UN News vs UNTV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UN News
Stay informed with daily multimedia news from the United Nations. Access text, photos, infographics, audio, and video updates in nine languages. Follow global events, human rights, and UN priorities.
- Multimedia news updates
- Multilingual support (9 languages)
- Global peace and security news
- Sustainable development and human rights coverage
- Live broadcasts of UN meetings
- Customizable newsfeed
- Text to audio function
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This is your destination for daily multimedia updates on UN’s breaking news and events through text, photos, infographics, audio and video in 9 languages. Use this fully multilingual app in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Kiswahili, Portuguese and Hindi. The app’s updated features include: • Global updates on peace and security, sustainable development, human rights, climate change and other UN priorities • News, Videos and Audio Programmes, including Podcasts • In-depth stories, photo features, field reports and interviews with top UN officials and envoys • Live broadcasts of the Security Council and General Assembly meetings • Customizable newsfeed in My News • Bookmarks • Easy search • Text to audio function • Social media feeds on multiple platforms • Access to the UN.org website • Automatic translation and more… UN News app is your gateway to the world of verified information from the United Nations.
UNTV
Access live public service programs and radio broadcasts from the Philippines on your mobile device. Stay updated with real-time news, including reports from the News & Rescue Team, and follow live Twitter feeds.
- Live public service program viewing
- Live radio broadcasts
- Real-time news updates
- News & Rescue Team reports
- Live Twitter feed integration
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Whether it's watching your favorite public service program on UNTV, or listening to a live on La Verdad Radio, the UNTV app has it all on your mobile device for you. Get live updates from UNTV's Twitter accounts, or hear the latest life-saving effort of the network's News & Rescue Team and more in real time. With the UNTV app, the home of public service in the Philippines is well within your reach.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UNTV at 5.0 against UN News's 4.5. UNTV also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). UN News's advantage is ratings volume (41 vs 8). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UNTV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UN News has 41 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of UN News's written reviews are positive against 100% of UNTV's.
UN News ships an update every 3 months, UNTV every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UN News | UNTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (41 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | +4 |
| Developer | United Nations | Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International (BMPI) |
Customer experience
UN News
UNTV
In-app purchases
UN News
No in-app purchases
UNTV
No in-app purchases
