Comparison

The Scotsman Newspaper vs NewsFlash

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

Head to head
About

The Scotsman Newspaper

Access a full-color digital replica of Scotland's national newspaper, including supplements and Sunday editions, on your smartphone or tablet. Enjoy offline reading, interactive articles, and live news notifications.

Highlights
  • Digital replica of the newspaper
  • Daily editions and supplements
  • Offline reading
  • Pinch and zoom functionality
  • Search articles
  • Live news notifications
  • 30-day archive
Features
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The new Scotsman newspaper app brings you a full colour digital replica of Scotland’s national newspaper every supplement and Scotland on Sunday, all presented in pristine detail and designed to be enjoyed on your smartphone or tablet device. Updated early each morning, seven days a week, the app gives you the opportunity to read the full edition of the paper and its supplements over breakfast, or download them for offline reading later. When viewing a paper or supplement, you can pinch and zoom to enlarge the pages and articles, swipe through or jump to the next or other pages, use the search functionality to find specific articles, and view full pages either in single page portrait or double page spread landscape mode. Download the The Scotsman newspaper app now and discover up-to-the-minute latest news from Scotland via scotsman.com, Updated throughout the day and including photos, videos, improved digital content which can all be shared on social media. We have live news notifications sent direct to your device. The app features: • The latest live news and daily digital edition newspaper • Live updates with interactive article elements • New easy-to-use navigation • Read essential content offline when it suits you • Responsive design complimenting the print edition • 30 day archive of the newspaper The Scotsman newspaper app brings you the very best in news, sport, entertainment, other features and more from across Scotland and the world, with full daily editions exactly as the printed version. This gives access to both the digital content and the paper editions within the app
.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. Privacy Policy: https://www.jpimedia.co.uk/privacy-policy/ T&C: https://www.jpimedia.co.uk/website-terms-conditions/

About

NewsFlash

A fast, modern RSS reader designed for a clean, distraction-free news experience. Organize articles with tags, filter content, and search your entire feed. Offers custom push notifications and developer-friendly features.

Highlights
  • Clean, distraction-free reading experience
  • Customizable tags and filtering
  • Full-text search across articles
  • Keyword blocking for unwanted topics
  • Custom push notifications
  • iCloud Sync for private data backup
Features
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Your sources. Less noise. NewsFlash is an independent RSS reader for people who want to choose what they read, without an algorithm, ads, tracking, or a separate account. Bring the websites, blogs, and links you care about into one organized library on iPhone and iPad. Filter out what doesn't interest you and keep what does. FOLLOW YOUR SOURCES Subscribe to RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds. Paste a website or feed address, preview its articles, or start with suggested feeds. Import and export your subscriptions with OPML. CONTROL THE NOISE Hide articles that match words or phrases in their title, summary, or URL. Apply a filter to one feed or your whole library, and preview what it matches before you save it. The source stays; only the stories you don't want disappear. KEEP MORE THAN A BOOKMARK Save articles for later, add tags and personal notes, and organize feeds in nested folders. Search across titles, sources, tags, and notes to find things again. SAVE LINKS FROM ANYWHERE Share a page from Safari or any other app straight into NewsFlash, even if you don't follow its source. READ IT YOUR WAY Choose Hero, Full, Compact, or Text Only layouts, with separate settings for each feed. Light and Dark Mode, larger text, and Safari Reader on supported websites help you read comfortably. Seen and read are tracked separately. YOUR READING, WITHIN REACH Your library syncs through your own iCloud account. Get to headlines and saved articles with widgets, Siri, Shortcuts, Control Center, and Spotlight, and choose which feeds may notify you. On iPad, a sidebar keeps your folders and tags in view. Good to know: saved articles are kept when older articles are removed automatically, but saving doesn't store an offline copy of the full webpage. Feed alerts depend on refresh timing, and iOS manages background refresh. An independent RSS reader, made by Michael Steurer.

Screenshots

The Scotsman Newspaper4 screens
NewsFlash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The Scotsman Newspaper and NewsFlash both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of NewsFlash's written reviews are positive against 40% of The Scotsman Newspaper's. NewsFlash also leads on monetization model (paid vs subscription) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). The Scotsman Newspaper's advantage is ratings volume (185 vs 6). On price, rating, 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. The Scotsman Newspaper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and NewsFlash sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for The Scotsman Newspaper against 4.8 for NewsFlash. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Scotsman Newspaper has 185 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of The Scotsman Newspaper's written reviews are positive against 67% of NewsFlash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Scotsman Newspaper ships an update every 4 months, NewsFlash monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
The Scotsman Newspaper versus NewsFlash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Scotsman NewspaperNewsFlash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (185 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings185 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB16 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperIconic Media Group LimitedMichael Steurer

Customer experience

The Scotsman Newspaper

All ratings185 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative51.7%

NewsFlash

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

The Scotsman Newspaper

Subscriptions3
  • The Scotsman Subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Scotsman subscription2 variants$9.991 Year
  • Scotsman Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
3 purchases

NewsFlash

One-time3
  • Espresso$0.99
  • Cappuccino$2.99
  • Specialty Coffee Aeropress$4.99

Questions

Is The Scotsman Newspaper free?
The Scotsman Newspaper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NewsFlash free?
NewsFlash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Scotsman Newspaper or NewsFlash?
NewsFlash is rated higher. The Scotsman Newspaper averages 4.7 out of 5 from 185 ratings, while NewsFlash averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do The Scotsman Newspaper or NewsFlash have ads?
Neither The Scotsman Newspaper nor NewsFlash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Scotsman Newspaper or NewsFlash?
The Scotsman Newspaper ships an update every 4 months, and NewsFlash monthly. Most recently, The Scotsman Newspaper was updated on November 10, 2026 and NewsFlash on November 11, 2026.

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