Altoona Mirror vs The Progress
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Altoona Mirror
Stay informed with local news and breaking alerts from the Allegheny region of West-Central Pennsylvania. Access local sports, participate in polls, and conduct full article searches.
- Breaking News Alerts
- Local News Coverage
- Local Sports Updates
- Polls
- Article Search
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Local News from The Altoona Mirror, the leading provider of news for the Allegheny region of West-Central West-Central Pennsylvania - Breaking News Alerts - Local News - Local Sports - Polls - Full Article Search
The Progress
Stay informed with local news and sports from western Pennsylvania. Access daily updates and 24/7 coverage through the newspaper's website and mobile app.
- Local news coverage
- Sports updates
- Western Pennsylvania focus
- 24/7 online coverage
- Mobile app access
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The Progress newspaper covers local news and sports in the Clearfield, Curwensville, Philipsburg and Moshannon Valley areas of western Pennsylvania. The Progress offers home delivery six days a week and provides 24/7 coverage on its website at theprogressnews.com and on its mobile app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Progress at 100% against Altoona Mirror's 44%. The Progress also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.1). Altoona Mirror's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
The Progress holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Altoona Mirror's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Progress's.
Altoona Mirror ships an update every 8 months, The Progress every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Altoona Mirror | The Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (12 ratings) | 4.9 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. | Community Media Group Inc |
Customer experience
Altoona Mirror
The Progress
In-app purchases
Altoona Mirror
No in-app purchases
The Progress
No in-app purchases
Questions
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