Dinakaran vs SEITHI Mediacorp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dinakaran
Access a leading Tamil newspaper's content on your mobile device. Get breaking news, in-depth analysis, local updates, movie reviews, and epaper access. Stay informed with real-time notifications and share stories easily.
- Comprehensive news coverage
- Real-time updates with push notifications
- Live weather updates
- Local news from 30 districts
- Movie reviews
- Photo galleries
- Epaper access
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Stay connected with the renowned Dinakaran newspaper, now available in a more accessible and enhanced mobile app. Dinakaran, with a circulation of over 14 million copies, is published from 12 key centers across India, including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Madurai, Coimbatore, Trichy, Salem, Nagercoil, Vellore, Nellai, and Puducherry. Features of the Dinakaran Mobile App: Comprehensive News Coverage: Enjoy breaking news, the latest stories, and in-depth analyses at your fingertips. Real-Time Updates: Get minute-by-minute updates with Push Notifications. Live Weather: Stay informed with live weather updates. Local News: Access news from 30 districts for a more personalized experience. Movie Reviews: Read the latest movie reviews from critics and fellow readers. Photo Galleries: Explore superb photo galleries for a visual news experience.. Easy Sharing: Share articles, photos, and videos via email, Facebook, or Twitter effortlessly. Epaper Access: Easily access the epaper for a complete newspaper reading experience. The Dinakaran app brings the newspaper and its rich content closer to you, allowing you to personalize your news feed, share your favorite articles, and stay informed from anywhere – all for free. Download the Dinakaran app today and immerse yourself in quality journalism on the go.
SEITHI Mediacorp
Stay informed with breaking news, business updates, and sports highlights tailored for the Tamil-speaking community. Explore lifestyle content, learn new Tamil words daily, and tune into live radio.
- Breaking news updates
- Business and sports coverage
- Lifestyle segments
- Daily Tamil word explanations
- Live radio streaming
- Community buzz
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Mediacorp Seithi caters to the Tamil-speaking community in Singapore and around the region. Covering hot topics from breaking news to business and sport and everything in between. Lifestyle segments include movie reviews, health & wellness, technology, and culture. Want to improve your Tamil? Our Word of the Day section aims to explain Tamil words that made the news today. The Seithi app also features live radio from Mediacorp’s Oli 96.8FM. Readers will get an updated view of what’s buzzing in the Indian community from Mediacorp Seithi.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dinakaran at 78% against SEITHI Mediacorp's 24%. Dinakaran also leads on ratings volume (258 vs 2). SEITHI Mediacorp's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Dinakaran sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SEITHI Mediacorp asks for nothing beyond the download.
SEITHI Mediacorp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dinakaran has 258 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Dinakaran's written reviews are positive against 24% of SEITHI Mediacorp's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dinakaran ships an update every 2 months, SEITHI Mediacorp every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dinakaran | SEITHI Mediacorp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (258 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.0% of reviews — better | 23.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 258 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kal Publications Private Limited | Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
Customer experience
Dinakaran
SEITHI Mediacorp
Bugs and requests
Dinakaran
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent crashes
- Compatibility issues with older devices
- Inability to read full news content
- Inconsistent news updates
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- More district-level news coverage
- Reduce advertisements
- Improve navigation and UI
- Add more content sections (e.g., cookery)
SEITHI Mediacorp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dinakaran
- 3 Month Subs - All Editions$8.99
- 6 Months Subs- All Editions$15.99
- Yearly Subs- All Editions$31.99
SEITHI Mediacorp
No in-app purchases
Questions
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