Comparison

The Boston Globe vs Pollsition

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

Head to head
About

The Boston Globe

Access award-winning journalism covering local and national news, politics, business, arts, and culture. Read, watch, and comment on stories, with customizable notifications and offline reading capabilities. Explore in-depth features, opinion pieces, and daily news updates.

Highlights
  • Award-winning journalism
  • Local and national news
  • Investigative reporting
  • Opinion and analysis
  • Customizable notifications
  • Offline article saving
  • In-app commenting
Features
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Get full access to The Boston Globe's 27-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalism, spanning local and national breaking news, investigative reporting, and coverage of politics, business, art, travel, culture, and more. Updated with a new design and experience, Globe app users can read, watch, and comment on the latest news from New England’s largest newsroom. • Download the app and discover local stories from The Boston Globe, Globe New Hampshire, and Globe Rhode Island. • Engage with groundbreaking journalism from the Spotlight Team. • Enjoy thought-provoking opinion and analysis from Globe columnists. • Explore impactful features from Globe Magazine and in-depth coverage of Boston sports. • Stay informed with Boston Globe Today, our daily TV show that takes you beyond the headlines. APP FEATURES • Customize notifications so you always have the latest updates about the topics you care about. • Save articles to read later, even when your device is offline. • Share your thoughts on articles and join the online discussion with in-app commenting. • Go beyond the headlines with videos from Boston Globe Today. Plus More! Terms of Use: https://www.bostonglobe.com/about/help/terms-service-app/ Privacy Policy: https://www.bostonglobe.com/about/help/privacy-policy-app/

About

Pollsition

This app allows users to communicate directly with their Congressional legislators, vote on upcoming legislation, and share their political preferences. It aims to provide a timely and trusted source of voter data to help shape democracy and counter special interests. Users can anonymously contribute to aggregated data to inform their representatives.

Highlights
  • Communicate with US House and Senate legislators
  • Vote on upcoming legislation
  • Share district, state, and national data
  • Receive legislative updates based on interests
  • Send voting guidance to legislators
  • Participate in anonymous aggregated data collection
Features
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Political participation in America has become increasingly polarized, negative, and violent. If you've ever - feared to protest, but still wanted to be seen - worried of cancellation, but still wanted to be heard - been unable to donate, but still wanted to have a say Download Pollsition to communicate quickly and directly with your Congressional legislators from the US House of Representative and US Senate. Help us let legislators and media sources know what you see from our government. Help us build the most timely and trusted source of voter preferences. Help us direct our democracy and save from lobbyists, special interests, and billionaires. Complete surveys for the political topics that matter to you. Vote on upcoming legislation. Share the data from your district, your state, and the nation. Pollsition pulls data from Congress.gov to provide you the latest updates on upcoming legislation. Pollsition uses your personal data (Title, First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone Number, Birthday, Address) to confirm your identity, your voting district, and your legislators (US House of Representatives and Senate) so that they will know that you are a real constituent. When you register, you will be able to be anonymously counted in the aggregated publicly available data of Pollsition users to help US legislators understand the political preferences and views of their constituents. After you register, you will be able to receive updates on upcoming legislation based on your interests, and indicate to your legislators how you want them to vote. You will have the option to send your voting guidance to your legislators. Congress requires that petitions from constituents, whether through Pollsition or individual legislators' webpages, include personal information so that legislators will know that the data reflects the opinion of their legitimate constituency. After you vote, you will have the opportunity to share your activity on Pollsition with others in your social media networks so that others can be inspired to join you in using Pollsition to strengthen America's democracy.

Screenshots

The Boston Globe4 screens
Pollsition4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Boston Globe at 4.6 against Pollsition's 4.0. The Boston Globe also leads on ratings volume (44K vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). Pollsition's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). 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. The Boston Globe sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per month. Pollsition asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Boston Globe holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Boston Globe has 44K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Boston Globe ships an update every 6 weeks, Pollsition every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
The Boston Globe versus Pollsition: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Boston GlobePollsition
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (44K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews40.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings44K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#38 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB50 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperBOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLCPollsition, Inc

Customer experience

The Boston Globe

All ratings41,945 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews232 reviews
Positive40.9%
Neutral13.8%
Negative45.3%

Pollsition

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

The Boston Globe

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes after recent update
  • Inability to find comics and puzzles
  • Inconsistent page layout and formatting

Requested features

4 requests
  • Video journalism and documentaries
  • Offline reading mode
  • Improved article sharing
  • Better integration between app and email

Pollsition

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Boston Globe

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$29.991 Month
None

Pollsition

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Boston Globe free?
The Boston Globe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pollsition free?
Pollsition is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Boston Globe or Pollsition?
The Boston Globe is rated higher. The Boston Globe averages 4.6 out of 5 from 44K ratings, while Pollsition averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do The Boston Globe or Pollsition have ads?
The Boston Globe shows ads; Pollsition does not.
Which is updated more often, The Boston Globe or Pollsition?
The Boston Globe ships an update every 6 weeks, and Pollsition every 6 months. Most recently, The Boston Globe was updated on November 11, 2026 and Pollsition on October 30, 2026.

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