
- Not unbiased
- Offensive political ads
- App lags behind site
- Vague stories
- Typographical errors
- News not found after notification
- App won't stay connected
- Crashes on startup
- Not working for a year
- Ads hinder viewing story
- Alerts dismissed when clicked
- Notifications not working
- Stories not chronological
- Live broadcast issues
- App spins and doesn't load
- Non-important notifications
- Closed captioning won't shut off
- Limited number of alerts
- No sports updates
- Can't select teams
- Opposite orientation when screen sharing
- Sound goes away when CC turned off
Requested features
18 requests- Option to remove ads
- Fix video playback issues
- Improve app loading times
- Allow more than 4 school district alerts
- Fix notification settings
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- Improve sports section
- Fix closed captioning toggle
- Allow chronological story order
- Fix text size adjustment
- Improve app navigation
- Fix ad placement
- Fix notification dismissal behavior
- Fix app crashing issues
- Fix app freezing issues
- Fix news update lag
- Fix app not loading issues
- Fix video ad issues
- Fix notification relevance
In-app purchases
MLive.com
- Digital Access$9.991 Month
- Digital Access1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Digital Access7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Month trial$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
- All access to MLive.com1 Year trial$99.991 Year
- All access to MLive.com$119.991 Year
NEWS 10 PLUS LANSING WILX
No in-app purchases
Questions
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