Reason vs Quartz News
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reason
Access accurate and honest news, ideas, videos, and podcasts from a libertarian perspective. Personalize notifications and stream exclusive content, including documentaries and newsletters.
- Libertarian news and ideas
- Exclusive videos and documentaries
- Podcast streaming
- Personalized news notifications
- Newsletter access
- Reason Plus subscription for early magazine access
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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.
Quartz News
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Quartz brings clarity to a noisy world. Smart, fast coverage of the business, technology, and economic stories that matter, plus the context behind them, written to be read in minutes, not hours. Our coverage spans the markets, companies, and technologies reshaping how we live and work, distilled into clear, quick reads you can get through over a coffee. What you'll find: * Coverage of business, tech, markets, and the economy, explained in plain language * The context and analysis behind the day's biggest stories * Quick reads designed for busy mornings * A clean, distraction-free reading experience For over a decade, Quartz has helped readers make sense of a fast-moving world. Now that intelligence lives on your iPhone, ready whenever you are. Questions or feedback? Reach us at feedback@quartz.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Reason at #141 against Quartz News's unranked. Reason also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Reason | Quartz News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (383 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 383 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #141 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Reason | Quartz |
In-app purchases
Reason
No in-app purchases
Quartz News
No in-app purchases









