MLive.com vs The Mining Journal All Access
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/
The Mining Journal All Access
Access the full print edition of a local newspaper on your iPhone or iPad. Read headlines, stories, and view photos, with options to listen to articles. Download content for offline reading.
- View full print edition pages
- Read headlines and stories
- Listen to articles
- Offline reading
- Searchable content
- Weather updates
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Stay on top of news from Marquette and surrounding areas by receiving the full print version of the The Mining Journal on your iPhone or iPad. Every page of every edition is delivered to your device. The Mining Journal is the best source for local and national news, sports, weather and features in the Marquette and North-Central Upper Peninsula area of Michigan. Download the app to view the printed pages of the newspaper or read headlines and stories along with related photos in a built-in story viewer. Features: - Intuitive navigation. - View headlines, stories, related photos. - Read and listen to stories. - Weather provided by Weather Bug. - Download and sync content to device via Wi-Fi or cellular network so you can read offline. - Stories Tab displays the top news stories by section so you can read the full text or listen to it being read by a virtual newscaster. - Email a story. - Flip through, read and look at pictures within the actual newspaper pages of the printed publication. - Publications Tab lets you read the previous edition of your downloaded publication or download the most recent edition. - Search Tab lets you search for keywords within a headline or text of the stories. The Mining Journal provides the latest local and national news and sports to residents of Marquette and North-Central Upper Peninsula area of Michigan. The Mining Journal covers the communities of Naubinway, AuTrain, Big Bay, Champion, Chatham, Limestone, Curtis, Deerton, Eben Junction, Rumley, Engadine, Little Lake, Germfask, Gould City, Grand Marais, Gwinn, Ishpeming, McMillan, Manistique, Marquette, Michigamme, Christmas, Munising, Negaunee, Newberry, Palmer, Republic, Seney, Shingleton, Skandia, Trenary, Wetmore, Baraga, Bruce Crossing, Covington, L’Anse and Watton.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MLive.com at 4.4 against The Mining Journal All Access's 1.8. MLive.com also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (16K vs 4). The Mining Journal All Access's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. The Mining Journal All Access asks for nothing beyond the download.
MLive.com holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MLive.com has 16K ratings behind it against 4, 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 0% of The Mining Journal All Access's.
MLive.com ships an update every 3 weeks, The Mining Journal All Access every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MLive.com | The Mining Journal All Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16K ratings) — better | 1.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #85 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MLive.com | Presteligence |
Customer experience
MLive.com
The Mining Journal All Access
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
The Mining Journal All Access
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
The Mining Journal All Access
No in-app purchases
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