Menaka vs The Hitavada
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Menaka
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Beautiful to behold, Menaka magazine in its new avatar has blown the readers away with insightful but light-hearted content. The magazine is bold, cheeky, informative and ahead of the pack. We are taking our relationship with readers to a new level with the launch of a new trendy section, Menaka 2 crafted essentially for mobile generation. Produced monthly, this special section captures everything our readers love to read and cherish, in a format that offers readers and advertisers more value for their money. A few highlights of Menaka are as follows: • A special interview of a woman in a conventional or non-conventional profession. • Columns on Health and fitness, Food, Relationships by subject matter experts • A special coverage of topics in focus and prominence to people in limelight. • A special section on China – mapping development, progress and the country’s ambition to conquer the world. • Special focus on adventure, romantic and detective fictional stories. Magazine Subscriptions are available for purchase inside this app. Three months subscription - $1.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) Six months subscription - $3.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) One year subscription - $2.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period unless you change your subscription preferences in your account settings. You can manage your subscriptions through your account settings after purchase on your device. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Please visit http://www.magzter.com/ns/privacy-policy.html for our Privacy Policy and http://www.magzter.com/ns/terms_condition.html for our Terms & Conditions
The Hitavada
This English daily newspaper is the largest broadsheet in Central India, offering news from multiple cities. It is published simultaneously from Nagpur, Jabalpur, Raipur, and Bhopal.
- Largest selling broadsheet
- English daily newspaper
- Published from Nagpur, Jabalpur, Raipur, Bhopal
- Central India focus
- Since 1911
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The Hitavada, The People's Paper, is the largest selling broadsheet English daily newspaper of Central India. The Hitavada is a publishing entity of Purohit & Co The Hitavada is simultaneously published from the cities of Nagpur, Jabalpur, Raipur and Bhopal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Hitavada at none against Menaka's 10. The Hitavada also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Menaka sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 3 months. The Hitavada asks for nothing beyond the download.
Menaka ships an update every 9 months, The Hitavada every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Menaka | The Hitavada |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magzter Inc. | Bharatiweb |
In-app purchases
Menaka
- Menaka - Marathi$1.993 Months
- Menaka - Marathi$2.991 Year
- Menaka - Marathi$3.996 Months
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- Menaka - Marathi 30$6.991 Year
- Menaka Marathi November 2013$0.99
- Menaka - Marathi August 2015$0.99
- Menaka - Marathi October 2015$0.99
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- Menaka - Marathi November - December 2015$0.99
- Menaka - Marathi March 2016$0.99
- Menaka - Marathi October 2014 Diwali issue$1.99
The Hitavada
No in-app purchases









