Pang Masa vs Irish Echo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Filipino-language news
- Entertainment and sports coverage
- Daily publication
- Multiple subscription plans
- Auto-renewing subscriptions
- Access to all editions
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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
Irish Echo
Access weekly editions of a newspaper on your iPad and iPhone. Offers various subscription options for continued access, with auto-renewing plans that can be managed through account settings. Stay informed with the latest news.
- Weekly newspaper editions
- Subscription options
- Auto-renewing plans
- Manage subscriptions
- iPad and iPhone compatible
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Keep up-to-date with the Irish Echo, now available each week on iPad and iPhone. The Irish Echo provides availability to all editions of the paper by incorporating subscriptions through the purchase of a 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and a yearly subscription to the paper. The monthly and yearly subscriptions are auto-renewing subscriptions. Prices for the subscriptions are $0.99 for 1 week, $6.99 for 1 month, $12.99 for 3 months, $25.99 for 6 months and $49.99 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: Privacy policy: http://www.pagesuite.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of use: www.pagesuite.com/terms-of-service/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Irish Echo at 100% against Pang Masa's 0%. Irish Echo also leads on rating (3.7 vs 1.0). Pang Masa's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Pang Masa sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Irish Echo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Irish Echo holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Pang Masa's written reviews are positive against 100% of Irish Echo's.
Pang Masa ships an update every 15 months, Irish Echo every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pang Masa | Irish Echo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months — better | Every 30 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philstar Daily Inc. | Belfast Media Group |
Customer experience
Pang Masa
Irish Echo
In-app purchases
Pang Masa
- 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
Irish Echo
- Irish Echo - 7 Days$0.997 Days
- Irish Echo - 1 Month$4.991 Month
- Irish Echo - 3 Month$12.993 Months
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- Irish Echo - 6 Month$25.996 Months
- Irish Echo - 1 Year$44.991 Year









