# My Central Jersey vs Enloop

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Enloop at none against My Central Jersey's 4. Enloop also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). My Central Jersey's advantage is chart position (#198 vs unranked). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. My Central Jersey sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Enloop asks for nothing beyond the download.

My Central Jersey ships an update monthly, Enloop every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | My Central Jersey | Enloop |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.4 (357 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-central-jersey/id520557512/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **357** | — |
| Positive reviews | 47.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Monthly | **Every 3 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | **#198** | — |
| Size | 184 MB | 30 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | **15.1** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [USA TODAY Co., Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/404843797) | [Muchen Zhou](https://appshunter.io/developer/1842651909) |

## What reviewers say

### My Central Jersey

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-central-jersey/id520557512)

**Currently charting:** #198 Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers (US App Store)

Stay informed with local news, in-depth journalism, and engaging multimedia content. Get breaking news, sports scores, and weather alerts with customizable notifications. Access a digital replica of the print edition and enjoy personalized reading options.

**Highlights:** In-depth local journalism, Breaking news and alerts, Sports coverage, Streamlined multimedia experience, Customizable reading options, eNewspaper access, Offline reading

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Digital Rate | $9.99 | per month |
| Monthly Digital Rate | $14.99 | per month |
| My Central Jersey Digital Subscription | $16.99 | per month |
| My Central Jersey Annual Digital Subscription | $69.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 📰 Good local news coverage
- 👍 Unbiased news source (per one user)
- 🗺️ Keeps users connected to hometown news
- 📰 Nice overview of local headlines
- 📰 Great for keeping up with hometown/state news

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 App frequently crashes or freezes
- 🐛 App is not user-friendly or intuitive
- 🐛 Difficulty finding account information
- 🐛 Ads or messages float over text
- 🐛 Poor search functionality (old news, not recent)

**Reported bugs**

- App cannot be opened from iPad, stuck in a loop
- App spins forever when loading e-newspaper on iPad
- Token authentication issue
- Server unavailable when trying to sign in
- Ads or messages float over the text

**Requested features**

- Restore the old app until the new one is fixed
- Fix the app to load e-newspaper properly on iPad
- Fix the app to allow landscape view for comics
- Remove the band asking to close the paper
- Resolve token authentication issues


### Enloop

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/enloop/id6759855181)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is My Central Jersey free?

My Central Jersey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Enloop free?

Enloop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do My Central Jersey or Enloop have ads?

My Central Jersey shows ads; Enloop does not.

### Which is updated more often, My Central Jersey or Enloop?

My Central Jersey ships an update monthly, and Enloop every 3 days. Most recently, My Central Jersey was updated on October 16, 2026 and Enloop on October 8, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*