BocaBeacon vs BOCANEWSNOW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BocaBeacon
Access a digital replica of a weekly newspaper serving Boca Grande, Florida, on your iPad. Stay updated on local news, island happenings, nature, fishing, and events. Connect with social media to share content.
- Digital newspaper replica
- Local news and events
- Island news, nature, fishing updates
- Facebook and Twitter integration
- Read in 47 countries
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Your locally-owned, award-winning weekly newspaper serving Boca Grande, Florida now on the iPad! An exact digital replica of our printed newspaper featuring the news that’s unique to Boca Grande, read in 47 countries. Link up with Facebook and Twitter, catch island news, nature, fishing and local events.
BOCANEWSNOW
Stay informed with breaking news, traffic updates, and weather alerts for Palm Beach County, Florida. This app delivers community, business, and hurricane coverage directly to your device.
- Breaking news updates
- Traffic alerts
- Weather warnings
- Hurricane coverage
- Community news
- Business news
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BocaNewsNow.com is a leading source of news and information in Palm Beach County, Florida.The home for breaking news, traffic, hurricane coverage, Boca Rudeton™, community news, business news, and more. By using the app, you can receive breaking news updates, alerts, weather warnings, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BocaBeacon at 100% against BOCANEWSNOW's 0%. BocaBeacon also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.4) and ratings volume (48 vs 11). BOCANEWSNOW's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BocaBeacon holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of BocaBeacon's written reviews are positive against 0% of BOCANEWSNOW's.
BocaBeacon ships an update every 8 months, BOCANEWSNOW every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BocaBeacon | BOCANEWSNOW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (48 ratings) — better | 2.4 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hopkins & Daughter, Inc. | Andrew Colton |
Customer experience
BocaBeacon
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In-app purchases
BocaBeacon
No in-app purchases
BOCANEWSNOW
No in-app purchases
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