Comparison

Daily Freeman vs The Freeman eEdition

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

Head to head
About

Daily Freeman

Access personalized news, save articles for later, and receive custom push notifications. Enjoy a streamlined reading experience with offline access and a digital replica of the daily newspaper.

Highlights
  • Personalized news recommendations
  • Save articles for later reading
  • Customizable push notifications
  • Digital newspaper replica (Enews)
  • Offline reading capability
  • Swipe left for next article
  • Follow/unfollow topics
Features
Currently charting
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To continue enjoying our app, we kindly request that you log in again after this update. If you're a subscriber, please take a moment to restore your account to ensure uninterrupted access. You can find the “Restore Subscriptions“ button in Settings under Subscriptions. Welcome to a new app experience, we have optimized our app and giving it a facelift! This faster iOS native app now has the following new features: Your News: Provide personalized recommendations for content based on user preferences. Users will be allowed to customize the content they want to engage with by selecting the topics they are truly interested in. By going to the “Your News” tab the user can bypass the noise of all that is published and home in on the content they want Saved Articles: Save feature that allows users to save articles or other content they are interested in for later reading or reference.Push notifications will remind users to read their saved articles or suggest related content Custom Push Notifications: The user can select what topics they want to be notified about which makes for a much less intrusive experience. Top Navigation Bar: A top navigation bar lets the user switch between sections by swiping or tapping. Enews in-app: Desire the newspaper experience? No need to open a separate app! By simply going to Settings and selecting E-News the user can browse the Digital Replica of the day’s paper. Offline Reading: This feature allows users to enable offline reading from Settings. Offline “Reading Preferences” can also be customized for Settings. Swipe Left: Instead of going back to the main section to find more articles, users have the option to simply swipe, immediately opening other articles in the Section. Follow Topics: A user will be shown articles on topics they are following. To follow select “follow” at the article level and related articles will gain relevancy and be shown more frequently. Just as easily “Unfollow” Terms of Use: https://www.medianewsgroup.com/terms-of-use/ https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

The Freeman eEdition

Access breaking news, business, and sports updates from your local newspaper. Enjoy premium local features and an exact digital replica of the print edition. Stay informed wherever you go with this convenient news app.

Highlights
  • Breaking news access
  • Business and sports updates
  • Premium local features
  • Digital replica of print newspaper
  • News alerts
Features
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Take the Waukesha Freeman with you while you're on the go with the Freeman app! Get easy access to breaking news, business news and sports, as well as premium content, including local features and more. Any way you want it, we deliver. Freeman readers enjoy full access to all content on the app, including the day’s newspaper contents and breaking news and alerts. The app also includes access to the Freeman E-Edition, which is an exact replica of the print newspaper available online. Questions? Please contact us at (262) 542-2500.

Screenshots

Daily Freeman4 screens
The Freeman eEdition4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Freeman eEdition at 92% against Daily Freeman's 27%. The Freeman eEdition also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Daily Freeman's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and chart position (#198 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Daily Freeman sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. The Freeman eEdition asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Freeman eEdition holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 521 and 107 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Daily Freeman's written reviews are positive against 92% of The Freeman eEdition's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Freeman ships an update monthly, The Freeman eEdition every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Daily Freeman versus The Freeman eEdition: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily FreemanThe Freeman eEdition
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (521 ratings)4.8 (107 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.9% of reviews92.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings521 — better107
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#198 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB39 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJournal Register CompanyConley Publishing Group LTD.

Customer experience

Daily Freeman

All ratings521 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive26.9%
Neutral10.4%
Negative62.7%

The Freeman eEdition

All ratings103 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.8%

Bugs and requests

Daily Freeman

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes on startup and during use
  • Articles fail to load despite showing headlines
  • Login failures with Auth0 authentication
  • Subscription restoration not working
  • News content not updating for days
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  • Slow performance and laggy scrolling
  • Images not displaying properly
  • Fixed viewport making website viewing impossible
  • Nickname validation preventing review submission
  • Incompatibility with older iOS versions
  • Broken links to obituary pages
  • Ads appearing without corresponding articles

Requested features

12 requests
  • Push notifications for breaking news alerts
  • Daily updated obituaries with search functionality
  • Letter-to-editor submission feature
  • Comment section below articles
  • Replica edition access from app
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  • Better search functionality
  • Consistent sports coverage year-round
  • National and world news sections
  • Comics/funnies section
  • People section matching print edition
  • Improved font size and readability options
  • Light mode option (alternative to dark background)

The Freeman eEdition

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Daily Freeman

Subscriptions2
  • Daily Freeman Monthly Sub1 Month trial$11.991 Month
  • Daily Freeman Annual Sub1 Year trial$139.991 Year
None

The Freeman eEdition

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daily Freeman free?
Daily Freeman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Freeman eEdition free?
The Freeman eEdition is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Daily Freeman or The Freeman eEdition?
The Freeman eEdition is rated higher. Daily Freeman averages 4.6 out of 5 from 521 ratings, while The Freeman eEdition averages 4.8 from 107 ratings.
Do Daily Freeman or The Freeman eEdition have ads?
Both Daily Freeman and The Freeman eEdition show ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Freeman or The Freeman eEdition?
Daily Freeman ships an update monthly, and The Freeman eEdition every 4 months. Most recently, Daily Freeman was updated on October 23, 2026 and The Freeman eEdition on October 20, 2026.

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