tucson.com vs WGEM News
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
tucson.com
Access local news, sports, and multimedia content from Southern Arizona's leading newspaper. Stay informed with breaking news and alerts directly from the Arizona Daily Star.
- Local Tucson news
- Arizona Wildcats sports coverage
- Breaking news alerts
- Photos and videos
- Southern Arizona news
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The Arizona Daily Star brings you Tucson news, Arizona Wildcats, videos, photos and more. Get breaking news and sports alerts from Southern Arizona's leader in Tucson news. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
WGEM News
Stay informed with breaking news, live sports updates, and detailed weather forecasts. Access local and regional information to keep up with your community.
- Latest news updates
- Sports coverage
- Weather forecasts
- WGEM First Alert Weather Team
- Local community information
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Get the latest in news, sports, and the WGEM First Alert Weather Team forecast.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WGEM News at none against tucson.com's 1. WGEM News also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). tucson.com's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. tucson.com sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. WGEM News asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for tucson.com against 4.5 for WGEM News. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.5K and 2.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 39% of tucson.com's written reviews are positive against 35% of WGEM News's.
tucson.com ships an update every 6 weeks, WGEM News monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tucson.com | WGEM News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.5K ratings) — better | 4.5 (2.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.1% of reviews — better | 34.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.5K — better | 2.1K |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Star Publishing Company | Gray Television Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
tucson.com
WGEM News
User reviews
tucson.com
From 4.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📰 Daily read
- 📤 Timely updates
- 🏙️ Good coverage of local news
- 🗞️ Best available electronic news reporting
Room to improve
- 🔒 Content locked behind paywall
- 🔍 Difficult to find specific news items
- 🐛 Crashes frequently, especially for ads
- 📱 Clunky app, poor formatting and navigation
- 🤔 Biased, left-leaning reporting
WGEM News
From 2.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💻 Works well
- ⏱️ Most up-to-date app
Room to improve
- 🚫 Disappointing app
- ⏱️ News not updated often enough
- 🔄 Dislike new format
- 🐛 App crashes/won't open
Bugs and requests
tucson.com
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notifications for non-existent stories
- Broken internal links and references
- Outdated content, app lags behind website
- Frequent crashes and errors
Requested features
4 requests- Lower price for print edition
- Broader range of news topics
- Improve article search and navigation
- Optimize app for iPad and other tablets
WGEM News
Reported bugs
2 issues- Needs to be updated more frequently
- Error loading content
Requested features
2 requests- Better weather coverage for Missouri area
- Improve weather notifications
In-app purchases
tucson.com
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
WGEM News
No in-app purchases
