Google News vs MSN
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
MSN
Stay informed, productive, and entertained with a personalized feed of news, weather, stock updates, and short videos. Access quality content from trusted publishers and track your favorite stocks with real-time market data.
- Tailored content feed
- Real-time weather forecasts
- Financial news and stock tracking
- Personalized video feed
- Content from trusted publishers
Read full descriptionHide full description
The MSN app keeps you informed, productive, and entertained with tailored content, real-time weather, stock tracking, short videos and more. Key features Your tailored feed, with you on the go. Quality content from thousands of trusted publishers. Weather report Get hourly and 10-day forecasts, air quality, UV index and more. Financial news hub See the latest on the market, trends and your favorite stocks. Your personalized video feed Scroll short clips of the latest news, trending stories and viral moments.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Google News at none against MSN's 1. Google News also leads on chart position (#22 vs #94). MSN's advantage is review sentiment (38% vs 19%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. MSN sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $20.00 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 MSN. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 226K and 124K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of Google News's written reviews are positive against 38% of MSN's.
Google News ships an update monthly, MSN every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Google News | MSN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (226K ratings) | 4.6 (124K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.6% of reviews | 38.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 226K — better | 124K |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #22 — better | #94 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 260 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | |
Customer experience
Google News
MSN
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
MSN
From 124K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and responsive
- 📰 Comprehensive news coverage
- 🌐 Customizable news sources
- 🔍 Useful search functionality
- 🕰️ Timely updates
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Inconsistent search and navigation
- 📢 Excessive ads and sponsored content
- 🤖 Biased or inaccurate news curation
- 🔄 Inability to save reading progress
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
MSN
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to comment on articles
- Inconsistent behavior when clicking back button
- News articles not loading properly
- Personalization settings not saving
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Customizable news feed and interests
- Offline reading mode
- Dark mode option
- Improved article sharing capabilities
- Better integration with other Microsoft services
In-app purchases
Google News
No in-app purchases
MSN
- Microsoft Copilot Pro$20.001 Month
