syracuse.com vs NNY360
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
syracuse.com
Stay informed with local news, sports, and weather impacting your community. Get timely and reliable reporting from trusted local journalists covering a wide range of topics.
- Local news reporting
- Sports coverage
- Weather updates
- Politics and business news
- Culture and lifestyle content
- Premium content access
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Get trusted local news from across Central New York. 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/
NNY360
Access comprehensive news, local sports, community updates, and weather for Northern New York. Stay informed about current events, arts, lifestyle, and obituaries. Share content with friends and family.
- Local news and current events
- Follow local sports
- Arts and lifestyle features
- Community announcements
- Weather updates
- Share content with friends
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NNY360 is the North Country’s most trusted local news network — delivering the stories, sports and community coverage that connect our region every day. Reaching more than 60,000 readers across Northern New York — nearly 6 in 10 households — NNY360 brings together the full strength of the Watertown Daily Times, Malone Telegram, Advance News, Journal & Republican, and the Jefferson County Pennysaver into one seamless experience. Stay informed with breaking news and in-depth local reporting across Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence and Franklin counties. Follow high school and regional sports, explore NNY Outdoors, and dive into arts, culture and lifestyle with NNY Living. Get business insights from NNY Business and health coverage from NNY Health — all in one place. From community announcements and obituaries to photo galleries, videos and weather updates, NNY360 keeps you connected to the people, places and stories that matter most. Local. Trusted. Everywhere you are. Free to download. Subscribers enjoy full access. https://www.nny360.com/site/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: syracuse.com at 4.4 against NNY360's 2.0. syracuse.com also leads on ratings volume (6.9K vs 5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). NNY360's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs subscription) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. syracuse.com sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and NNY360 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
syracuse.com holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: syracuse.com has 6.9K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of syracuse.com's written reviews are positive against 0% of NNY360's.
syracuse.com ships an update every 3 weeks, NNY360 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | syracuse.com | NNY360 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (6.9K ratings) — better | 2.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.9K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #70 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | syracuse.com | Johnson Newspaper Corp. |
Customer experience
syracuse.com
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Bugs and requests
syracuse.com
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login and subscription issues
- Compatibility problems with newer devices
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Inability to refresh news feed or access content
Requested features
5 requests- Improved app performance and stability
- Subscription options that are more affordable
- Better user interface and navigation
- Reduction in ads and paywalls for content access
- Improved quality of reporting and writing
NNY360
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
syracuse.com
- Orange Sports Insider$7.991 Month
- All Access to syracuse.com1 Month trial$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 syracuse.com7 Days trial$10.001 Month
- All Access to syracuse.com$11.991 Month
- All Access to Syracuse$15.001 Month
- All Access to syracuse.com6 Months trial$75.001 Year
- All Access to syracuse.com$99.991 Year
- All Access to syracuse.com1 Year trial2 variants$99.991 Year
- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Year trial2 variants$99.991 Year
- Annual Access1 Year trial$100.001 Year
- All Access to syracuse.com$119.991 Year
NNY360
- nny360 monthly subscription$9.991 Month
Questions
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