Press vs TPACTION
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Press
Access local news, commentary, photos, and videos from your community. Download daily editions for offline reading and stay updated with breaking news, sports, and weather. Enjoy enhanced features like local events and classifieds.
- Offline reading of daily editions
- Breaking news alerts
- Photo and video galleries
- Print edition layout view
- Local weather and events
- Social sharing of content
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Take Press Republican with you wherever and whenever you go. Your community resource for news, commentary, photos, video and special features is evolving. Access it now and take off with our award-winning breaking news, sports, weather and more. Features: - Download daily editions and content to read offline at your convenience. - Get breaking news and developing stories from the Press Republican newsroom. - Browse photos and watch videos of local and national events. - View articles as they were written and edited for the Press Republican print edition. - Access free local weather, events, classifieds and shopping information - See each page and article in a horizontal or vertical display. - Share articles, photos, coupons and local events with friends on your social network. - New enhanced Weather feature in Live News
TPACTION
Access original content and feeds from top creators associated with a prominent conservative organization. Stay informed with curated news and updates.
- Original content from TPUSA creators
- Feeds from top creators
- Curated news updates
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Turning Point Action (TPA) is a 501(c)(4) organization founded by Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. Users can read original content and feeds from TPUSA top creators. [:mav: 1.2.8]
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TPACTION at 4.8 against Press's 4.2. TPACTION also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 51%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Press's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume 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. Press sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TPACTION asks for nothing beyond the download.
TPACTION holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 111 and 193 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Press's written reviews are positive against 91% of TPACTION's.
Press ships an update every 5 months, TPACTION every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Press | TPACTION |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (111 ratings) | 4.8 (193 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.9% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 111 | 193 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #67 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | CNHI LLC | Superfeed Technologies, Inc |
Customer experience
Press
TPACTION
User reviews
Press
From 111 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 📰 Great local/regional coverage
- 📱 Accessible on multiple devices
- 📰 Legible text and font size
- 📰 Free with paper subscription
Room to improve
- 💰 Cost is becoming prohibitive
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance and formatting
- 🐛 Shadows on pages make reading difficult
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Requires frequent re-login
TPACTION
From 193 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User-friendly and easy to navigate
- ⏱️ Saves significant time and effort
- 🎯 Great for connecting with voters
- 🗣️ Facilitates grassroots organizing
- 📱 Excellent tool for canvassing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Obsolete version issues
- 🐛 Download problems
- 🐛 Error at verification
- 🐛 App won't open
Bugs and requests
Press
Reported bugs
10 issues- App stops working, requires re-adding
- App crashes constantly
- App closes when clicking on an article
- Epaper won't load
- Latest update prevents reading entire articles
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- Formatting changes from day to day
- Shadows on pages make reading difficult
- Doesn't always download the full paper
- Requires frequent re-login
- Crossword prints too small
Requested features
6 requests- Go fully digital and use newsprint money for more reporters
- Improve article flow without manual page flipping
- Develop an iPad version
- Fix crossword print size
- Improve app consistency and formatting
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- Provide better customer support
TPACTION
Reported bugs
4 issues- Obsolete version not downloadable
- Cannot download version 1.2
- Error when entering name and phone number for verification
- App crashes on iOS 15
In-app purchases
Press
- Today's ePaper$1.99
TPACTION
No in-app purchases
