Comparison

TIMIO News vs Reason

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

Head to head
About

TIMIO News

This AI-powered news app synthesizes information from multiple articles into concise, bullet-point reports. It highlights different viewpoints and factual disputes, allowing users to compare perspectives and understand complex events quickly. The app aims to combat media bias by presenting a balanced overview of news.

Highlights
  • AI-powered news synthesis
  • Bullet-point reports
  • Highlights different viewpoints
  • Compares news sources side-by-side
  • Detects and removes hallucinations
  • Generate custom reports on any topic
Features
Read full description

Get news fair and fast with TIMIO News TIMIO gives you the knowledge of 15 articles in one trustworthy news brief. Our AI reads dozens of articles and turns them into bullet reports that highlight different viewpoints. Feed content is generated by LLMs, before being checked by human editors. What sets TIMIO apart? -No sign-up, no pay walls -Compare different views side by side -Automatically detects and removes different hallucinations -Read from the feed or generate your own reports on any topic -PBC Legal Entity, we build responsible tech ================= Daily reports include: -Summary & timeline of event -Comparison of different views -Factual disputes between news sites -All sources cited & link See where narratives clash and decide for yourself.

About

Reason

Access accurate and honest news, ideas, videos, and podcasts from a libertarian perspective. Personalize notifications and stream exclusive content, including documentaries and newsletters.

Highlights
  • Libertarian news and ideas
  • Exclusive videos and documentaries
  • Podcast streaming
  • Personalized news notifications
  • Newsletter access
  • Reason Plus subscription for early magazine access
Features
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The Reason app helps you stay on top of the news and better understand your world without all the tired left-wing or right-wing spin. You won’t find a better source for accurate and honest news, ideas, videos, and podcasts from a libertarian perspective. Turn on notifications and personalize your settings to get alerts about issues you care about. Stream new episodes of Reason podcasts: The Reason Roundtable, The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie, and The Soho Forum Debates. Click to listen to every article and build your own content playlist. Access Reason’s latest vertical videos. Watch Reason’s documentaries, video essays, and comedy videos, including Remy and Andrew Heaton. Browse Reason’s newsletters: Reason Roundup by Liz Wolfe, The Rattler by J.D. Tuccille, Free Media by Robby Soave, and more. Play Reason’s weekly crossword plus special puzzles when magazine issues publish online. Subscribe to Reason Plus for exclusive early access to new issues of Reason magazine on your phone, tablet, or computer. To join, visit reason.com/subscribe on any browser.

Screenshots

TIMIO News4 screens
Reason4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reason at none against TIMIO News's 8. Reason also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (396 vs 6). TIMIO News's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. TIMIO News sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Reason asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TIMIO News against 4.9 for Reason. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reason has 396 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TIMIO News ships an update weekly, Reason every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
TIMIO News versus Reason: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTIMIO NewsReason
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.9 (396 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6396 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#120 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB28 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperTimio News LLCReason

Customer experience

TIMIO News

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Reason

All ratings385 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

TIMIO News

Subscriptions8
  • TIMIO Black - SMU Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Student Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • TIMIO Black - TCU Monthly$8.991 Month
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  • TIMIO Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • TIMIO Black - SMU Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Student Yearly$49.991 Year
  • TIMIO Black - TCU Yearly$89.991 Year
  • TIMIO yearly Subscription$99.991 Year
None

Reason

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TIMIO News free?
TIMIO News is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reason free?
Reason is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TIMIO News or Reason?
TIMIO News is rated higher. TIMIO News averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Reason averages 4.9 from 396 ratings.
Do TIMIO News or Reason have ads?
TIMIO News shows ads; Reason does not.
Which is updated more often, TIMIO News or Reason?
TIMIO News ships an update weekly, and Reason every 3 months. Most recently, TIMIO News was updated on November 3, 2026 and Reason on November 4, 2026.

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