Wanderer vs Smashviews
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wanderer
Access the complete weekly newspaper for Mattapoisett, Marion, and Rochester, Massachusetts, directly on your iOS device. Download individual issues or subscribe for automatic delivery of new content.
- Full weekly newspaper access
- Local news for Mattapoisett, Marion, Rochester
- On-demand issue downloads
- Automatic new issue downloads
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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The Wanderer app brings you the The Wanderer weekly newspaper, in its entirety, direct to your iOS device. The Wanderer publishes news for the Southeastern Massachusetts towns of Mattapoisett, Marion and Rochester. Serving the communities of Marion, Mattpoisett and Rochester since 1992. Download issues on demand, or subscribe for free to have new issues automatically downloaded and ready to read. Supports all iPhone and iPad models.
Smashviews
Get unbiased news delivered instantly from sources you choose. This app prioritizes user control over content, avoiding algorithmic filtering and data exploitation. Stay informed with real-time updates and easily search or save articles for later.
- User-selected news sources
- No algorithmic content filtering
- Real-time news delivery
- Article search functionality
- Save articles for later
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A simple app with a simple purpose: deliver you news without any external or unwanted oversight. We built smashviews because it is painfully difficult to find a news app that operates as smooth as the big guys, but doesn't use you for your data every time you click--all the while running algorithms in the background that decide which articles you see and don't see. Simply put, we don't believe that an algorithm should be deciding this for you, which is why we deliver the news to you unadulterated. You chose the sources and you chose what's important to read or not read. News gets delivered by the minute, as soon as it gets published. Review the feed at the end of the day, or keep track of breaking news as it happens. Missed an article or want to check other sources? Use our search page. See an event break in real time but can't read it in the moment? Save it to your profile and come back later. Download smashviews today! You won't be disappointed. P.S. smashviews is brand new and we will be continuously adding functionality. Features soon to come include more sources, more categories, local sources, custom categories, and a widget. If you have any suggestions or requests, for app functionality or specific local sources, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at support@smashnews.org
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smashviews at 100% against Wanderer's 33%. Smashviews also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Smashviews holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Wanderer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Smashviews's.
Wanderer ships an update every 8 months, Smashviews every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wanderer | Smashviews |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Wanderer Com Inc. | Evan Hedding |
Customer experience
Wanderer
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In-app purchases
Wanderer
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases









