Himalaya Reader vs NFRRS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Himalaya Reader
Access a vast library of news articles, journals, and books for free, with no monthly reading limits. Listen to content on the go, even while multitasking, making information accessible anytime, anywhere.
- Free access to news and journals
- Unlimited reading
- Listen to content
- Read web pages and books
- Multitasking audio playback
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Read your favorite Times, Posts, and Journals FREE, without Monthly limit. No time to sit down to read? Just Listen to them all, web pages or books, while you are busy with your other things in life.
NFRRS
This app offers live audio streams and on-demand readings of various publications for individuals with blindness or print disabilities. Access newspapers, magazines, and more, all produced to assist those who cannot read standard print.
- Live audio stream
- On-demand readings
- Newspaper readings
- Magazine readings
- Content for print disabilities
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The NFRRS mobile app provides a free live audio stream and on-demand readings of newspapers, magazines and other publications produced specifically for people who are blind or have a print disability. For more information, visit nfradioreading.org
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NFRRS at 100% against Himalaya Reader's 47%. NFRRS also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (4.0 vs 3.8). Himalaya Reader's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, 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. Himalaya Reader sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. NFRRS asks for nothing beyond the download.
NFRRS holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Himalaya Reader has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Himalaya Reader's written reviews are positive against 100% of NFRRS's.
| Parameter | Himalaya Reader | NFRRS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | himalaya-soft | Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Services |
Customer experience
Himalaya Reader
NFRRS
In-app purchases
Himalaya Reader
- Saving Article Service$0.99
- Unlimited Reading$4.99
NFRRS
No in-app purchases
