Comparison

Echo News vs Slimming World book

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Echo News

Stay informed about local news, sports, and events in the South Essex region. Enjoy ad-free reading, listen to articles, and access daily digital newspapers. Engage with your community through comprehensive local coverage.

Highlights
  • Live news, events, and sport updates
  • Ad-free reading experience
  • Full digital daily newspapers
  • Interactive daily puzzles
  • Article audio player
Features
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Echo News provides something for everyone who lives in or loves the South Essex area, offering comprehensive coverage of the latest news, sport and events in Basildon, Southend and the surrounding areas. We’re committed to delivering quality journalism with a local focus and driving community engagement. The Echo News also celebrates the region's cultural vibrancy with features on arts, entertainment and leisure activities, alongside dedicated reporting on Southend United FC. The Echo News app is the best way to keep up to date with all the breaking news, sports and events in South Essex and gives you the following great features… • Live Updates: Get the latest Essex news, events and sport as it happens • Ad-Free Reading: No ads, no pop-ups, no distractions • Daily Digital Newspapers: Read the paper in full, cover to cover • Interactive Puzzles: Play new crosswords, sudoku and more every day • Article Audio Player: Listen to articles and create content playlists All subscriptions are auto-renewing. Payment for this subscription will be charged to your Apple account upon purchase. The subscription will auto-renew within 24 hours of the current subscription expiring, at the same rate as the initial purchase. Auto-renewing subscriptions can be managed via Account Settings allowing them to be turned off. No cancellations of the current subscription are allowed during the active subscription period. Privacy Policy - https://www.newsquest.co.uk/our-policies/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Slimming World book

This application provides spoken instructions for recipe books, making them accessible to visually impaired members. It works with device accessibility functions to offer spoken guidance for easy reading and cooking.

Highlights
  • Spoken recipe instructions
  • Accessibility functions integration
  • Visually impaired user support
  • Free and low-Swip recipes
  • Easy reading and cooking guidance
Features
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At Slimming World, we’re dedicated to giving each and every member access to the support and care they need throughout their slimming journey. One of the many ways we support our members is through our deliciously inspiring collection of recipe books – packed with Free and low-Swip creations that make losing weight endlessly exciting and satisfying. To make it even easier for our visually impaired members to take advantage of the wealth of Food Optimising ideas in our recipe books, we’ve created this book reader app. After entering an e-reader code bought from your Consultant in group, the app will work with your device’s accessibility functions to give you spoken instructions, for easy peasy reading – and cooking! Ask your Slimming World Consultant for more details. -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.slimmingworld.co.uk/information/privacypolicy.aspx You can find our terms of use here: http://www.slimmingworld.co.uk/information/terms.aspx

Screenshots

Echo News4 screens
Slimming World book4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Slimming World book at none against Echo News's 4. Echo News's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Echo News sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Slimming World book asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Echo News ships an update every 5 months, Slimming World book every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Echo News versus Slimming World book: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEcho NewsSlimming World book
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNewsquestSlimming World

Customer experience

Echo News

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

Slimming World book

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Echo News

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
  • Quarterly Subscription$19.993 Months
  • 6 Month Subscription$35.996 Months
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  • Annual Subscription$69.991 Year
None

Slimming World book

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Echo News free?
Echo News is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Slimming World book free?
Slimming World book is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Echo News or Slimming World book have ads?
Neither Echo News nor Slimming World book shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Echo News or Slimming World book?
Echo News ships an update every 5 months, and Slimming World book every 14 months. Most recently, Echo News was updated on November 9, 2026 and Slimming World book on November 7, 2026.

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