Comparison

Heavy Headlines vs OIC Observatory

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Heavy Headlines

Stay updated with all things metal. This app aggregates news, new album releases, and concert listings from top sources. It personalizes your feed based on your favorite bands and offers ticket purchasing directly within the app.

Highlights
  • Aggregates metal news from top sources
  • Personalized feed based on favorite bands
  • Explore new album releases
  • Find and purchase concert tickets
  • Automatic background news refresh
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Built BY a metalhead FOR metalheads Heavy Headlines for iPhone, iPad - and now Apple Watch - is the BROOTAL one-stop destination for all of your metal news, new album release, and concert listing needs. To put it another way, I'm a big metal fan and much to my surprise there was just nothing in the app store that did what I was looking for - show me metal news and do it well. So as a professional app developer I took it upon myself to fill that void with the following design goals in mind: 1. Make it simple, slick, and easy to use with a fun interface. It should "just work." 2. Pack it with the innovative features of iOS and Apple devices that I would expect from a great app. 3. Make it metal. Make it fun. Hopefully I've achieved that and more. Let me know in the reviews. If you find any bugs or have any suggestions please send me feedback directly from the app. I want to hear from you! Just hit the menu button in the header and select "Send Feedback" Features: - Aggregates content from the world's top sources of metal news in one convenient app. - Innovative "My Bands" feature figures out your favorite metal bands from your Apple Music and iTunes libraries and then surfaces stories about them to the top of your feed. You can also Blacklist the ones you don't want to get news about. - Explore new metal releases and top selling albums. Open them directly in Apple Music or Spotify. - Concert Tickets! Heavy Headlines automatically finds upcoming shows in your area featuring your Favorite Bands and even lets you purchase tickets for them right through the app. - Full background fetch integration refreshes your metal news automatically for you in the background so it's ready for you every time you open the app. - Automatically receive notifications when new stories about your Favorite Bands are detected! - Have multiple devices? No problem. The app uses iCloud to automatically synch your settings and to keep track of the articles you've already read across all your devices. - Don't like the default look of the app? Heavy Headlines comes packed with over 20 different themes inspired by iconic metal album covers. - Sleek fullscreen reading experience. Simply scroll the article you're reading to enter fullscreen mode. - Lots of other little fun "metal" touches throughout to warm even the blackest of hearts. Please note: The notifications will only work if you allow Heavy Headlines to refresh content in the background. You can do this by going to iOS Settings > General > Background App Refresh and turning it on for Heavy Headlines.

About

OIC Observatory

Features
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OIC Palestine Observatory mobile app brings the latest insights and information on Palestine. It offers easy access to all content at your fingertips. With push notifications, you’ll stay informed of the daily developments, as well as, the weekly toll, helping you stay connected with Palestine-related news and events as soon as it’s published.

Screenshots

Heavy Headlines4 screens
OIC Observatory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OIC Observatory at none against Heavy Headlines's 4. OIC Observatory also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Heavy Headlines sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. OIC Observatory asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Heavy Headlines ships an update every 5 months, OIC Observatory every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Heavy Headlines versus OIC Observatory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeavy HeadlinesOIC Observatory
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.014.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB40 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperNativity Mobile, LLCMohammed Alshamali

Bugs and requests

Heavy Headlines

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Customizable news feed
  • Better ad management

OIC Observatory

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Heavy Headlines

One-time4
  • Flip the Horns$0.99
  • Head Bang$2.99
  • Odin's Blessings$4.99
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  • Blood Sacrifice$9.99
None

OIC Observatory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Heavy Headlines free?
Heavy Headlines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OIC Observatory free?
OIC Observatory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Heavy Headlines or OIC Observatory have ads?
Heavy Headlines shows ads; OIC Observatory does not.
Which is updated more often, Heavy Headlines or OIC Observatory?
Heavy Headlines ships an update every 5 months, and OIC Observatory every 2 months. Most recently, Heavy Headlines was updated on October 22, 2026 and OIC Observatory on October 27, 2026.

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