syracuse.com vs SC Times
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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/
SC Times
Stay informed with local news, in-depth journalism, and multimedia content. Receive real-time alerts for breaking news, sports, and weather. Customize your reading experience and access a digital replica of the print edition.
- In-depth local journalism
- Breaking news alerts
- Sports coverage
- Weather alerts
- Customizable reading experience
- Offline reading
- eNewspaper access
Read full descriptionHide full description
From critically acclaimed storytelling to powerful photography to engaging videos — the SC Times app delivers the local news that matters most to your community. APP FEATURES: • Access all of our in-depth journalism, including things to do around town, sports coverage from high school to the pros, and much more. • Enjoy a streamlined, fast-loading experience that makes it easy to view the stories, photos, and videos that matter to you. • Get breaking news, sports scores, and weather alerts with real-time notifications tailored to your interests. • Customize your experience by saving your favorite stories, adjusting text size, using night mode, or reading offline. • eNewspaper: Just like our print edition but accessible on your mobile devices. And access to USA TODAY and 200+ local eNewspapers. MORE INFORMATION: • Privacy Policy: https://cm.sctimes.com/privacy/ • Terms of Service: https://cm.sctimes.com/terms/ • Help Center: https://help.sctimes.com • Subscriptions are charged to your account at confirmation of purchase and automatically renew each month or year, unless turned off in your account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. See "Subscription Support" in the app's Settings for more details and customer service contact information.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: SC Times at free with in-app purchases against syracuse.com's subscription. SC Times also leads on review sentiment (26% vs 15%). syracuse.com's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (6.9K vs 481). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 SC Times sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 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 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: syracuse.com has 6.9K ratings behind it against 481, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of syracuse.com's written reviews are positive against 26% of SC Times's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
syracuse.com ships an update every 3 weeks, SC Times monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | syracuse.com | SC Times |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (6.9K ratings) — better | 4.1 (481 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.6% of reviews | 26.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.9K — better | 481 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #62 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 190 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | syracuse.com | USA TODAY Co., Inc. |
Customer experience
syracuse.com
SC Times
User reviews
syracuse.com
From 6.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great content and curation
- 🚀 Informative and true news
- 🤑 Subscription provides value
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes and freezes
- 💰 Expensive subscription fees
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate and use
- 📢 Too many ads and paywalls
- 🗞️ Sloppy reporting and writing
SC Times
From 481 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📰 Improved local news coverage
- 👍 Well-organized eNewspaper layout
- 🔔 Push notifications for breaking news
- 📱 Reliable app performance
- 🆓 Free access to much of the content
Room to improve
- 🐛 App freezes and crashes frequently
- 📄 Page navigation issues and skipping
- 📢 Intrusive popup advertisements
- 🔐 Account access problems on iPhone
- 📊 Declining local news coverage and relevance
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
SC Times
Reported bugs
10 issues- App freezes and becomes unresponsive
- Pages skip or fail to load when selected
- iPhone account access not working
- Blurry article images until opened
- Breaking news notifications don't load stories
Show 5 moreShow fewer
- Local news category errors out
- App won't load after updates
- Landscape rotation not functioning
- Image load times are slow
- Content blocked after reading two paragraphs
Requested features
10 requests- Remove or reduce popup advertisements
- Add option to disable ads entirely
- Improve page navigation and selection
- Support landscape orientation
- Better organization of local news categories
Show 5 moreShow fewer
- Prominent placement of obituary/death notices
- Restore USA and state news sections
- Improve search functionality
- Add comment functionality on stories
- Display weather information on home page
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
Show 12 moreShow fewer
- 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
SC Times
- Monthly Digital Rate1 Month trial$7.991 Month
- Monthly Digital Rate1 Month trial$14.991 Month
- St. Cloud Times Digital Subscription1 Month trial$16.991 Month
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- St. Cloud Times Annual Digital Subscription1 Year trial$69.991 Year
Questions
Is syracuse.com free?
Is SC Times free?
Which has better reviews, syracuse.com or SC Times?
Do syracuse.com or SC Times have ads?
Which is updated more often, syracuse.com or SC Times?
Other comparisons
