National Post ePaper vs Canada Press
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
National Post ePaper
Access the National Post newspaper digitally, mirroring the print edition. Read articles and news from home or work. Offers monthly subscriptions or single issue purchases.
- Digital newspaper replica
- Read anytime, anywhere
- Monthly subscription option
- Single issue purchase
- Automatic renewal management
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Now you can read National Post anytime, anywhere. The National Post ePaper is available to you at home or at work, and is the same edition as the printed copy available at the newsstand. •The National Post ePaper app allows you to subscribe to a 1 month subscription for $12.99/month or purchase a single issue at $1.99/issue. •Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase •The 1 month subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period •Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of renewal is •You may manage your subscriptions and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the your Account Settings after purchase •No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period Privacy Policy: https://epaper.nationalpost.com/help/PrivacyPolicy Terms of Use: https://epaper.nationalpost.com/help/TermsOfUse
Canada Press
Access over 500 news feeds from 110 Canadian newspapers and magazines in one place. Stay updated with daily, weekly, and monthly publications, and discover local news near you. Share articles, search by keywords, and receive push notifications for your favorite sources.
- Access 500+ news feeds
- Browse daily, weekly, monthly press
- Locate local newspapers
- Receive push notifications
- Search articles by keywords
- Share news with friends
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Explore more than 500 news feeds from 110 Canadian newspapers and magazines. *** ALL THE NEWS IN A SINGLE APP *** ► Daily press (National & local) ► Weekly press ► Monthly press ► Internet press Among the features : ▷ Locate local newspapers near your location. ▷ Receive by push the latest updates of your favorite newspapers. ▷ Share news with your friends ▷ Search articles by keywords *** FREE APP *** Enjoy this amazing app. *** PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION *** - Remove advertising in the app - Remove limit on the number of posts - Direct access to website reader (when available) END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ PRIVACY POLICY : http://www.babdreams.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: National Post ePaper at none against Canada Press's shown. National Post ePaper also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (191 vs 55). Canada Press's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. National Post ePaper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month and Canada Press sells 4 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 National Post ePaper against 4.6 for Canada Press. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 191 and 55 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of National Post ePaper's written reviews are positive against 59% of Canada Press's.
National Post ePaper ships an update every 6 months, Canada Press every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | National Post ePaper | Canada Press |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (191 ratings) | 4.6 (55 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | 59.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 191 — better | 55 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Postmedia Network INC. | Studio BabDreams |
Customer experience
National Post ePaper
Canada Press
User reviews
National Post ePaper
From 191 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great content and columnists
- 📰 Represents a balanced view
- 🗞️ Good representation of print experience
- 💰 Financial Post is Canada's best business journal
- ✍️ Well-written opinion pieces
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 App is unstable
- 🐛 Login issues and glitches
- 🐛 Poor mobile site experience
- 🐛 App doesn't recognize paid subscribers
Canada Press
From 55 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great news coverage
- 👍 Informative content
- 👍 Quality fact-checking
- 👍 Dedication and integrity
- 👍 Valuable resource
Room to improve
- anúncios Intrusive ads
- 💰 Paywall articles
- 🚫 Very little free news
- 😩 Terribly boring
- 🚫 No news, only advertising
Bugs and requests
National Post ePaper
Reported bugs
28 issues- Cannot sign in to the mobile site
- Too many requests to log in
- Login is glitchy and doesn't always work
- App does not recognize paid subscribers
- App crashes constantly
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- App crashes when flipping through sections
- App crashes when opening
- App crashes or exits multiple times while reading
- Cannot enter comments
- App crashes and online edition has to be opened multiple times
- App doesn't work, contacted support with no response
- PDFs are often improperly formatted
- App is unreliable, no service for extended periods
- Customer service won't assist with Apple subscriptions
- App stopped downloading on iOS
- No new paper since a specific date
- App stopped working after a week, blank page
- Repeat crashes in iOS 15.2
- App crashes all the time when swiping from page to page
- Cannot get the paper on Windows computer
- Have to download the app every day, goes to iTunes
- Optimizing function fails at times, requires iPad reboot
- PressReader capitalization and paragraph breaks are difficult to read
- App won't connect to the paper
- App won't connect for the last 3 days
- Paid for monthly e-paper, received trial for another paper
- Impossible to get subscription issues fixed in the app
- When tapping to continue a story, enlarged font size doesn't hold
Requested features
6 requests- Disable headline links to article text for pure simulated paper
- Add a comic strip page and regular letters section
- Start a national TV broadcast program
- Improve typesetting for a cleaner look
- Maintain enlarged font size when continuing a story on another page
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- Better fact checking
Canada Press
Reported bugs
2 issues- App will no longer display any articles, blank white screen
- Bug with alerts deleting all other alerts
Requested features
7 requests- Indicate paywall articles with a “$”
- Segregate free sources from paywall sources
- Delete papers that won’t let you into items after quota
- Include some dissident reporting
- Fix bug with alerts deleting other alerts
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- Adjust font size
- Include a few international sources
In-app purchases
National Post ePaper
- National Post ePaper Monthly$10.991 Month
- National Post Single Issue$1.99
Canada Press
- 1 month$0.991 Month
- 3 months$1.993 Months
- 6 months$3.996 Months
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- 1 year$5.991 Year
Questions
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