Comparison

Patch vs Gallup Today

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Patch

Stay informed about your local community with real-time news, events, and weather updates. Discover schools, homes for sale, jobs, and announcements in a single, easy-to-scroll feed. Receive breaking news alerts and share stories with friends.

Highlights
  • Local news and events for 1,200+ towns
  • Breaking news push notifications
  • Local weather forecasts and alerts
  • Find local jobs and announcements
  • One-scroll feed for town happenings
  • Bookmark articles for later reading
  • Support for following multiple towns
Features
Currently charting
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If you're looking for "everything local," Patch is the app for you. Local schools? Check. Breaking news? Check. Homes for sale? We've got those, too. You'll always be in touch with your town with the Patch app. Check out these features: • News and events for 1,200+ Patch Towns, with more towns added every month. • Push notifications as important news breaks — you’ll be the first to get the scoop. • Swipe left or right to view articles faster. • Local weather forecasts and alerts — you'll never be caught without an umbrella or snow boots again. • Find local events, jobs and announcements in your area. • Get everything that is happening in your town in a one-scroll feed! • Share stories to your Facebook friends or email/SMS to a friend! • Patch also has fun iMessage animal stickers to share your emotions with your friends! • Love an article? You can bookmark it to your phone to come back and read it later. • Want to follow multiple towns? No problem, swipe left or right to navigate between your favorite Patch towns. Our new Patch app delivers a beautiful browsing and reading experience for iOS users. Our pages load lightning fast. You'll never be kept waiting to see what's behind that headline. The sleek design provides an in-depth storytelling experience fueled by concise writing and rich imagery. TELL US WHAT YOU THINK: We're eager to hear your feedback and suggestions. How can we make the app even better? What features would you like to see? We aim to be the best news app in the country, and your ideas are crucial. Please email us at Feedback@patch.com Images used under license from Shutterstock.com

About

Gallup Today

This app provides verified local news and safety alerts for Gallup, New Mexico, and McKinley County. It features community reporting, obituaries, and local business listings, with content directly from official sources.

Highlights
  • Verified local news from official sources
  • Real-time safety and emergency alerts
  • Obituaries with guest book and memorial features
  • Comprehensive local business directory
  • Community event listings
  • Multilingual support (English, Spanish, Diné Bizaad, Gujarati)
Features
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Gallup Today is the free local news app for Gallup, New Mexico and McKinley County — an independent newsroom serving the town and the surrounding Diné communities. Everything comes from the source itself: the City of Gallup, McKinley County, the Gallup Police and Fire departments, the McKinley County Sheriff, county emergency management, Gallup-McKinley County Schools, the Navajo Nation Council, Navajo Nation chapter houses, the Navajo Police Department and the National Weather Service. Every story is checked against the document it came from. If a name, a number or a date is not in the original notice, it does not get published. No rumors, no reposts, no clickbait, and nothing rewritten from another newspaper. NEWS FROM YOUR TOWN - City notices, county decisions, school announcements and community reporting - Council and commission agendas read in full, not just the meeting notice - Navajo Nation Council coverage and chapter house notices - A front page about Gallup, not the whole world - Updated through the day, every day SAFETY ALERTS THE MOMENT THEY ISSUE - Weather warnings, water outages, road closures and emergency notices - Free push notifications, straight from verified city, county, tribal and National Weather Service sources - Read them without an account OBITUARIES, WITH DIGNITY - Death notices are always free to publish and always free to read - Clans, service details, directions, add-to-calendar and a moderated guest book - Light a candle in someone's memory - Families can edit or take down a notice they filed EVERY GALLUP BUSINESS - 342 real local listings with hours, directions and tap to call - Own a business? Claim your listing free THINGS TO DO - Community events across Gallup and McKinley County, always free to list READ IT YOUR WAY - English, Spanish, Diné Bizaad and Gujarati Gallup Today is free to read. No paywall on news, alerts or obituaries. An account is optional — you only need one to sign a guest book or claim a business listing.

Screenshots

Patch4 screens
Gallup Today4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gallup Today at 100% against Patch's 58%. Gallup Today also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Patch's advantage is ratings volume (26K vs 1) and chart position (#144 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gallup Today holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Patch has 26K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Patch's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gallup Today's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Patch ships an update every 2 months, Gallup Today weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Patch versus Gallup Today: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatchGallup Today
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (26K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
Best chart rank#144 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB37 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPatch MediaNilay Patel

Customer experience

Patch

All ratings26,281 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews144 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral7.6%
Negative34.0%

Gallup Today

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Patch

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Articles failing to load or open properly
  • Notification issues, including duplicate or missing alerts
  • Inconsistent app behavior after updates
  • Difficulty clearing unread article indicators

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow users to select specific news categories of interest
  • Improve notification system to be more reliable and customizable
  • Restore reader comment functionality
  • Enhance location-based targeting and content curation
  • Offer more affordable or free access options

Gallup Today

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Patch

No in-app purchases

None

Gallup Today

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Patch free?
Patch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gallup Today free?
Gallup Today is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Patch or Gallup Today?
Gallup Today is rated higher. Patch averages 4.7 out of 5 from 26K ratings, while Gallup Today averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Patch or Gallup Today have ads?
Patch shows ads; Gallup Today does not.
Which is updated more often, Patch or Gallup Today?
Patch ships an update every 2 months, and Gallup Today weekly. Most recently, Patch was updated on October 13, 2026 and Gallup Today on September 30, 2026.

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