Noos vs MSN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Noos
Access Maldivian news from various websites in one place. This reader aggregates content in Dhivehi and Thaana script, offering a convenient way to stay updated on local events.
- Dhivehi/Thaana news
- Maldivian news aggregation
- Read local news websites
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Noos is a Dhivehi/Thaana News Reader to read Maldivian news websites.
MSN
Stay informed, productive, and entertained with a personalized feed of news, weather, stock updates, and short videos. Access quality content from trusted publishers and track your favorite stocks with real-time market data.
- Tailored content feed
- Real-time weather forecasts
- Financial news and stock tracking
- Personalized video feed
- Content from trusted publishers
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The MSN app keeps you informed, productive, and entertained with tailored content, real-time weather, stock tracking, short videos and more. Key features Your tailored feed, with you on the go. Quality content from thousands of trusted publishers. Weather report Get hourly and 10-day forecasts, air quality, UV index and more. Financial news hub See the latest on the market, trends and your favorite stocks. Your personalized video feed Scroll short clips of the latest news, trending stories and viral moments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Noos at 92% against MSN's 38%. Noos also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). MSN's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (124K vs 3). 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. Noos sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MSN sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $20.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MSN holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MSN has 124K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of Noos's written reviews are positive against 38% of MSN's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Noos ships an update every 5 weeks, MSN every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Noos | MSN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (124K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better | 38.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 124K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | — | #107 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 260 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mohamed Maail | Microsoft Corporation |
Customer experience
Noos
MSN
Bugs and requests
Noos
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MSN
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to comment on articles
- Inconsistent behavior when clicking back button
- News articles not loading properly
- Personalization settings not saving
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Customizable news feed and interests
- Offline reading mode
- Dark mode option
- Improved article sharing capabilities
- Better integration with other Microsoft services
In-app purchases
Noos
- Remove Ads$1.99
MSN
- Microsoft Copilot Pro$20.001 Month
