Comparison

Sharp News vs NewsFirst

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

Head to head
About

Sharp News

Features
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Sharp News is the modern way to read from the most trusted sources in news. Read the latest articles, stay up to date with breaking events, and share to your friends and favorite apps using the social post creator. Be the first to share what's happening in a beautiful format suitable for social media, and add an artistic touch with custom colors, fonts, and images! Privacy Policy - https://enginezero.tech/app-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

NewsFirst

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NewsFirst: Get the news you care about, first. NewsFirst improves productivity with priority-ranked news tailored to your niche interests. Custom Topics โ€“ Create feeds for the subjects you actually care about Priority Bands โ€“ High-importance news rises to the top automatically Real-Time Alerts โ€“ Instant notifications when breaking news hits your topics Flexible Views โ€“ List, Immersive, or Fullscreen with light/dark modes Source Control โ€“ Hide publishers you don't like; add custom RSS feeds (Pro) Clean design. No engagement tricks. Just the news that matters, fast.

Screenshots

Sharp News4 screens
NewsFirst4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NewsFirst at none against Sharp News's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Sharp News sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. NewsFirst asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Sharp News versus NewsFirst: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSharp NewsNewsFirst
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size73 MB31 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperEngineZeroStewart Innovation

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sharp News

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$0.991 Month
None

NewsFirst

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sharp News free?
Sharp News is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NewsFirst free?
NewsFirst is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sharp News or NewsFirst have ads?
Neither Sharp News nor NewsFirst shows ads.

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