Comparison

Pressconnects vs The Post

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

Head to head
About

Pressconnects

Access in-depth local journalism, including community events, sports, and photography. Enjoy a fast-loading experience with real-time notifications for breaking news, scores, and weather. Customize your reading with offline access, adjustable text size, and night mode.

Highlights
  • In-depth local journalism
  • Breaking news notifications
  • Streamlined, fast-loading experience
  • Customizable reading options
  • Offline reading
  • eNewspaper access
Features
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From critically acclaimed storytelling to powerful photography to engaging videos — the Pressconnects app delivers the local news that matters most to your community. APP FEATURES: • Access all of our in-depth journalism, including things to do around town, sports coverage from high school to the pros, and much more. • Enjoy a streamlined, fast-loading experience that makes it easy to view the stories, photos, and videos that matter to you. • Get breaking news, sports scores, and weather alerts with real-time notifications tailored to your interests. • Customize your experience by saving your favorite stories, adjusting text size, using night mode, or reading offline. • eNewspaper: Just like our print edition but accessible on your mobile devices. And access to USA TODAY and 200+ local eNewspapers. MORE INFORMATION: • Privacy Policy: https://cm.pressconnects.com/privacy/ • Terms of Service: https://cm.pressconnects.com/terms/ • Help Center: https://help.pressconnects.com • Subscriptions are charged to your account at confirmation of purchase and automatically renew each month or year, unless turned off in your account settings 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. You can manage your subscriptions and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. See "Subscription Support" in the app's Settings for more details and customer service contact information.

About

The Post

Access local news, sports, and entertainment from your favorite newspaper. Enjoy an enhanced reading experience with online-only content, puzzles, and games. Subscribers get full access, while others can opt for an app-only subscription.

Highlights
  • Award-winning local news
  • Daily features and sports updates
  • Entertainment highlights
  • Online-only perks
  • Interactive puzzles and games
  • Article sharing
Features
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Welcome to the Post Standard'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. Post Standard 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 Post Standard 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.

Screenshots

Pressconnects4 screens
The Post4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: The Post at none against Pressconnects's shown. The Post also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 27%) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 514). Pressconnects's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, 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. Pressconnects sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and The Post sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Pressconnects against 4.3 for The Post. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 514 and 1.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of Pressconnects's written reviews are positive against 56% of The Post's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pressconnects ships an update monthly, The Post every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pressconnects versus The Post: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPressconnectsThe Post
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (514 ratings)4.3 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.1% of reviews55.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5141.6K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size189 MB35 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperUSA TODAY Co., Inc.The Post-Standard

Customer experience

Pressconnects

All ratings513 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral9.2%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive27.1%
Neutral10.4%
Negative62.5%

The Post

All ratings1,578 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive55.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative39.8%

User reviews

Pressconnects

From 514 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📰 Access to local news content
  • 📱 Available across multiple devices
  • 👍 Intuitive interface design
  • 🎯 Comprehensive local coverage

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • 📵 Incompatible with older devices/OS versions
  • 🔄 Content not updating reliably
  • 📢 Excessive advertisements
  • 🔐 Password authentication issues

The Post

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to read and follow
  • 👍 Enjoyable to use
  • 👍 Convenient to read on mobile devices
  • 👍 Provides good local news coverage

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and connectivity issues
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find content
  • 👎 Inferior to previous app version
  • 👎 Inconvenient layout and formatting changes
  • 👎 Unreliable subscription management

Bugs and requests

Pressconnects

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 14+ devices
  • Won't open on older iPad models
  • Password not remembered between sessions
  • E-edition fails to load reliably
  • Blank pages when navigating articles
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  • Content doesn't download latest edition
  • Zoom functionality breaks article display
  • Marketplace navigation issues
  • Photos fail to load with poor resolution
  • Breaking news notifications for non-breaking content

Requested features

7 requests
  • iPad-specific optimized version
  • Entertainment venues and performance schedules
  • Event planner availability for out-of-town readers
  • Modern UI design update
  • Larger font size options
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  • Easy access to other state papers on iPhone
  • Improved article refresh mechanism

The Post

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login and authentication problems
  • Automatic page redirects and loss of progress
  • Inability to print or save content
  • Frequent crashes and freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Bring back daily crosswords and puzzles
  • Improve page navigation and section browsing
  • Allow for font size and page scaling adjustments
  • Restore 'Live News' feature

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Pressconnects

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Digital Rate1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Digital Subscription1 Month trial$24.991 Month
  • Press & Sun-Bulletin Digital Subscription1 Month trial$24.991 Month
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  • Press & Sun-Bulletin Annual Digital Subscription1 Year trial$69.991 Year
1 purchases

The Post

Subscriptions1
  • ePOST-STANDARD$24.991 Month

Questions

Is Pressconnects free?
Pressconnects is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Post free?
The Post is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pressconnects or The Post?
The Post is rated higher. Pressconnects averages 4.2 out of 5 from 514 ratings, while The Post averages 4.3 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Pressconnects or The Post have ads?
Pressconnects shows ads; The Post does not.
Which is updated more often, Pressconnects or The Post?
Pressconnects ships an update monthly, and The Post every 3 months. Most recently, Pressconnects was updated on October 20, 2026 and The Post on October 19, 2026.

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