NWADG Replica vs SentinelRecord
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NWADG Replica
Access a digital replica of your daily newspaper and receive breaking news updates in a mobile-friendly format. Enjoy interactive features, multimedia content, and local news from Northwest Arkansas.
- Digital newspaper replica
- Breaking news updates
- Interactive puzzles
- Video and slideshow playback
- Digital sales circulars
- Push alert notifications
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Our new dual-purpose app lets you read the daily Northwest Democrat-Gazette in the newspaper format you’re comfortable and familiar with, plus you can receive breaking and latest news updates in a mobile-friendly format. With the Northwest Democrat-Gazette app, you can view every section of the daily newspaper in a digital replica presentation. You can easily read the day's paper, share your favorite articles and even access previous editions. There are also options to play videos, view slideshows, work interactive puzzles and access digital versions of sales circulars and coupons. You can also keep informed about news, sports, business and other events that occur in Fayetteville, Springdale, Bentonville and other cities in the Northwest Arkansas by choosing to allow push alert notifications from the app and by using the phone-friendly latest news section of the app. The app is free to download. Subscribers have full access to all content. Non-subscribers can receive breaking news alerts. The Northwest Democrat-Gazette is a sister publication of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
SentinelRecord
Access daily news in a familiar newspaper format, with additional mobile-friendly updates throughout the day. Read articles, watch videos, solve puzzles, and access past editions. Receive push notifications for local news and events.
- Digital newspaper format
- Additional daily news updates
- Access to all sections
- Video content
- Puzzles
- Previous editions access
- Push notifications
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Download the Hot Springs Sentinel Record app – your go-to for daily news in a familiar newspaper format, with the added convenience of additional news delivered throughout the day in a mobile-friendly layout. Dive into every section, read, share, access previous editions, watch videos and solve puzzles. Stay updated on Hot Springs and surrounding area news and events with push notifications. Subscribers can access all content for free; non-subscribers get breaking news alerts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: NWADG Replica at none against SentinelRecord's shown. NWADG Replica also leads on ratings volume (4.1K vs 1.2K). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for NWADG Replica against 4.6 for SentinelRecord. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.1K and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of NWADG Replica's written reviews are positive against 73% of SentinelRecord's.
NWADG Replica ships an update every 8 months, SentinelRecord every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NWADG Replica | SentinelRecord |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.1K ratings) — better | 4.6 (1.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.7% of reviews | 73.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.1K — better | 1.2K |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NWA Media | WEHCO Media |
Customer experience
NWADG Replica
SentinelRecord
User reviews
NWADG Replica
From 4.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient digital format
- 📰 Comprehensive local and national news coverage
- 🖥️ Easy to read on iPad
- 🔍 Reliable and dependable
- 🕰️ Timely delivery of daily editions
Room to improve
- 🤔 Perceived liberal bias in news reporting
- 🤯 Difficult to navigate and access content
- 💰 Expensive subscription cost
- 🚫 Unreliable Sunday paper delivery
- 🙈 Inability to print certain content like crosswords
SentinelRecord
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great local newspaper
- 🚀 Fantastic digital paper
- 💡 Love the extra puzzle pages
- 👍 Alerts me of local breaking news
Room to improve
- 🐛 Will not work with iPadOS 17 beta
- 🔒 Asks for password when accessing newspaper
- 💰 Poor value for digital paper
- 🐛 No option to download HER supplement
Bugs and requests
NWADG Replica
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent issues with app crashes and content not loading
- Subscription and login problems
- Inconsistent availability of the Sunday edition
Requested features
4 requests- Offer discounts for iPad owners
- Improve puzzle and comics experience
- Publish the paper online sooner
- Enhance the overall user-friendliness of the digital edition
SentinelRecord
Reported bugs
2 issues- Can't find server when clicking on App Support
- Expired logins with no clear way to extend subscription
Requested features
2 requests- More regional coverage beyond sports
- Ability to turn phone sideways and read columns wider
In-app purchases
NWADG Replica
No in-app purchases
SentinelRecord
No in-app purchases
Questions
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