VOA vs Vistazo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VOA
Access global news from one of the world's largest international media networks. Enjoy diverse content formats, including photos, videos, audio, and text. Download stories for offline access and share news easily.
- Photos, video, audio, and text content
- On-demand podcasts and newscasts
- Offline downloading of stories and media
- Customizable interface
- Multimedia streaming
- Social media sharing
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The free, *official* Voice of America (VOA) mobile / tablet application serves news to your mobile device or tablet. VOA operates one of the world's largest international news media networks on TV, radio and digital properties with a total weekly audience of more than 200 million people around the world, including Africa, The Middle East, Asia and beyond. To do this, VOA employs more than 3,500 journalists, focused on countries without a free or established press or free and open internet access. The news application features: - Enjoy photos, video, audio and text content - Hear podcasts and newscasts on demand - Download stories, videos, and photos for offline reading, watching, and listening - Customizable interface - Stream multimedia - Offline-downloading and saving of news content for later enjoyment - Social media sharing on Facebook, Twitter, email and other platforms Having problems? We are here to help. Please contact us at voamobileapps@gmail.com. Be sure to include the device description (example: Samsung S3) and operating system (example: 4.3) as well as a brief description of the issue.
Vistazo
Access in-depth news and analysis on politics, sports, entertainment, health, and technology from Ecuador and around the world. Stay informed with critical journalism and opinion pieces delivered bi-weekly.
- In-depth news coverage
- Politics, sports, entertainment, health
- National and international topics
- Critical journalism
- Opinion generation
- Bi-weekly editions
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Vistazo - Tu mirada profunda al Ecuador y el Mundo. Revista Vistazo, con más de 60 años de trayectoria destacada y reconocida por un periodismo serio, crítico, veraz y frontal, entrega de manera quincenal a nuestros suscriptores una selección de los temas más relevantes, coyunturales y de interés general como: Política, Noticias, Deportes, Entretenimiento, Salud, Tecnología, Belleza, entre otros, tanto del acontecer nacional como internacional, manteniéndolos siempre informados y generando opinión. Grupo Editorial Vistazo ofrece a sus suscriptores los siguientes productos: Revista Vistazo (2 ediciones por mes) Enfoque (Suplemento que circula con Vistazo todos los meses) Revista Hogar Revista Amercia Economía
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: VOA at none against Vistazo's shown. VOA also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (731 vs 44). Vistazo's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Vistazo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VOA has 731 ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two.
VOA ships an update every 2 months, Vistazo every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VOA | Vistazo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (731 ratings) | 4.7 (44 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 731 — better | 44 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #138 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Voice of America | Editores Nacionales C. Ltda. (ENSA) |
Customer experience
VOA
Vistazo
Bugs and requests
VOA
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when switching languages
- Live streaming not working
- Incompatibility with certain devices
- Unable to access content after update
Requested features
5 requests- Adjust playback speed
- Ability to comment on articles
- Improved sharing options
- More language support
- Customizable home screen
Vistazo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VOA
No in-app purchases
Vistazo
No in-app purchases
