The Republican vs Champion Drive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- Latest industry news
- Show results
- Breeders' map
- Event calendar
- Submit results
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | The Republican | Champion Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (589 ratings) | 4.9 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 589 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Republican Company | Novel Designs LLC |
Customer experience
The Republican
Champion Drive
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
The Republican
- Republican Monthly$24.991 Month
Champion Drive
No in-app purchases
Questions
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