TechPort vs Open Source & Software News
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TechPort
Stay informed with the latest technology news and updates from a wide array of top online publications. This app offers a streamlined reading experience with customizable features and the ability to save articles for later.
- Over 60 news sources
- Customizable text size
- Save favorite articles
- Add custom sources
- Dark and light themes
- Handoff and VoiceOver support
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TechPort allows you to keep up to date with technology news and updates from the best news sources online such as The Verge, TechCrunch, Wired, Ars Technica, The Next Web and many more. Main features include: - Over 60 news sources - Easy to use interface - Dark and light themes - Text size customization - Saving favorite articles - Adding custom sources - Handoff support - VoiceOver support - And many more Enjoy TechPort for your technology news and updates!
Open Source & Software News
Stay updated with the latest news on open source software, programming languages, and development frameworks. Aggregates content from numerous sources into a single, prioritized feed. Offers customizable notifications and community features.
- Aggregated news from top software sources
- Customizable push notifications
- Topic management and blocking
- Save articles for later reading
- Community features: polls, comments, badges
- Collapsed mode for fast reading
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See all the latest news about Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora), Containers (Docker, CoreOS), Web development platforms and frameworks (node.js, Bootstrap), Databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) and many others aggregated across dozens of news outlets, sites and blogs. Skim quickly over the recent news and save specific items for review later. Save hours weekly by seeing all news items from the most popular websites in one place, without compromising on content quality. Features: - Full coverage from top software news sources in one app - a clean, prioritized feed and no repeat stories - Push notifications - specific topics that interest you, or prominent events - Topics management - choose your favorite topics (like "Debian" or "SQLite"), block certain topics and choose the topics you want to get notifications about! Read only what you want, get notified on only what interests you, and the configuration is easy and quick! - Save articles inside the app for later reading - Join the community and post polls, comment on stories, tag articles and earn Points & Badges! - Block source and it's articles won't show again - Collapsed mode for super fast reading Love the app? Give us a five star rating, write a review and share the app with your friends! Need Help? Let us know here: https://loyalfoundry.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/1 Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://www.loyal.app/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: TechPort at none against Open Source & Software News's shown. TechPort also leads on ratings volume (522 vs 30) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). Open Source & Software News's advantage is review sentiment (95% vs 73%) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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. TechPort sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Open Source & Software News sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for TechPort against 4.7 for Open Source & Software News. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TechPort has 522 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of TechPort's written reviews are positive against 95% of Open Source & Software News's.
TechPort ships an update every 2 months, Open Source & Software News every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TechPort | Open Source & Software News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (522 ratings) | 4.7 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.4% of reviews | 95.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 522 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TSKV, LLC | Loyal Foundry, Inc. |
Customer experience
TechPort
Open Source & Software News
Bugs and requests
TechPort
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads reappearing after purchase
- Crashes on iOS 11 and newer
- Incompatibility with iPhone X and newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to customize news sources and feeds
- Full article rendering within the app
- Improved widget functionality
- Better sync and restore purchase options
Open Source & Software News
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TechPort
- Remove Ads$1.99
Open Source & Software News
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Remove advertising$0.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$5.991 Year
Questions
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