OPB News vs Lookout Eugene
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OPB News
Access in-depth reporting on politics, arts, culture, and more from Oregon and southern Washington. Stream live radio, explore multimedia content, and enjoy personalized features like saved stories and push notifications.
- In-depth news reporting
- Live radio streaming
- Image and video galleries
- Personalized story saving
- Push notifications
- Dark mode and adjustable text
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Stay up to date with the biggest and most important stories in the Northwest with the OPB News app. Connect with OPB's in-depth reporting, stream OPB Radio live 24/7, explore immersive image galleries and videos and enjoy personalized app features. With the OPB News app, you can: - Easily browse news about politics, arts, culture, the environment, education, business and so much more from OPB’s team of journalists and producers in Oregon and Washington. - Listen and explore. Live stream OPB Radio 24/7, discover OPB podcasts and explore the people, places, events and issues shaping the Northwest. - Make the app your own. Save stories for later, view your story history and receive and manage push notifications on topics that interest you. - Enjoy enhanced accessibility. Use dark mode, adjust text size and access screen reader support.
Lookout Eugene
Access essential local news, community updates, and helpful alerts for Lane County. Stay informed about issues shaping your area, discover local events, and enjoy daily puzzles.
- Local news and coverage
- Community issue engagement
- Breaking news alerts
- Daily puzzles
- Local event discovery
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Stay connected with Lookout Eugene-Springfield! Get the latest news, essential local coverage, and helpful alerts—all in one place with the Lookout Eugene-Springfield app. BUILD A BETTER LANE COUNTY Stay engaged with the issues and solutions shaping your community. NEWS ALERTS Be the first to know about critical updates and breaking news in your area. DAILY PUZZLES Enjoy mini crosswords, word searches, and more—right at your fingertips. LOCAL EVENTS Discover the latest in Eugene-Springfield’s food, arts, live music, and entertainment scenes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lookout Eugene at 100% against OPB News's 46%. Lookout Eugene also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.3). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lookout Eugene holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lookout Eugene has 615 ratings behind it against 94, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of OPB News's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lookout Eugene's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OPB News | Lookout Eugene |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (94 ratings) | 4.8 (615 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 94 | 615 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oregon Public Broadcasting | Lookout Local, INC. |
Customer experience
OPB News
Lookout Eugene
Bugs and requests
OPB News
Reported bugs
19 issues- App crashes
- Audio drops
- Stream stops playing
- App quits playing
- Loads poorly
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- Stops after a minute
- Drains battery fast
- Glitchy operation
- Play/pause controls not working on lock screen/quick access
- Audio doesn't stop for calls or music
- Stream stops on WiFi change
- Stream stops on app switch
- Sponsor message replays on cut out
- App needs to be restarted
- Lost signal causes crash
- Stream hangs and resumes
- Connectivity issues
- App crashes repeatedly
- Support ad comes on every time it starts up again
Requested features
7 requests- Sleep mode/timer for audio
- Cross-platform synchronization for saved stories
- Search bar more prominent
- Ability to replay Morning Edition
- Fix stream integration on NPR app
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- Make 'Listen Live' mean live
- Add a 'front page' for top news stories
Lookout Eugene
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OPB News
No in-app purchases
Lookout Eugene
No in-app purchases
Questions
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