GlennKessler vs MacroPolis
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GlennKessler
Access the latest articles, interviews, and videos from a prominent political fact-checker. Engage with interactive content like The Pinocchio Game and learn more about the author's work. Features include push notifications, article saving, and watchOS integration for on-the-go updates.
- Read latest articles
- Push notifications for new articles
- Save articles for later
- The Pinocchio Game
- Watch latest videos
- Read interviews
- watchOS summary
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Read Glenn Kessler's latest articles and interviews, play The Pinocchio Game, watch his newest videos, learn more about him, and contact him, all through the app. The simple, clean design gets out of your way, highlighting the content you care about. Read: ∙ Read the latest articles right in the app. ∙ Turn on push notifications to get notified each time an article is published. ∙ Save articles to read later, either by left swiping them, or tapping the share button. Your saved articles are synced over iCloud, so all your devices are ready to read. GlennKessler for watchOS: ∙ See a summary of the latest five articles at any time on your wrist. ∙ With a tap, save an article to read later in full on your iPhone or iPad. Play the game: ∙ The Pinocchio Game: read a quote, select the number of Pinocchios you think the quote should receive, and see what Glenn Kessler actually gave it, with an option to read the full article. ∙ Each game has a different set of 7 randomly picked questions. ∙ Optionally share your game scores with your friends. Watch and read interviews: ∙ Watch the latest videos with Glenn Kessler in a constantly updating grid. ∙ Read the latest interviews with Glenn Kessler. And even more: ∙ Learn more about Glenn Kessler, the Fact Checker column, and his book, The Confidante. ∙ Email Glenn Kessler. ∙ VoiceOver support.
MacroPolis
Access daily, impartial analysis of key political, economic, and social developments in Greece. This service provides subscribers with fact-driven insights and a comprehensive overview of current events, delivered through daily articles and weekly newsletters.
- Daily political and economic analysis
- Weekly e-newsletters
- Archiving capability
- Newsletter search functionality
- Impartial and pertinent analysis
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MacroPolis is an independent analysis service providing daily insight on key political, economic and social developments in Greece. Our mission is to filter out the noise and provide our readership with impartial and pertinent analysis that puts Greece in perspective. We offer our subscribers a well-balanced mix of political insight and fact-driven economic analysis that provides an all-round picture of what is happening in Greece, as well as a snapshot of key events. The MacroPolis app allows our subscribers to access all our daily analysis and receive weekly e-newsletters which review the latest political and economic developments. The app also offers users archiving capability, newsletter search functionality, and support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GlennKessler at 4.7 against MacroPolis's 1.0. GlennKessler also leads on ratings volume (992 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
GlennKessler holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GlennKessler has 992 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
GlennKessler ships an update every 2 months, MacroPolis every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GlennKessler | MacroPolis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (992 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 992 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Glenn Kessler | EWORX S.A. |
Customer experience
GlennKessler
MacroPolis
Bugs and requests
GlennKessler
Reported bugs
2 issues- Connectivity issues with certain app sections
- Compatibility problems on older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Improve balance and objectivity in fact-checking
- Provide more accessibility options
- Enhance user communication and support channels
MacroPolis
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GlennKessler
No in-app purchases
MacroPolis
No in-app purchases
Questions
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