The Times vs BCD E
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Times
Access local news with personalized content recommendations and saved articles for later reading. Customize push notifications and enjoy offline reading. Includes a digital replica of the daily newspaper.
- Personalized news recommendations
- Save articles for later
- Customizable push notifications
- Digital newspaper replica (E-News)
- Offline reading mode
- Swipe for next article
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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/
BCD E
This application provides a digital replica of the Brown County Democrat's printed newspaper. Access is granted through an existing newspaper or digital-only subscription. Contact support for any usage questions.
- Digital newspaper replica
- Access via subscription
- Contact support available
- Latest edition updates
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This is a digital replica of Brown County Democrat’s printed newspaper. Access to the e-edition through this app is available as part of your newspaper or digital-only subscription. If you have questions about using the app please contact us at (812) 379-5602 or circulation@aimmediaindiana.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BCD E at none against The Times's 2. BCD E also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). The Times's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (38 vs 3). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. The Times sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. BCD E asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for The Times against 5.0 for BCD E. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Times has 38 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Times ships an update monthly, BCD E every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | The Times | BCD E |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (38 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 187 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Journal Register Company | AIM Media Texas Operating, LLC |
Customer experience
The Times
BCD E
In-app purchases
The Times
- The Times Herald Monthly1 Month trial$11.991 Month
- The Times Herald Annual1 Year trial$139.991 Year
BCD E
No in-app purchases









