IOL News vs Nuusflits
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IOL News
Stay informed with breaking local and international news 24/7. Access quality reporting from over 20 trusted South African newspaper brands, all in one place.
- Breaking local news
- International breaking news
- 24/7 news updates
- In-depth quality reporting
- Access to 20+ newspaper brands
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The OFFICIAL IOL app at your fingertips. Access is FREE on all iOS devices, with access to a wide variety of local and international breaking news, 24/7. The IOL app represents the very best in traditional and digital journalism, with breaking news from South Africa and the rest of world and in-depth quality reporting from over 20 of the most trusted newspaper brands across South Africa.
Nuusflits
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Nuusflits is Suid-Afrika se nasionale aanlynkoerant met nuus, inligting en dienste vir lesers regoor die land. Lees die jongste nuus gratis, volg belangrike stories en blaai deur artikels uit verskillende kategorieë. Die Nuusflits-app gee jou ook toegang tot: • Jongste nuus en brekende nuus • Nuuskategorieë en artikels • Regskennisgewings • Die regskennisgewingsargief • ’n Lys van ondernemings regoor Suid-Afrika • Kontak- en inligtingsbladsye • Maklike deel van artikels Alle nuusinhoud word direk vanaf Nuusflits se webwerf gepubliseer, sodat nuwe artikels outomaties in die app beskikbaar is. Nuusflits is lid van die Persraad van Suid-Afrika en verbind tot verantwoordelike, akkurate en billike joernalistiek.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: IOL News at every 2 months against Nuusflits's every 31 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
IOL News ships an update every 2 months, Nuusflits every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IOL News | Nuusflits |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (104 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 104 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 31 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | IOL | Jana Grobbelaar |
In-app purchases
IOL News
No in-app purchases
Nuusflits
No in-app purchases
