Comparison

Daily Record App vs IGIHE

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

Head to head
About

Daily Record App

Access breaking Scottish, UK, and world news, including sports, entertainment, and politics. Features include personalized news feeds, live sports coverage, and interactive content. Save articles for offline reading and enjoy curated content from editors.

Highlights
  • Breaking news alerts
  • Personalized content feed
  • Live sports coverage
  • Save articles for offline reading
  • Interactive features (comments, polls)
  • Curated editor's picks
Features
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Welcome to The Daily Record, your go-to app for the biggest Scottish, UK and world news. Immerse yourself in the latest news, sport, entertainment and more. Keep up to date with the world of politics, find out what’s happening on your favourite TV shows and follow celebrity stories, all in one place. With our user-friendly interface and comprehensive coverage, you'll never need to go anywhere else. What’s included? Stay Informed: Get the latest breaking news, compelling journalism and exclusive reporting at your fingertips. From the Senedd to traffic and travel updates, we've got you covered. Breaking News Alerts: Be the first to know about important news, updates and events with our real-time push notifications. From breaking news stories to traffic updates, we'll keep you informed and connected. Personalised Content: Customise your newsfeed based on your preferences and interests. Stay up-to-date with the topics you care about effortlessly. Live Sports Coverage: Never miss a moment of the action with our extensive coverage of our rugby and football teams. Get the latest team news, interviews, expert analysis and more. What's On: Plan your weekends with ease and stay up to date with Welsh culture, from the biggest gig announcements to the latest restaurant reviews. Interactive Features: Share articles with friends, leave comments, and participate in polls to voice your opinions. Save For Later: Save articles to read later, even when you're offline, so you can enjoy your news on the go, anytime. The Edit A weekly curation of our best long reads selected by our editors. The Digest A specially curated round-up of the most important stories to catch you up on anything you might have missed. _____________________________ To unlock all features of the app, an active subscription is required. Subscribers benefit from unlimited access to our journalism, including premium analysis and opinion articles, listen to articles, unique puzzles and more. Subscribe to Daily Record Premium The best way to get the most from this app is with Daily Record Premium Ad-lite*, a cleaner and faster reading experience Access to exclusive subscriber-only journalism and all our newsroom’s brilliant content across website and app Daily puzzles: unlock crosswords, sudoku & more each day Bespoke special offers, rewards & competitions from our partners *Ad-lite indicates that you will be shown far fewer standard advertising display formats within the article pages that you read, selected articles may contain commercial messages/affiliate links where contractually required. To view our latest introductory offers, please check the app. Terms and Conditions https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/terms-conditions/ Privacy Notice https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/privacy-notice/

About

IGIHE

Access a wide range of news topics in your preferred language, with personalized story suggestions based on your reading history. Stay updated with push notifications and enjoy offline reading with cached articles. Share stories easily via links.

Highlights
  • Multilingual support (English, French, Kinyarwanda)
  • Personalized story suggestions
  • Offline reading via caching
  • Push notifications for breaking news
  • Search functionality for specific topics
  • Social media sharing
Features
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This App gives you the option to choose your preferred language to read in as it is available in English, French, and Kinyarwanda. IGIHE App suggests stories that you might like based on what you have recently read. To make your experience better, you can easily access a variety of topics from the IGIHE news index such as Latest, Politics, Business, Science and Technology, Health, Sports, Arts and Culture, Environment, and Tourism. You can also search for your own interests and get all the related articles on that subject. Other features: - Share stories via links to friends or social media - Push notifications for important news to stay updated every time a new article is posted - It has the cache storing items that can be viewed and read later in offline mode (with no internet connectivity) - Articles in App respect the font size in your phone

Screenshots

Daily Record App4 screens
IGIHE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Daily Record App at 4.6 against IGIHE's 3.0. Daily Record App also leads on ratings volume (212 vs 2). IGIHE's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Daily Record App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. IGIHE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Daily Record App holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daily Record App has 212 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Record App ships an update monthly, IGIHE every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Daily Record App versus IGIHE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily Record AppIGIHE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (212 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews29.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings212 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB54 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperTrinity Mirror Digital Media LimitedIGIHE LTD

Customer experience

Daily Record App

All ratings211 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.2%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive29.2%
Neutral7.5%
Negative63.2%

IGIHE

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Daily Record App

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Auto-scrolling jumps to ads mid-article
  • Scroll freezes preventing return to article
  • Stories jump to bottom while reading
  • App crashes when viewing videos
  • Videos display black screen on iPad
Show 9 more
  • App freezes and becomes unresponsive
  • Certain sections fail to update (Celtic, Rangers)
  • Regional news sections not updating properly
  • Swipe navigation triggers wrong story selection
  • Pop-up ads force app closure
  • Dynamic type font scaling inconsistent across sections
  • Font rendering too cramped and close together
  • App won't update specific sections without reinstall
  • Intrusive advertising blocks content

Requested features

11 requests
  • Restore swiping functionality between articles
  • Improve dynamic type scaling for accessibility (support beyond 135%)
  • Add local weather information
  • Restore crossword puzzle feature
  • Better regional news filtering
Show 6 more
  • Improve font spacing and readability
  • Restore previous app layout/design
  • Auto-refresh news without manual pull-down
  • Fix content update frequency for all sections
  • Enable comments on all articles
  • Restore Discover tab functionality

IGIHE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Daily Record App

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly1 Year trial$49.991 Year
None

IGIHE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daily Record App free?
Daily Record App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IGIHE free?
IGIHE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Daily Record App or IGIHE?
Daily Record App is rated higher. Daily Record App averages 4.6 out of 5 from 212 ratings, while IGIHE averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Daily Record App or IGIHE have ads?
Daily Record App shows ads; IGIHE does not.
Which is updated more often, Daily Record App or IGIHE?
Daily Record App ships an update monthly, and IGIHE every 9 days. Most recently, Daily Record App was updated on November 6, 2026 and IGIHE on November 4, 2026.

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