Irish World Newspaper vs TopicPulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Irish World Newspaper
This app provides news, culture, music, and sports relevant to Irish people living in the UK. It covers community and family topics, offering current and back issues for purchase, as well as subscription options.
- Irish community news
- Culture and music coverage
- Gaelic games updates
- Purchase current and back issues
- Subscription options
- Cross-platform purchases
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You don’t have to be Irish to enjoy the Irish World. The Irish World is not just about news, politics, culture, music, and Gaelic games. It’s about much more. It’s about anything that matters to Irish people – of whatever generation, young, old, or in-between – living in the UK. It’s about community and it’s about family, it’s about you. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx
TopicPulse
This news application uses SmartSearch technology to provide full story intelligence and idea starters. Users can bookmark favorite stories and explore trending topics.
- SmartSearch technology
- Full story intelligence
- Idea Starters
- Bookmarking favorite stories
- Trending topics exploration
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Experience the TopicPulse mobile app with SmartSearch technology, full story intelligence, Idea Starters, bookmarking of favorite stories and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TopicPulse at none against Irish World Newspaper's 10. TopicPulse also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months). On price, ads, 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. Irish World Newspaper sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. TopicPulse asks for nothing beyond the download.
Irish World Newspaper ships an update every 10 months, TopicPulse every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Irish World Newspaper | TopicPulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 17+ |
| Developer | Jellyfish Connect Limited | Futuri Media, LLC |
Customer experience
Irish World Newspaper
TopicPulse
In-app purchases
Irish World Newspaper
- Irish World Newspaper$6.991 Month
- Irish World Newspaper$34.996 Months
- Irish World Newspaper1 Month trial$59.991 Year
- Issue 1351$1.99
- Issue 1355$1.99
- Issue 1360$1.99
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- 1466$1.99
- 1522 (id:417270)$1.99
- 1531 (id:417288)$1.99
- Irish World Newspaper 4 back issue bundle$2.99
TopicPulse
No in-app purchases
Questions
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