Comparison

The Republican vs Champion Drive

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

Head to head
About

The Republican

Access award-winning local news, daily features, sports, entertainment, and more from your favorite newspaper. Enjoy online-only perks like bonus magazines, puzzles, and easy article sharing. Subscribers get full access by logging in.

Highlights
  • Award-winning local news
  • Daily features and updates
  • Sports and entertainment highlights
  • Online-only perks
  • Bonus magazines and supplements
  • Interactive puzzles and games
  • Easy article sharing
Features
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Welcome to The Republican's new Online Newspaper app! Dive into the newspaper anytime, anywhere. Keep up with award-winning local news, daily features, sports updates, entertainment highlights, special sections, and more—all at your fingertips! Enjoy online-only perks with an enhanced reading experience, including bonus magazines, supplements, interactive puzzles and games, and easy article sharing with friends and family. Republican subscribers receive full access to each edition without any extra cost. Just log in with your existing email and password to explore everything we offer! Terms of Use: https://www.advancelocal.com/advancelocalUserAgreement/user-agreement.html Privacy Policy: https://www.advancelocal.com/advancelocalUserAgreement/privacy-policy.html ====== SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION ====== If you are not a current Republican subscriber, we offer the following App-only subscription option: 1 Month Auto-renewing Subscription: $24.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Your subscriptions may be managed (and auto-renewal can be turned off) by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period.

About

Champion Drive

Stay updated with the club lamb industry through news, show results, and an interactive breeders' map. Submit your own results directly from the app and never miss an important event with the integrated calendar.

Highlights
  • Latest industry news
  • Show results
  • Breeders' map
  • Event calendar
  • Submit results
Features
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The Champion Drive app connects you with the latest news and results from the club lamb industry! The app features news, show results, a breeders' map, and a calendar of events. You can also submit results directly from the app.

Screenshots

The Republican4 screens
Champion Drive3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Champion Drive at none against The Republican's 1. Champion Drive also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). The Republican's advantage is ratings volume (589 vs 35) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 18 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Republican sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per month. Champion Drive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Champion Drive holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Republican has 589 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of The Republican's written reviews are positive against 100% of Champion Drive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Republican ships an update every 6 months, Champion Drive every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
The Republican versus Champion Drive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe RepublicanChampion Drive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (589 ratings)4.9 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings589 — better35
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB44 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThe Republican CompanyNovel Designs LLC

Customer experience

The Republican

All ratings473 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative12.0%

Champion Drive

All ratings35 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

The Republican

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cannot get e-edition
  • App won't work
  • App crashes with iPadOS 13.1 update
  • Email not working yet

Requested features

2 requests
  • Allow payment for online only
  • Add national and international news

Champion Drive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Republican

Subscriptions1
  • Republican Monthly$24.991 Month
None

Champion Drive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Republican free?
The Republican is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Champion Drive free?
Champion Drive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Republican or Champion Drive?
Champion Drive is rated higher. The Republican averages 4.5 out of 5 from 589 ratings, while Champion Drive averages 4.9 from 35 ratings.
Do The Republican or Champion Drive have ads?
Neither The Republican nor Champion Drive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Republican or Champion Drive?
The Republican ships an update every 6 months, and Champion Drive every 18 months. Most recently, The Republican was updated on November 1, 2026 and Champion Drive on November 2, 2026.

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