Comparison

Pang Masa vs Phil Headlines

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

Head to head
About

Pang Masa

This daily publication offers Filipino-language news, entertainment, and sports content. Access all editions through various subscription options, including auto-renewing weekly, monthly, and yearly plans.

Highlights
  • Filipino-language news
  • Entertainment and sports coverage
  • Daily publication
  • Multiple subscription plans
  • Auto-renewing subscriptions
  • Access to all editions
Features
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As its name denotes, Pang Masa is a nationwide daily catering to Filipino-language readers of news, entertainment, sports, etc. Pang Masa is a member of The Philippine STAR Group of Publications, the Philippines' biggest newspaper group. Pang Masa is a daily paper. Pang Masa provides availability to all editions of the publication by incorporating subscriptions allowing the purchase of a 7 day, one month, 2 month, 3 month, 6 month and yearly subscription to the paper. The 7 day, monthly and yearly subscriptions are auto-renewing subscriptions. Prices for the subscriptions are $1.99 for 7 days, $6.99 for one month, $12.99 for two months, $18.99 for three months, $29.99 for 6 months and $59.99 for a year. Payment for this subscription will be charged to your iTunes account upon purchase. The subscription will auto-renew within 24 hours of the current subscription expiring. 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. For any further information see http://subscriber.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/file/Website_Privacy_statement.doc Terms: https://www.philstar.com/member-agreement Privacy Policy: https://www.philstar.com/privacy-policy

About

Phil Headlines

Features
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Phil Headlines brings the latest headlines from the Philippines' newspapers, TV networks and regional papers into one timeline, grouped by the hour they were published. • Hour by hour: the newest stories first, under "This hour", "4 PM", "Yesterday"… • Topics: Nation, Business, Sports, Showbiz, World, Tech, Lifestyle, Regions, Opinion, Health and Politics. • Pick a publisher: filter the timeline to one source in a tap. • You choose: turn any source on or off in the Sources tab — national, business, sports, regional, Filipino-language and Filipinos-abroad news. • Add your own RSS feeds: paste the link of any news feed; it is read straight on your device. • Save stories for later, and search headlines and summaries. • Offline: the headlines and summaries you last downloaded stay on screen without internet. • No account and no sign-in. Your settings and saved stories stay on your device. • Redesigned for iPhone and iPad, with dark mode. Stories belong to their publishers. The app shows the headline, a short summary and the photo published in their public RSS feeds; tap any story to read it in full on the publisher's website. Phil Headlines is not affiliated with the publishers it links to. The app is free with ads in the news list. A one-time "Remove Ads" purchase removes them. Privacy policy: https://patcell.com/en/privacy/phil-headlines/

Screenshots

Pang Masa4 screens
Phil Headlines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pang Masa at none against Phil Headlines's shown. Pang Masa also leads on update cadence (every 17 months vs every 131 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pang Masa sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Phil Headlines sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pang Masa ships an update every 17 months, Phil Headlines every 131 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pang Masa versus Phil Headlines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPang MasaPhil Headlines
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 17 months — betterEvery 131 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPhilstar Daily Inc.techplus jsc

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Pang Masa

Subscriptions6
  • 7 Day Subscription$1.997 Days
  • 1 Month Subscription$6.991 Month
  • 2 Month Subscription$12.992 Months
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  • 3 Month Subscription$18.993 Months
  • 6 Month Subscription$29.996 Months
  • 1 Year Subscription$59.991 Year
1 purchases

Phil Headlines

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Pang Masa free?
Pang Masa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phil Headlines free?
Phil Headlines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pang Masa or Phil Headlines have ads?
Phil Headlines shows ads; Pang Masa does not.
Which is updated more often, Pang Masa or Phil Headlines?
Pang Masa ships an update every 17 months, and Phil Headlines every 131 months. Most recently, Pang Masa was updated on November 6, 2026 and Phil Headlines on November 2, 2026.

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