El Universal + vs Mexican Newspapers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
El Universal +
Access breaking news, in-depth analysis, and multimedia content from a leading Mexican news source. Enjoy a modern, intuitive design with real-time updates, exclusive podcasts, videos, and photo galleries. Subscribers receive special event access and benefits.
- Real-time news updates
- Expert analysis and reports
- Exclusive podcasts and videos
- Photo galleries
- Subscriber-exclusive events and benefits
- Modern, intuitive design
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Vive la nueva experiencia digital de EL UNIVERSAL, el medio líder en noticias, análisis y contenidos multimedia en México. Nuestra app te conecta con la información más relevante, al instante, con el sello de confianza que nos distingue desde hace más de un siglo. Por qué descargarla: Diseño renovado, moderno e intuitivo. Noticias en tiempo real, reportajes y análisis de expertos. Podcasts, videos y fotogalerías exclusivas. Eventos y beneficios exclusivos para suscriptores. Con la renovada app de EL UNIVERSAL, disfruta de un periodismo confiable y de calidad. Tu fuente informativa de siempre, ahora con la experiencia digital que esperabas. Visita nuestros Terminos y Condiciones https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/terminos-y-condiciones/ Terminos de uso (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Mexican Newspapers
Access all the breaking news from Mexico's leading newspapers and magazines in one convenient application. Browse general, regional, economic, sports, celebrity, and fashion news without visiting individual websites.
- Aggregates top Mexican newspapers
- Includes magazines across various categories
- One-stop news access
- Browse general news
- Read regional news
- Access economic and sports news
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Mexican Newspapers is an application that groups the most important newspapers and magazines in Mexico together. With this application you can have all the information you want in one place, without having to browse to each of the news sites you wish to visit. You can read in your devices the next newspapers and magazines: General: ◉ El Universal ◉ La Jornada ◉ Debate ◉ Milenio ◉ Excelsior ◉ Proceso ◉ SDP Noticias ◉ Reforma ◉ Publimetro ◉ La Cronica ◉ Código Magenta ◉ El Sol De Mexico ◉ La Prensa ◉ Uno Mas Uno Regional: ◉ El Siglo ◉ Aristegui Noticias ◉ Sin Embargo ◉ El Informador ◉ El Deforma ◉ El Diario ◉ Uni Radio Informa ◉ El Norte ◉ Animal Politico ◉ Chilango ◉ Plano Informativo ◉ Vanguardia ◉ El Imparcial ◉ Uniradio Noticias ◉ Expreso ◉ El Siglo De Durango ◉ Zocalo ◉ Noreste ◉ Tiempo ◉ Nayarit En Linea ◉ Quadratin ◉ Diario De Yucatan ◉ Tabasco Hoy ◉ Periodico Correo ◉ Línea Directa ◉ La Voz De Michoacan ◉ El Sol De Puebla ◉ Noroeste ◉ El Dictamen ◉ Cuarto Poder ◉ Diario de Chiapas ◉ El Sol de Hermosillo ◉ Punto Mx ◉ El Sol de Mazatlán ◉ Primera Hora Economic and Politics: ◉ El Financiero ◉ Expansion ◉ Forbes ◉ El Economista ◉ Dinero En Imagen ◉ Alto Nivel ◉ Lideres Mexicanos ◉ Fortuna Sports: ◉ La Afición ◉ Mediotiempo ◉ Record ◉ Espn ◉ Cancha ◉ Esto ◉ Estadio Deportes ◉ Ovaciones ◉ Monkey Motor Celebrities: ◉ TV Notas ◉ El Grafico ◉ Caras ◉ Harpers Bazaar ◉ Hola! Mexico ◉ El Informador Farándula Fashion: ◉ Es La Moda ◉ Vix ◉ Vogue ◉ Glamour Mexico ◉ Fashion Blog Mexico The logos of each newspaper or magazine are the exclusive property of the same. Mexican Newspapers only use them in order to be recognized by readers who use the application, to access the information they want. The app logo is the exclusive property of Mexican Newspapers developers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mexican Newspapers at none against El Universal +'s 4. Mexican Newspapers also leads on ratings volume (654 vs 2) and review sentiment (83% vs 63%). El Universal +'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 19 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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
Both are free to download. El Universal + sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Mexican Newspapers asks for nothing beyond the download.
El Universal + holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mexican Newspapers has 654 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of El Universal +'s written reviews are positive against 83% of Mexican Newspapers's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
El Universal + ships an update every 5 weeks, Mexican Newspapers every 19 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | El Universal + | Mexican Newspapers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (654 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | 82.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 654 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | +4 |
| Developer | El Universal CPN | MUNBEN SA |
Customer experience
El Universal +
Mexican Newspapers
Bugs and requests
El Universal +
Reported bugs
3 issues- Notifications don't link to correct articles
- Images and galleries not displaying properly
- Sections not updating regularly
Requested features
4 requests- Improve notification settings and functionality
- Enhance article linking from notifications
- Optimize layout and readability
- Add offline reading mode
Mexican Newspapers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
El Universal +
- Digital Plus Mensual$0.991 Month
- Digital Plus Anual$0.991 Year
- Digital Plus Mensual1 Month trial$4.991 Month
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- Digital Plus Anual1 Year trial$49.991 Year
Mexican Newspapers
No in-app purchases
Questions
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