Comparison

FNP ePages vs eReviewTimes

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

Head to head
About

FNP ePages

Access The Frederick News-Post digitally on your iOS device, mirroring the print layout. Enjoy enhanced readability with adjustable text size, instant story navigation, and direct links to web content and email addresses mentioned in articles. Catch up on missed editions with the ability to download past issues.

Highlights
  • Read newspaper as it appears in print
  • Adjustable text size
  • Instant story navigation
  • Link to websites
  • Email links
  • Download past editions
Features
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The Frederick News-Post ePages lets you read The Frederick News-Post on your iOS device just as it appears in print. You can flip through pages and skim headlines as you would the printed edition. But better than that, the FNP ePages allows you to enlarge type with the tap of a finger, or jump instantly to the conclusion of a story on another page. You can link to websites mentioned in stories with a single touch, or fire off an e-mail to an address linked from the newspaper. And if you missed the paper one day, don't worry. The FNP ePages lets you download past editions, too.

About

eReviewTimes

Access a digital replica of a daily print newspaper, featuring local news, sports, weather, and obituaries. Enjoy all your favorite content on your iOS device as part of your digital membership.

Highlights
  • Digital newspaper replica
  • Local news coverage
  • Sports updates
  • Weather forecasts
  • Obituaries section
Features
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The eReviewTimes is an exact digital replica of The Courier’s daily print newspaper with all your favorite local news, sports, weather, obituaries, etc. now available on iOS device. Enjoy this app today as part of your digital membership.

Screenshots

FNP ePages4 screens
eReviewTimes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FNP ePages at 4.7 against eReviewTimes's 3.0. FNP ePages also leads on ratings volume (238 vs 3) and update cadence (every 9 months vs every 21 months). eReviewTimes's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FNP ePages holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FNP ePages has 238 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FNP ePages ships an update every 9 months, eReviewTimes every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FNP ePages versus eReviewTimes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFNP ePageseReviewTimes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (238 ratings) — better3.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings238 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 21 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.111.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB24 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperThe Frederick News-PostFindlay Publishing Company

Customer experience

FNP ePages

All ratings236 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative11.7%

eReviewTimes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

FNP ePages

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Page stabilization issues
  • Magnification not working
  • Blanking screen on iPad
  • Unable to recover article without restart
  • Recipes garbled and unreadable
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  • App crashes frequently
  • App doesn't work half the time
  • App doesn't render correctly on smartphone screen

Requested features

11 requests
  • Improve image presentation (graphs, maps)
  • Improve magnification and stabilization
  • Add more games (crosswords, Boggle, Jumble, Sudoku)
  • Allow searching archives for past stories
  • Make comics color daily
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  • Improve subscription renewal process online
  • Make app render correctly on smartphone screens
  • Use a platform similar to The Herald Mail app
  • Learn from WBAL and WGAL apps
  • Remove subscription requirement
  • Extend puzzle archive further back (3-4 months)

eReviewTimes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FNP ePages

No in-app purchases

None

eReviewTimes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FNP ePages free?
FNP ePages is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eReviewTimes free?
eReviewTimes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FNP ePages or eReviewTimes?
FNP ePages is rated higher. FNP ePages averages 4.7 out of 5 from 238 ratings, while eReviewTimes averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do FNP ePages or eReviewTimes have ads?
Both FNP ePages and eReviewTimes show ads.
Which is updated more often, FNP ePages or eReviewTimes?
FNP ePages ships an update every 9 months, and eReviewTimes every 21 months. Most recently, FNP ePages was updated on November 6, 2026 and eReviewTimes on November 1, 2026.

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