Pang Masa vs Philstar
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
Philstar
Access trusted news from the Philippines and around the world with this fast and easy-to-use application. Stay informed on breaking news, politics, sports, entertainment, and more through original reporting and multimedia features.
- Free access to news
- Timely and relevant stories
- Breaking news and politics
- Sports, entertainment, lifestyle, business
- Original reporting and explainers
- Multimedia features
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Over a decade, the Philstar Global app has provided free access to trusted news from the Philippines and around the world. Light, fast and easy to use, the latest version of the Philstar app connects you to the most timely and relevant stories — from breaking news and politics to sports, entertainment, lifestyle and business. Access original reporting, in-depth explainers, opinion pieces and multimedia features from Philstar.com, Interaksyon, The Philippine STAR, Pilipino Star Ngayon, The Freeman, Pang-Masa and Banat — all in one place. Stay informed with credible journalism that empowers you to make sense of what’s happening — wherever you are, whenever you need it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Philstar at 51% against Pang Masa's 0%. Philstar also leads on rating (3.3 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). Pang Masa's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Pang Masa sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Philstar asks for nothing beyond the download.
Philstar holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Philstar has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Pang Masa's written reviews are positive against 51% of Philstar's.
Pang Masa ships an update every 17 months, Philstar every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pang Masa | Philstar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 3.3 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 51.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Philstar Daily Inc. | Philstar Global Corporation |
Customer experience
Pang Masa
Philstar
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
Philstar
No in-app purchases









