Comparison

Irish World Newspaper vs TopicPulse

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Irish community news
  • Culture and music coverage
  • Gaelic games updates
  • Purchase current and back issues
  • Subscription options
  • Cross-platform purchases
Features
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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

About

TopicPulse

This news application uses SmartSearch technology to provide full story intelligence and idea starters. Users can bookmark favorite stories and explore trending topics.

Highlights
  • SmartSearch technology
  • Full story intelligence
  • Idea Starters
  • Bookmarking favorite stories
  • Trending topics exploration
Features
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Experience the TopicPulse mobile app with SmartSearch technology, full story intelligence, Idea Starters, bookmarking of favorite stories and more!

Screenshots

Irish World Newspaper1 screens
TopicPulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Irish World Newspaper versus TopicPulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIrish World NewspaperTopicPulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.210.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB35 MB
Age rating+417+
DeveloperJellyfish Connect LimitedFuturi Media, LLC

Customer experience

Irish World Newspaper

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

TopicPulse

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Irish World Newspaper

Subscriptions3
  • Irish World Newspaper$6.991 Month
  • Irish World Newspaper$34.996 Months
  • Irish World Newspaper1 Month trial$59.991 Year
One-time7
  • Issue 1351$1.99
  • Issue 1355$1.99
  • Issue 1360$1.99
Show 4 more
  • 1466$1.99
  • 1522 (id:417270)$1.99
  • 1531 (id:417288)$1.99
  • Irish World Newspaper 4 back issue bundle$2.99
None

TopicPulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Irish World Newspaper free?
Irish World Newspaper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TopicPulse free?
TopicPulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Irish World Newspaper or TopicPulse have ads?
Neither Irish World Newspaper nor TopicPulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Irish World Newspaper or TopicPulse?
Irish World Newspaper ships an update every 10 months, and TopicPulse every 3 months. Most recently, Irish World Newspaper was updated on October 29, 2026 and TopicPulse on October 26, 2026.

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