SILive.com vs The Post
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SILive.com
Stay informed with local news, sports, and weather impacting your community. Get timely and reliable reporting from journalists who live and work in your area, covering everything from local events to politics and culture.
- Local news reporting
- Sports coverage
- Weather updates
- Community events
- Politics and business news
- Dining and culture
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Get trusted local news across Staten Island. 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 Post
Access local news, sports, and entertainment from your favorite newspaper. Enjoy an enhanced reading experience with online-only content, puzzles, and games. Subscribers get full access, while others can opt for an app-only subscription.
- Award-winning local news
- Daily features and sports updates
- Entertainment highlights
- Online-only perks
- Interactive puzzles and games
- Article sharing
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Welcome to the Post Standard's new Online Newspaper app! Dive into the newspaper anytime, anywhere. Keep up with award-winning local news, daily features, sports updates, entertainment highlights, special sections, and more—all at your fingertips! Enjoy online-only perks with an enhanced reading experience, including bonus magazines, supplements, interactive puzzles and games, and easy article sharing with friends and family. Post Standard subscribers receive full access to each edition without any extra cost. Just log in with your existing email and password to explore everything we offer! Terms of Use: https://www.advancelocal.com/advancelocalUserAgreement/user-agreement.html Privacy Policy: https://www.advancelocal.com/advancelocalUserAgreement/privacy-policy.html ====== SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION ====== If you are not a current Post Standard subscriber, we offer the following App-only subscription option: 1 Month Auto-renewing Subscription: $24.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off 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. Your subscriptions may be managed (and auto-renewal can be turned off) by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: The Post at free with in-app purchases against SILive.com's subscription. The Post also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (56% vs 44%). SILive.com's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, in-app purchases, chart position 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. SILive.com sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and The Post sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SILive.com holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.9K and 1.8K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of SILive.com's written reviews are positive against 56% of The Post's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SILive.com ships an update every 3 weeks, The Post every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | SILive.com | The Post |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (6.9K ratings) — better | 4.3 (1.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.1% of reviews | 55.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.9K — better | 1.8K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #154 | #132 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SILive.com | The Post-Standard |
Customer experience
SILive.com
The Post
User reviews
SILive.com
From 6.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent source of local news and information
- 🚀 Timely updates and notifications
- 💡 Good coverage of Staten Island community
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
- 💰 Excessive ads and paywalls
- 🤔 Perceived political bias in reporting
- 🔍 Poor search functionality
The Post
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to read and follow
- 👍 Enjoyable to use
- 👍 Convenient to read on mobile devices
- 👍 Provides good local news coverage
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and connectivity issues
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find content
- 👎 Inferior to previous app version
- 👎 Inconvenient layout and formatting changes
- 👎 Unreliable subscription management
Bugs and requests
SILive.com
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezes when opening certain articles
- Notification links often lead to wrong stories
- Inconsistent performance across devices
Requested features
3 requests- Improved article navigation and scrolling
- Ability to customize font size and layout
- Restore classic app version with better functionality
The Post
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login and authentication problems
- Automatic page redirects and loss of progress
- Inability to print or save content
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back daily crosswords and puzzles
- Improve page navigation and section browsing
- Allow for font size and page scaling adjustments
- Restore 'Live News' feature
In-app purchases
SILive.com
- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Subscriber Exclusive Content$2.991 Month
- All Access to Sports Insider$7.991 Month
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- Digital Access1 Month trial2 variants$9.991 Month
- Subscriber Exclusive Content$9.991 Month
- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Month trial2 variants$9.991 Month
- Monthly Access1 Month trial$11.001 Month
- All Access to SILive.com$11.991 Month
- All Access to Staten Island Live$15.001 Month
- All Access to SILive.com6 Months trial$75.001 Year
- All Access to Sports Insider$79.991 Year
- All Access to SILive.com1 Year trial$99.991 Year
- Subscriber Exclusive Content$99.991 Year
- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Year trial2 variants$99.991 Year
- Annual Access1 Year trial$100.001 Year
- All Access to SILive.com$119.991 Year
- Monthly Subscription$119.991 Month
- All Access to Staten Island Live$150.001 Year
The Post
- ePOST-STANDARD$24.991 Month
Questions
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