Comparison

Oneida Dispatch 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

Oneida Dispatch

Access personalized news, save articles for later, and customize push notifications. Enjoy an in-app digital newspaper replica and offline reading. Play included games like Sudoku and Crosswords.

Highlights
  • Personalized news recommendations
  • Save articles for later
  • Customizable push notifications
  • In-app digital newspaper replica
  • Offline reading mode
  • Included games (Sudoku, Crossword, etc.)
  • Swipe navigation between articles
Features
Read full description

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” Games: Users can enjoy a variety of games served in app. Games include: Sudoku, Solitaire, Jumble, Crossword, and Puzzles Terms of Use: https://www.medianewsgroup.com/terms-of-use/ https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Oneida Dispatch4 screens
The Post4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Post at 56% against Oneida Dispatch's 17%. The Post also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 31). Oneida Dispatch's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Oneida Dispatch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 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

Oneida Dispatch holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Post has 1.6K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of Oneida Dispatch's written reviews are positive against 56% of The Post's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Oneida Dispatch ships an update monthly, The Post every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Oneida Dispatch versus The Post: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOneida DispatchThe Post
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (31 ratings) — better4.3 (1.6K ratings)
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews55.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings311.6K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB35 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperJournal Register CompanyThe Post-Standard

Customer experience

Oneida Dispatch

All ratings31 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral9.7%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

The Post

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

Bugs and requests

Oneida Dispatch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

2 purchases

Oneida Dispatch

Subscriptions2
  • Oneida Dispatch Monthly Sub1 Month trial$11.991 Month
  • Oneida Dispatch Annual1 Year trial$139.991 Year
1 purchases

The Post

Subscriptions1
  • ePOST-STANDARD$24.991 Month

Questions

Is Oneida Dispatch free?
Oneida Dispatch 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, Oneida Dispatch or The Post?
Oneida Dispatch is rated higher. Oneida Dispatch averages 4.6 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while The Post averages 4.3 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Oneida Dispatch or The Post have ads?
Oneida Dispatch shows ads; The Post does not.
Which is updated more often, Oneida Dispatch or The Post?
Oneida Dispatch ships an update monthly, and The Post every 3 months. Most recently, Oneida Dispatch was updated on October 3, 2026 and The Post on October 11, 2026.

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