Kickoff SA vs BW.News
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kickoff SA
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Kick Off is Africa's biggest-selling monthly sports magazine and the leading authority on South African soccer. 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
BW.News
Access Botswana's top newspapers in one app. Read the print editions of Mmegi, Botswana Guardian, The Midweek Sun, and The Monitor as they are published. Stay informed on local news, politics, business, and entertainment.
- Read print editions of leading newspapers
- Access Mmegi, Botswana Guardian, Midweek Sun, Monitor
- Latest news, politics, business, sports
- Updated print publications
- One-stop news source
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BW News BW News is a one-stop shop for Botswana’s leading newspapers. Start reading the print editions of Mmegi, Botswana Guardian, The Midweek Sun and The Monitor, as they appear in the paper. Newspapers on the BW News: 1. Mmegi – news you need to know. Mmegi [The Reporter] is the leading independent source of breaking news, latest news, current affairs, Politics, Business, Sport, debates, analysis, and entertainment news in Botswana. It is published by Dikgang Publishing Company 2. Botswana Guardian – Fearless and Responsible. The Botswana Guardian is an English language weekly newspaper published in Gaborone. The paper was started in 1982. It is published by CBET Ltd. on Thursdays. 3. The Midweek Sun – Exciting & Revealing Is the sister publication to the Botswana Guardian and publishes every Wednesday. 4. The Monitor Is the sister publication to Mmegi and publishes every Monday.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Kickoff SA at none against BW.News's shown. Kickoff SA also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 20 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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. Kickoff SA sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $11.49 per year and BW.News sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $16.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Kickoff SA ships an update every 3 months, BW.News every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on May 16, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kickoff SA | BW.News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (10 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Magzter Inc. | DIKGANG PUBLISHING COMPANY (PTY)LTD |
In-app purchases
Kickoff SA
- Kickoff SA$11.491 Year
- Kickoff April 2014$0.99
- Kickoff SA August 2014$0.99
- Kickoff SA September 2014$0.99
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- Kickoff SA November 2014$0.99
- Kickoff SA January 2015$0.99
- Kickoff SA September 2015$0.99
- Kickoff SA June 2016$0.99
- Kickoff September 2016$0.99
- Kickoff October 2016$0.99
- Kickoff November 2016$0.99
BW.News
- Monthly Essential$16.991 Month
- 3-Month Essentials$34.993 Months
- Mid-Term Deal$69.996 Months
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- Annual Plan$114.991 Year
