Columbia Spectator vs Poll.It
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Columbia Spectator
Access award-winning campus and community news from a historic student publication. Browse articles on student life, arts, culture, sports, and local politics with features like bookmarking and search.
- Award-winning reporting
- Campus and community news
- Student life coverage
- Arts and culture articles
- Sports and opinion pieces
- Bookmarking
- Article search
- Push notifications
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Get award-winning reporting delivered right to your phone through the Columbia Daily Spectator app. Founded in 1877, Spectator delivers news to thousands of community members around Columbia, Morningside Heights, West Harlem, and beyond. We are the second-oldest daily college newspaper in the United States and have been financially independent from the University since 1962. The Spectator app offers more than just Columbia affairs. We deliver the topics that matter—everything from campus news and student life to arts and culture, sports, opinion, local politics, and more. This app is designed for a seamless browsing experience. • BOOKMARK content for later. • DISCOVER articles that pique your interest. • SEARCH for keywords that interest you. • ACTIVATE notifications to receive updates. Interested in getting the scoop on the latest Columbia headlines and community news? Download the app today! Terms of Use: https://www.columbiaspectator.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://www.columbiaspectator.com/privacy-policy/
Poll.It
Get daily political news through quick, swipeable polls and trending stories tailored to your interests. Stay informed on current events in under three minutes each day.
- Swipeable political polls
- Trending political stories
- Personalized news feed
- Daily updates
- Quick news consumption
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Stay politically informed in under 3 minutes a day through swipeable polls and trending political stories – all personalized to your interests.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Poll.It at none against Columbia Spectator's shown. Poll.It also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Columbia Spectator's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Columbia Spectator against 5.0 for Poll.It. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Columbia Spectator has 47 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.
| Parameter | Columbia Spectator | Poll.It |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (47 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Columbia Daily Spectator | Rahul Arora |
Customer experience
Columbia Spectator
Poll.It
In-app purchases
Columbia Spectator
No in-app purchases
Poll.It
No in-app purchases
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