Virginian Pilot vs Daily Progress
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virginian Pilot
Access essential news, sports, business, and entertainment coverage from Virginia's leading source. Receive breaking news alerts, save articles for later, and read content offline. Share stories easily via social media or email.
- Essential news coverage
- Push notifications for breaking news
- Save stories, photos, and videos
- Offline reading capabilities
- Easy social media sharing
- Breaking news alerts
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Now there's a simple, elegant and customizable way to get essential The Virginian-Pilot news, sports, business and entertainment coverage on your iPhone or iPad. FEATURES: • Stay informed with Virginia's best source of news, sports, business and entertainment • Sign up for push notifications to get the latest news from our newsroom as soon as stories break • Save must-read stories, photos and videos for when you have the time to enjoy them • Get the latest breaking news from our newsroom in your notifications • Share stories easily with Twitter, Facebook, or email • Offline reading: Download and read content offline • You can read our Privacy Policy here: http://www.tribpub.com/privacy-policy/ • You can read our Terms of Service here: http://www.tribpub.com/central-terms-of-service/ CRASHES / PROBLEMS? We've been working hard to fix any and all crashes in the app. If you're still experiencing crashes or freezes after installing this update, please contact us at customer_service@virginianpilot.cust-serv.com. A quick email to our support team helps our developers identify and resolve crashes faster.
Daily Progress
Access local and regional news, sports, and community updates. Enjoy in-depth stories, exclusive commentary, photography, video, and podcasts. Personalize your news feed and receive breaking alerts.
- Personalized news feed
- Breaking news alerts
- Multimedia content (photos, video, podcasts)
- Article listening option
- Customizable text size
- Weather forecasts
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Your story lives in The Daily Progress. From reporting on all of your favorite teams to the news that matters most in the community, we cover it all. Get in-depth stories from the region and beyond – including news, sports, opinion, obituaries, entertainment, and politics. Easily access the very latest news in an app built for you. Read, see, and hear exclusive commentary, stunning photography, video updates, and binge-worthy podcasts. Plus, subscribers have the ability to upgrade to News+, our premium ad-free experience! That means faster-loading pages and an uninterrupted reading experience. Our app features: * Your Stories – personalize your experience by selecting the local news topics that matter most to you * Get notified – stay in the loop by selecting alerts for news, sports, weather, and more * Easy navigation – see all the latest local stories by simply swiping up/down, and left/right. * Read stories your way – either in the News Feed or via the E-edition * Breaking news updates – top banners let you know what’s happening right now * Follow author – get notifications whenever your favorite writers post a story * Bookmark for later – save stories to enjoy at your leisure * Listen to articles – press the play button to listen instead * Customize your text size – make the content bigger or smaller in your profile settings * Weather where you are – hourly, 10-day forecasts, and frequent video updates Free to download. Subscribers enjoy unlimited access. https://dailyprogress.com/terms
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Verdict
Virginian Pilot and Daily Progress both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 42% of Daily Progress's written reviews are positive against 30% of Virginian Pilot's. Daily Progress also leads on chart position (#199 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Virginian Pilot's advantage is ratings volume (2.3K vs 288) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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. Virginian Pilot sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Daily Progress sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $27.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Virginian Pilot against 4.3 for Daily Progress. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virginian Pilot has 2.3K ratings behind it against 288, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of Virginian Pilot's written reviews are positive against 42% of Daily Progress's.
Virginian Pilot ships an update monthly, Daily Progress every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.
| Parameter | Virginian Pilot | Daily Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.3K ratings) — better | 4.3 (288 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.8% of reviews | 42.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 288 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #199 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Pilot Media | BH Media Group |
Customer experience
Virginian Pilot
Daily Progress
User reviews
Virginian Pilot
From 2.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🇺🇸 Excellent military coverage
- 📰 Coastal Virginia information hub
- 🗞 Keeps me connected to my hometown
Room to improve
- 🤯 Overwhelming ads
- 🔒 Subscription issues and login problems
- 📱 Buggy and crash-prone app
- 🧭 Poor navigation and user experience
- 📦 Delivery and distribution problems
Daily Progress
From 288 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📰 Good local news coverage
- 👍 Easy to use app
- ⚽ Top-notch sports section
- 📰 Good local coverage of events
Room to improve
- 😩 Frequent login issues
- 😩 App freezes often
- 😩 Cannot load articles
- 😩 Intrusive and annoying ads
- 😩 Poor navigation
Bugs and requests
Virginian Pilot
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Paywall issues even for subscribers
- Inability to access full articles
Requested features
4 requests- Restore landscape mode for e-edition
- Improve search and filtering capabilities
- Provide access to previous day's editions
- Make puzzles and comics more accessible
Daily Progress
Reported bugs
9 issues- App freezes on opening
- App freezes when advancing pages
- App forgets password
- Cannot load articles
- Error messages when loading articles
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- App quits when reading articles
- Full screen ads are problematic
- Tiny 'x' to close ads
- App doesn't remember login for every article
Requested features
3 requests- Support for iPad
- Include comics and editorials
- Links to other local newspapers
In-app purchases
Virginian Pilot
- Unlimited Digital Access1 Month trial$7.991 Month
- Unlimited Digital Access1 Month trial$19.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$19.991 Month
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- Virginia Pilot1 Year trial$199.991 Year
- Annual Subscription1 Year trial$199.991 Year
Daily Progress
- Subscriptions$27.991 Month
- Subscriptions$40.991 Month
- Subscriptions$44.991 Month
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- Subscriptions$50.001 Year
- Subscriptions$269.991 Year
- Subscriptions$329.991 Year
- Subscriptions$364.991 Year
Questions
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