Comparison

Inter Mountain vs The Press

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

Head to head
About

Inter Mountain

Stay informed about local happenings in Elkins and Randolph County, West Virginia. Access breaking news, sports updates, opinion pieces, and community information. Features include article search and local event listings.

Highlights
  • Breaking News Alerts
  • Local News Coverage
  • Local Sports Updates
  • Polls and Opinion
  • Full Article Search
  • Local Garage Sale Listings
Features
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Local News from The Inter-Mountain, serving Elkins and the people of Randolph County, West Virginia, with news, sports, opinion and information. - Breaking News Alerts - Local News - Local Sports - Polls - Full Article Search - Local Garage Sales and Directions

About

The Press

Access local news with personalized content recommendations and saved articles for later. Customize notifications and enjoy offline reading. Includes a digital replica of the daily newspaper.

Highlights
  • Personalized news recommendations
  • Saved articles for later reading
  • Customizable push notifications
  • Digital newspaper replica (Enews)
  • Offline reading capability
  • Swipe navigation between articles
  • Follow/unfollow topics
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Inter Mountain3 screens
The Press4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Inter Mountain at 67% against The Press's 6%. Inter Mountain also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). The Press's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 61 months). On price 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. The Press sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Inter Mountain asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Press holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Press has 250 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Inter Mountain's written reviews are positive against 6% of The Press's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inter Mountain ships an update every 61 months, The Press monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Inter Mountain versus The Press: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInter MountainThe Press
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.6 (250 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better6.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2250 — better
Update frequencyEvery 61 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB188 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOgden Newspapers, Inc.MediaNews Group

Customer experience

Inter Mountain

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

The Press

All ratings250 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive6.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative87.5%

Bugs and requests

Inter Mountain

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

The Press

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App rarely works
  • Fails to load articles
  • Run-on spelling errors
  • Words run together with no spaces
  • Lines split into paragraphs at random places
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  • Header lines not always at the correct font size
  • Next and Previous buttons are missing
  • Swipe navigation only works with pinch
  • Cannot log into account ('oops something went wrong')
  • Multiple pop-ups for paying customers
  • App crashes every time it's opened
  • No menu option for settings
  • iPhone settings/notifications does not list app for customizing alerts
  • Menu button too close to top left corner
  • Opening collapsible menu restarts the app

Requested features

8 requests
  • Bring back the old app format
  • Improve curated newspaper layout
  • Fix Next/Previous buttons
  • Improve swipe navigation
  • Allow selection of local news by city
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  • Add settings feature
  • Improve UI and menu button placement
  • Fix app restart bug when opening menu

In-app purchases

None

Inter Mountain

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

The Press

Subscriptions2
  • Press-Enterprise Monthly Sub$14.991 Month
  • Press-Enterprise Annual Sub1 Year trial$174.991 Year

Questions

Is Inter Mountain free?
Inter Mountain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Press free?
The Press is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Inter Mountain or The Press?
The Press is rated higher. Inter Mountain averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while The Press averages 4.6 from 250 ratings.
Do Inter Mountain or The Press have ads?
The Press shows ads; Inter Mountain does not.
Which is updated more often, Inter Mountain or The Press?
Inter Mountain ships an update every 61 months, and The Press monthly. Most recently, Inter Mountain was updated on October 6, 2026 and The Press on October 19, 2026.

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