Grand Rapids Press vs The Post
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grand Rapids Press
Access award-winning local news, sports, entertainment, and more from your fingertips. Enjoy an enhanced reading experience with online-only perks like bonus magazines and interactive puzzles. Subscribers get full access, while non-subscribers can opt for an app-only subscription.
- Award-winning local news
- Daily features and sports updates
- Entertainment highlights
- Online-only perks
- Bonus magazines and supplements
- Interactive puzzles and games
- Easy article sharing
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Welcome to The Grand Rapids Press new Online Newspaper app! Dive into the newspaper anytime, anywhere. Keep up with award-winning local news, daily features, sports updates, entertainment highlights, special sections, and more—all at your fingertips! Enjoy online-only perks with an enhanced reading experience, including bonus magazines, supplements, interactive puzzles and games, and easy article sharing with friends and family. The Grand Rapids Press subscribers receive full access to each edition without any extra cost. Just log in with your existing email and password to explore everything we offer! Terms of Use: https://www.advancelocal.com/advancelocalUserAgreement/user-agreement.html Privacy Policy: https://www.advancelocal.com/advancelocalUserAgreement/privacy-policy.html ====== SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION ====== If you are not a current Grand Rapids Press subscriber, we offer the following App-only subscription option: 1 Month Auto-renewing Subscription: $24.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews 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. Your subscriptions may be managed (and auto-renewal can be turned off) by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period.
The Post
Access local news, sports, and entertainment from your favorite newspaper. Enjoy an enhanced reading experience with online-only content, puzzles, and games. Subscribers get full access, while others can opt for an app-only subscription.
- Award-winning local news
- Daily features and sports updates
- Entertainment highlights
- Online-only perks
- Interactive puzzles and games
- Article sharing
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Welcome to the Post Standard's new Online Newspaper app! Dive into the newspaper anytime, anywhere. Keep up with award-winning local news, daily features, sports updates, entertainment highlights, special sections, and more—all at your fingertips! Enjoy online-only perks with an enhanced reading experience, including bonus magazines, supplements, interactive puzzles and games, and easy article sharing with friends and family. Post Standard subscribers receive full access to each edition without any extra cost. Just log in with your existing email and password to explore everything we offer! Terms of Use: https://www.advancelocal.com/advancelocalUserAgreement/user-agreement.html Privacy Policy: https://www.advancelocal.com/advancelocalUserAgreement/privacy-policy.html ====== SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION ====== If you are not a current Post Standard subscriber, we offer the following App-only subscription option: 1 Month Auto-renewing Subscription: $24.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews 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. Your subscriptions may be managed (and auto-renewal can be turned off) by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period.
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Verdict
Grand Rapids Press and The Post both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 56% of The Post's written reviews are positive against 43% of Grand Rapids Press's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Grand Rapids Press sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per month and The Post sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Grand Rapids Press against 4.3 for The Post. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 698 and 1.8K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of Grand Rapids Press's written reviews are positive against 56% of The Post's.
Grand Rapids Press ships an update every 5 months, The Post every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Grand Rapids Press | The Post |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (698 ratings) — better | 4.3 (1.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.1% of reviews | 55.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 698 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | MLive.com | The Post-Standard |
Customer experience
Grand Rapids Press
The Post
User reviews
Grand Rapids Press
From 698 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📰 Reliable local and state news coverage
- 📱 Easy navigation and user-friendly interface
- 🌍 Accessible from anywhere on mobile devices
- 🎨 Flexible text sizing and reading options
- ⏰ Early morning availability of daily editions
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 📵 Poor iPad compatibility and display issues
- ⏳ Slow page loading and navigation
- 🔄 Endless login loops and authentication problems
- 📊 Low resolution downloads making content illegible
The Post
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to read and follow
- 👍 Enjoyable to use
- 👍 Convenient to read on mobile devices
- 👍 Provides good local news coverage
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and connectivity issues
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find content
- 👎 Inferior to previous app version
- 👎 Inconvenient layout and formatting changes
- 👎 Unreliable subscription management
Bugs and requests
Grand Rapids Press
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes when moving between pages
- Blank page display after updates
- Login credentials not recognized despite confirmation
- Endless loop when attempting to close login screen
- Page does not fit in portrait mode on iPad
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- Constant scrolling required for content viewing
- Articles spanning multiple pages fail to open
- App becomes unresponsive and freezes frequently
- Missing issues in delivery queue
- Unable to access past editions selectively
Requested features
8 requests- PDF download of entire paper
- Daily TV schedule for sports
- Improved iPad portrait mode compatibility
- Better multi-page article navigation
- Coverage of Grand Rapids Griffins
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- More balanced editorial perspectives
- Better article forwarding functionality
- Improved page-to-screen fitting
The Post
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login and authentication problems
- Automatic page redirects and loss of progress
- Inability to print or save content
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back daily crosswords and puzzles
- Improve page navigation and section browsing
- Allow for font size and page scaling adjustments
- Restore 'Live News' feature
In-app purchases
Grand Rapids Press
- The Grand Rapids Press Subscription$24.991 Month
The Post
- ePOST-STANDARD$24.991 Month
Questions
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