Bennington Banner vs Wanderer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bennington Banner
Access an exact replica of the printed newspaper on your iOS device. Navigate through all sections, articles, photos, and advertisements using intuitive touch gestures.
- Exact replica of print edition
- iOS device compatibility
- Touch and gesture navigation
- Access all sections, articles, photos, and ads
- Familiar print layout
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Introducing the Bennington Banner Newspaper app for iOS devices. This App provides access for readers of the eEdition to an exact replica of the printed Bennington Banner newspaper on iOS devices. Using the touch/gesture iOS interface, readers can easily navigate all the sections, articles, photos and advertisements exactly as they appear in the print edition.
Wanderer
Access the complete weekly newspaper for Mattapoisett, Marion, and Rochester, Massachusetts, directly on your iOS device. Download individual issues or subscribe for automatic delivery of new content.
- Full weekly newspaper access
- Local news for Mattapoisett, Marion, Rochester
- On-demand issue downloads
- Automatic new issue downloads
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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The Wanderer app brings you the The Wanderer weekly newspaper, in its entirety, direct to your iOS device. The Wanderer publishes news for the Southeastern Massachusetts towns of Mattapoisett, Marion and Rochester. Serving the communities of Marion, Mattpoisett and Rochester since 1992. Download issues on demand, or subscribe for free to have new issues automatically downloaded and ready to read. Supports all iPhone and iPad models.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bennington Banner at 4.5 against Wanderer's 3.0. Bennington Banner also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). Wanderer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bennington Banner holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bennington Banner has 88 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Bennington Banner's written reviews are positive against 33% of Wanderer's.
Bennington Banner ships an update every 2 months, Wanderer every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on August 8, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bennington Banner | Wanderer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (88 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | New England Newspapers Inc. | Wanderer Com Inc. |
Customer experience
Bennington Banner
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In-app purchases
Bennington Banner
No in-app purchases
Wanderer
No in-app purchases
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