Comparison

Irish Echo vs The Examiner Newspaper

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

Head to head
About

Irish Echo

Access weekly editions of a newspaper on your iPad and iPhone. Offers various subscription options for continued access, with auto-renewing plans that can be managed through account settings. Stay informed with the latest news.

Highlights
  • Weekly newspaper editions
  • Subscription options
  • Auto-renewing plans
  • Manage subscriptions
  • iPad and iPhone compatible
Features
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Keep up-to-date with the Irish Echo, now available each week on iPad and iPhone. The Irish Echo provides availability to all editions of the paper by incorporating subscriptions through the purchase of a 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and a yearly subscription to the paper. The monthly and yearly subscriptions are auto-renewing subscriptions. Prices for the subscriptions are $0.99 for 1 week, $6.99 for 1 month, $12.99 for 3 months, $25.99 for 6 months and $49.99 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: Privacy policy: http://www.pagesuite.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of use: www.pagesuite.com/terms-of-service/

About

The Examiner Newspaper

Access daily Huddersfield news, sports, opinions, and supplements directly on your device. The eEdition is a full replica of the printed paper, featuring local news, business, property, and entertainment content. Subscribers receive weekday and weekend editions.

Highlights
  • Daily eEdition replica
  • Huddersfield news and sports
  • Opinion and supplements
  • Motors, jobs, property content
  • Huddersfield Town and Giants news
  • Automatic overnight downloads
Features
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All your Huddersfield news, sports, opinions and supplements on the go, daily. Each day’s paper downloaded automatically to your device overnight. Downloaded daily to your tablet, the eEdition is a full replica of the printed edition, packed with the news, sport and features that get Huddersfield talking As well as the daily news that set the town's agenda, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner is packed with motors, jobs, property, travel and entertainment content, business and finance platforms and all the latest Huddersfield Town and Huddersfield Giants news Subscribers receive every weekday edition, Monday through Friday, and the single weekend edition. You are free to cancel the auto-renewal of your subscription at any time, including during any trial period. Notes • Payment will be charged to you account at confirmation of purchase • Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's account settings after purchase • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period • Our privacy policy and terms of use are available at: https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/privacy-notice/ • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication Transparency Statement • We are the publishing group Reach plc and this transparency statement explains how we process your data • We use third party app analytics to keep track of the number of app downloads, however these will not identify you • Please visit our privacy policy for more information on what we do with our customer’s data Terms & Conditions: https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/terms-conditions/

Screenshots

Irish Echo4 screens
The Examiner Newspaper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Irish Echo at 100% against The Examiner Newspaper's 38%. The Examiner Newspaper's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 30 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Irish Echo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and The Examiner Newspaper sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Irish Echo ships an update every 30 months, The Examiner Newspaper every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Irish Echo versus The Examiner Newspaper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIrish EchoThe Examiner Newspaper
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB20 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBelfast Media GroupReach Shared Services Limited

Customer experience

Irish Echo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Examiner Newspaper

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Irish Echo

Subscriptions5
  • Irish Echo - 7 Days$0.997 Days
  • Irish Echo - 1 Month$4.991 Month
  • Irish Echo - 3 Month$12.993 Months
Show 2 more
  • Irish Echo - 6 Month$25.996 Months
  • Irish Echo - 1 Year$44.991 Year
1 purchases

The Examiner Newspaper

Subscriptions1
  • Huddersfield Examiner1 Month trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Irish Echo free?
Irish Echo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Examiner Newspaper free?
The Examiner Newspaper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Irish Echo or The Examiner Newspaper have ads?
Neither Irish Echo nor The Examiner Newspaper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Irish Echo or The Examiner Newspaper?
Irish Echo ships an update every 30 months, and The Examiner Newspaper every 4 months. Most recently, Irish Echo was updated on October 29, 2026 and The Examiner Newspaper on October 26, 2026.

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