Comparison

New Humanist vs York Press

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

New Humanist

This app offers a quarterly journal of ideas, science, and culture from a skeptical perspective. It provides witty, incisive commentary and argument, featuring contemporary writing from notable contributors. Access selected pages or subscribe for full access to every issue and a searchable archive.

Highlights
  • Witty and incisive commentary
  • Quarterly journal of ideas
  • Features contemporary writing
  • Searchable archive of issues
  • Offline reading of back issues
  • Zoom and page navigation
  • Link to external websites
Features
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At a time of rising religious extremism and irrational nonsense New Humanist magazine provides the antidote: witty, incisive and original comment and argument from a sceptical perspective. Relaunched as a quarterly journal of ideas, science and culture in 2013, New Humanist is elegant, independent-minded and provocative. Drawing on a freethinking tradition stretching back more than 120 years but dedicated to the best contemporary writing, New Humanist is a lively and compelling guide to contemporary thought and culture, and an essential voice of reason. Contributors include Suzanne Moore, Philip Pullman, Will Self, Natalie Haynes, Jonathan Rée, Claire Tomalin, Stewart Lee, Stephen Fry, Ricky Gervais, Stephanie Merritt, Martin Rowson, Brenda Maddox, Robin Ince, AL Kennedy, Stuart Hall, Francis Wheen, Laurie Taylor and Christopher Hitchens. New Humanist is published by the Rationalist Association, a 125-year-old charity devoted to reason, science and secularism. To visit our website go here: http://rationalist.org.uk/ The iPad/iPhone edition brings you selected pages from the latest issue as soon as it is published. You can subscribe within the application for full access, which brings you every page of the issue and a searchable archive back to 1884. Issues are not sold individually - for the duration of your subscription you have access to every issue in this archive. During your subscription you can sync back issues to your device. These will remain in place if your subscription expires, unless your device removes them (for example when running low on disk space). Re-downloading issues requires a current subscription. • Swipe or tap the page edges to flip to next/previous page. • Use the animated thumbnail view to flick through the pages. • Pinch or double-tap pages to zoom. • Switch between single or double-page view. • Search the current issue or the archive. • Tap any page links to web sites, email addresses, phone numbers or maps. • Tap contents-page links to jump to a particular article. • Sync back issues to your device for offline reading (requires wi-fi). • Network connection required otherwise. We recommend first running the app within a wi-fi area so it can sync the latest issue to your device - after that you can use it anywhere. Subscribers will receive new issues automatically via Newsstand. Subscriptions are available within the app at the following prices: £3.99 Quarterly £12.99 Annually In addition, please note the following standard features of auto-renewable subscriptions: • Your payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions will renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Apple Account Settings after purchase. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. You can find our privacy policy here: exacteditions.com/about/privacy and our terms of service here: exacteditions.com/about/tos

About

York Press

Stay informed with local news, sports, and events in York and surrounding areas. Enjoy ad-free reading, daily digital newspapers, interactive puzzles, and audio articles.

Highlights
  • Live news, events, and sports updates
  • Ad-free reading experience
  • Daily digital newspaper editions
  • Interactive daily puzzles
  • Article audio player
Features
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The York Press offers comprehensive coverage of the latest news, sport and events in York and across Yorkshire. We’re committed to delivering quality journalism with a local focus and driving community engagement. The York Press also celebrates the region's cultural vibrancy with features on arts, entertainment and leisure activities, alongside detailed coverage of York City FC and York RLFC. The York Press app is the best way to keep up to date with all the breaking news, sports and events in York and gives you the following great features… • Live Updates: Get the latest York news, events and sport as it happens • Ad-Free Reading: No ads, no pop-ups, no distractions • Daily Digital Newspapers: Read the paper in full, cover to cover • Interactive Puzzles: Play new crosswords, sudoku and more every day • Article Audio Player: Listen to articles and create content playlists All subscriptions are auto-renewing. Payment for this subscription will be charged to your Apple account upon purchase. The subscription will auto-renew within 24 hours of the current subscription expiring, at the same rate as the initial purchase. Auto-renewing subscriptions can be managed via Account Settings allowing them to be turned off. No cancellations of the current subscription are allowed during the active subscription period. Privacy Policy - https://www.newsquest.co.uk/our-policies/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

New Humanist4 screens
York Press4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: York Press at free with in-app purchases against New Humanist's subscription. New Humanist's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. New Humanist sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 3 months and York Press sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

New Humanist ships an update every 5 months, York Press every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
New Humanist versus York Press: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNew HumanistYork Press
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB147 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperThe Rationalist AssociationNewsquest

Customer experience

New Humanist

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

York Press

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

New Humanist

Subscriptions2
  • New Humanist$5.993 Months
  • New Humanist$24.991 Year
3 purchases

York Press

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$5.491 Month
  • 6 Month Subscription$29.996 Months
  • Annual Subscription$59.991 Year

Questions

Is New Humanist free?
New Humanist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is York Press free?
York Press is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do New Humanist or York Press have ads?
Neither New Humanist nor York Press shows ads.
Which is updated more often, New Humanist or York Press?
New Humanist ships an update every 5 months, and York Press every 4 months. Most recently, New Humanist was updated on November 1, 2026 and York Press on November 1, 2026.

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