Comparison

The Post vs NNY360

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

Head to head
About

The Post

Access local news, sports, and entertainment from your favorite newspaper. Enjoy an enhanced reading experience with online-only content, puzzles, and games. Subscribers get full access, while others can opt for an app-only subscription.

Highlights
  • Award-winning local news
  • Daily features and sports updates
  • Entertainment highlights
  • Online-only perks
  • Interactive puzzles and games
  • Article sharing
Features
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Welcome to the Post Standard's new Online Newspaper app! Dive into the newspaper anytime, anywhere. Keep up with award-winning local news, daily features, sports updates, entertainment highlights, special sections, and more—all at your fingertips! Enjoy online-only perks with an enhanced reading experience, including bonus magazines, supplements, interactive puzzles and games, and easy article sharing with friends and family. Post Standard subscribers receive full access to each edition without any extra cost. Just log in with your existing email and password to explore everything we offer! Terms of Use: https://www.advancelocal.com/advancelocalUserAgreement/user-agreement.html Privacy Policy: https://www.advancelocal.com/advancelocalUserAgreement/privacy-policy.html ====== SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION ====== If you are not a current Post Standard subscriber, we offer the following App-only subscription option: 1 Month Auto-renewing Subscription: $24.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Your subscriptions may be managed (and auto-renewal can be turned off) by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period.

About

NNY360

Access comprehensive news, local sports, community updates, and weather for Northern New York. Stay informed about current events, arts, lifestyle, and obituaries. Share content with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Local news and current events
  • Follow local sports
  • Arts and lifestyle features
  • Community announcements
  • Weather updates
  • Share content with friends
Features
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NNY360 is the North Country’s most trusted local news network — delivering the stories, sports and community coverage that connect our region every day. Reaching more than 60,000 readers across Northern New York — nearly 6 in 10 households — NNY360 brings together the full strength of the Watertown Daily Times, Malone Telegram, Advance News, Journal & Republican, and the Jefferson County Pennysaver into one seamless experience. Stay informed with breaking news and in-depth local reporting across Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence and Franklin counties. Follow high school and regional sports, explore NNY Outdoors, and dive into arts, culture and lifestyle with NNY Living. Get business insights from NNY Business and health coverage from NNY Health — all in one place. From community announcements and obituaries to photo galleries, videos and weather updates, NNY360 keeps you connected to the people, places and stories that matter most. Local. Trusted. Everywhere you are. Free to download. Subscribers enjoy full access. https://www.nny360.com/site/terms.html

Screenshots

The Post4 screens
NNY3604 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Post at 56% against NNY360's 0%. The Post also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). NNY360's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Post sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per month and NNY360 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Post holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Post has 1.8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of The Post's written reviews are positive against 0% of NNY360's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Post ships an update every 3 months, NNY360 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Post versus NNY360: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe PostNNY360
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.8K ratings) — better2.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews55.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB98 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperThe Post-StandardJohnson Newspaper Corp.

Customer experience

The Post

All ratings1,578 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive55.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative39.8%

NNY360

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

The Post

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login and authentication problems
  • Automatic page redirects and loss of progress
  • Inability to print or save content
  • Frequent crashes and freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Bring back daily crosswords and puzzles
  • Improve page navigation and section browsing
  • Allow for font size and page scaling adjustments
  • Restore 'Live News' feature

NNY360

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Post

Subscriptions1
  • ePOST-STANDARD$24.991 Month
1 purchases

NNY360

Subscriptions1
  • nny360 monthly subscription$9.991 Month

Questions

Is The Post free?
The Post is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NNY360 free?
NNY360 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Post or NNY360?
The Post is rated higher. The Post averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while NNY360 averages 2.0 from 5 ratings.
Do The Post or NNY360 have ads?
NNY360 shows ads; The Post does not.
Which is updated more often, The Post or NNY360?
The Post ships an update every 3 months, and NNY360 every 2 months. Most recently, The Post was updated on October 24, 2026 and NNY360 on October 1, 2026.

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