Google News vs Newsify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Google News
This app aggregates and highlights global and local news stories tailored to your interests. It provides personalized briefings, in-depth coverage from multiple sources, and allows you to follow specific topics and news outlets. Stay informed on the go or on your desktop.
- Personalized news briefings
- Local news from your area
- Full coverage with multiple perspectives
- Customizable topics and sources
- Cross-device access
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Google News is a personalized news aggregator that organizes and highlights what’s happening in the world so you can quickly catch up and discover more about the stories that matter to you. With Google News, you’ll find: YOUR BRIEFING: It can be nearly impossible to keep up with every story you care about, Your Briefing makes it easy to stay in the know about what’s important and relevant in your world. It updates throughout the day to bring you the top local, national, and world headlines, plus personalized news tailored to your interests. LOCAL NEWS: Explore your community through stories and articles from news outlets in your local area. Customize and choose multiple locations so you can know what’s happening near you or wherever home is. FULL COVERAGE: Dive deeper into a story with multiple perspectives. The Full Coverage feature organizes everything online about a story, surfacing and highlighting coverage from different outlets and mediums. With just a tap, you’ll uncover how the story is unfolding and how everyone is reporting on it. STORIES FOR YOU: The For You section delivers personalized news related to your interests. Take control and customize the articles you see by following the topics and sources you care about. ACCESS FROM ANY DEVICE: Stay up to date on the news no matter where you are. Pair the Google News mobile app with our Desktop website, news.google.com, and enjoy your personalized content across all your devices.
Newsify
Consolidate all your favorite websites, blogs, and RSS feeds into a single, visually appealing reader. Enjoy offline access, customizable layouts, and seamless sharing options. Upgrade for advanced features like AI summaries and ad-free reading.
- All news, blogs, and RSS feeds in one app
- Sync with Feedly, Newsify, or iCloud
- Multiple article list layouts
- Background syncing with notifications
- Offline reading with image caching
- Unread articles widget
- Night mode and customizable themes
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Read and share your favorite websites and blogs with an amazing newspaper-like layout. Featured by Apple as "New and Noteworthy" and "What's Hot" in over 100 countries! FEATURES • All of your news, blogs and RSS feeds in one free reader app! • Sync with Feedly or Newsify or use without an account and sync with iCloud • Access Newsify on your computer at newsify.co (requires Newsify account) • Multiple article list layouts: Large View, Newspaper View, Table View, Split View on iPad (thumbnails displayed when available) • Background syncing with notifications • Offline reading including image caching • Unread articles widget • View and save images by tapping-and-holding image • Night mode (automatic/manual, enabled in settings) • Themes (light, sepia, gray, dark) • In-app Safari view (see Open Links setting) • Full-text view (pinch out in the article view or enable swipe in Article Browser settings) • Article search (pull down subscription list for search bar) • Multiple accounts • Full screen article reading (tap text to toggle) • Full screen original web page browser (two finger tap to toggle) • Pull to move between articles • Pull to refresh article list • Show only unread folders/subscriptions or all • Show all articles or just unread • Sort by newest or oldest first • Mark previous & all as read • Tap-and-hold to mark read and toggle starred • Option to mark read while scrolling & pull up to mark all as read (enable in settings) • Landscape view • Fully customizable sync • Add and edit subscriptions • Add custom feed URLs (enter URLs in feed search box and tap Search) • Automatically sync on start • Share articles with many popular services: Facebook, Twitter, Buffer, Evernote, Instapaper, LinkedIn, Pinboard, Pinterest, Pocket and Tumblr • Email articles or links, copy links or open the original web page in the app or in Safari or Chrome • View original articles with Google mobilizer • Browse individual subscriptions contained in a folder (tap-and-hold folders or tap gray circle icon on right side of folder entry) GET MORE WITH NEWSIFY PREMIUM Newsify is free to download and use. Newsify Premium unlocks these amazing features. Try it free for 7 days! • Automatic Full Text: Get full text automatically for most partial feeds and save for offline reading • AI Article Summaries: Summarize articles with Apple Intelligence (beta feature, requires iOS/iPadOS 26) • More Images: Get more high-res images for feeds with small or no images • Search Full Text: Search the full text of partial feeds not just the preview • Priority Support: Be first in line to get all of your questions answered • Remove Ads: Enjoy your list of articles with no ads • Newsify Account Plus: Add mute filters, get new items up to 10x faster and keep more feed history. – To start your trial: Select Premium in settings and tap "Start free trial" Newsify Premium is $2.99 USD per month or $29.99 USD per year and may vary depending on your location. If you choose to purchase Newsify Premium, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Any free trial period remaining will be forfeited when purchasing Newsify Premium. Newsify's privacy policy: https://newsify.co/privacy-policy/ Newsify's terms of use: https://newsify.co/terms-and-conditions/
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Verdict
Google News and Newsify both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 77% of Newsify's written reviews are positive against 19% of Google News's. Newsify also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Google News's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (226K vs 4.4K). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Newsify sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Google News asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Google News against 4.6 for Newsify. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google News has 226K ratings behind it against 4.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of Google News's written reviews are positive against 77% of Newsify's.
Google News ships an update monthly, Newsify every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google News | Newsify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (226K ratings) | 4.6 (4.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.8% of reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 226K — better | 4.4K |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #27 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ben Alexander | |
Customer experience
Google News
Newsify
User reviews
Google News
From 226K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Comprehensive news coverage
- 📰 Wide range of news sources
- 🔍 Customizable news feed
- 👍 Sleek and modern interface
- 🌐 Global news perspective
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔄 Annoying auto-refresh issues
- 💤 Slow article loading times
- 📢 Excessive ads and paywalls
- 🤖 Unreliable personalization algorithms
Newsify
From 4.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Reliable and stable
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 📰 Excellent news aggregation
- 🌙 Great dark mode
- 💻 Seamless sync across devices
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 📢 Intrusive ads
- 🔒 Lack of privacy options
- 🔍 Inconsistent search and feed performance
Bugs and requests
Google News
Reported bugs
5 issues- Articles not loading properly
- Sudden app crashes and freezes
- Inability to return to previous position in feed
- Incorrect or outdated news content
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved article bookmarking/saving
- Better control over news sources
- Smoother scrolling and navigation
- Faster updates and real-time news
Newsify
Reported bugs
4 issues- Syncing issues causing data loss
- Broken full-text article rendering
- Unreliable push notifications
- Compatibility problems with latest iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Improved article organization and filtering
- Enhanced offline reading capabilities
- Integration with third-party services (e.g., Pocket, Instapaper)
- Customizable app icons and themes
- Ability to import/export OPML files
In-app purchases
Google News
No in-app purchases
Newsify
- Newsify Premium$2.991 Month
- Newsify Premium$29.991 Year
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Newsify Premium (1 month)$2.99
- Newsify Premium (3 months)$8.99
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- Newsify Premium (1 year)$29.99







