The Post and Courier vs Upstate Today
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Post and Courier
Access statewide news and investigations from South Carolina's leading newspaper. Stay informed on politics, business, food, and more with award-winning journalists. Curate your news feed and receive breaking alerts.
- Statewide news access
- Investigative journalism
- Curate news feed
- Breaking news notifications
- E-Paper access
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Statewide news on the go from South Carolina’s largest and most trusted newspaper. Receive instant access to news, investigations, business, politics, food news and more from Post and Courier’s award-winning journalists in Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg, Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head, Rock Hill, and Aiken Standard. The new and improved Post and Courier app lets you: - Curate the top news most important to you - Register for notifications sent straight to your device as news breaks - Access the E-Paper If you’re a current Post and Courier subscriber, sign in with your account email address and password for unlimited access to the app.
Upstate Today
Access award-winning local and state news, in-depth investigations, and comprehensive sports coverage for western South Carolina. Subscribers gain exclusive access to additional media and information beyond the printed newspaper.
- Local and state news
- Investigative journalism
- Sports coverage
- Clemson University sports
- Subscriber-exclusive content
- Additional media and photos
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Upstate Today brings western South Carolina readers award-winning local and state news, investigations and the best sports coverage of Clemson University and local sports. Subscribers have access to additional media, photos and information not published in our printed newspaper, The Journal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Post and Courier at 4.4 against Upstate Today's 3.0. The Post and Courier also leads on ratings volume (3.4K vs 2) and review sentiment (17% vs 0%). Upstate Today's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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.
The Post and Courier holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Post and Courier has 3.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of The Post and Courier's written reviews are positive against 0% of Upstate Today's.
The Post and Courier ships an update every 5 months, Upstate Today every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Post and Courier | Upstate Today |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (3.4K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.4K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Evening Post Interactive, LLC | EDWARDS PUBLICATIONS INC |
Customer experience
The Post and Courier
Upstate Today
Bugs and requests
The Post and Courier
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues
- Freezing and crashing
- Broken links and redirects
- Inconsistent page rendering
Requested features
4 requests- Offline reading mode
- Customizable news feed
- Improved push notifications
- Print and save articles
Upstate Today
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Post and Courier
No in-app purchases
Upstate Today
No in-app purchases
Questions
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