BDN e vs MDIslander News
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BDN e
Access Maine's state and local news with this fast, easy-to-use e-paper application. Enjoy award-winning coverage of homestead, outdoors, sports, and politics with a light ad experience and quick page loads.
- State and local news coverage
- Fast and easy navigation
- Light ad experience
- Quick page load times
- Homestead and Outdoors coverage
- Sports and politics news
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Bangor Daily News Maine news, local stories & breaking updates For more than 135 years, the Bangor Daily News has told Maine's story — without fear and without favor. Now it's easier than ever to take our journalism with you. The BDN app brings you breaking news from across the state of Maine featuring award-winning journalism covering politics, outdoors, sports, investigative reporting, and more. We’re here for you. Built for how you read: • Save stories to read offline, wherever the day takes you • Customize alerts so you only hear about what matters to you • Dark mode for late nights and early mornings • Fast, clean, and easy to navigate on iPhone and iPad The app is free to download. Create an account to access a selection of free articles each week, or subscribe for unlimited access to everything the BDN publishes. Either way, you're supporting the independent journalism Maine has relied on since 1889. Terms of Service: bangordailynews.com/terms Privacy Policy: bangordailynews.com/privacy
MDIslander News
Access local news and award-winning journalism from the Mount Desert Islander on your mobile device. Subscribers get unlimited access to regional news, while non-subscribers can start a subscription within the app.
- Local Acadia and Bar Harbor news
- Award-winning journalism
- Digital subscription access
- In-app subscription options
- Mobile news delivery
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Enjoy all the Acadia and Bar Harbor region news and support the award-winning journalism from the Mount Desert Islander, bringing you Mount Desert Island’s leading newspaper on your mobile device. Download the app now and begin enjoying the best MDI news wherever you are. With our app you can access your digital subscription or if you are not already a subscriber start a subscription from within the app. Free to download. Subscribers enjoy unlimited access. https://www.mdislander.com/site/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MDIslander News at 5.0 against BDN e's 4.3. MDIslander News also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). BDN e'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
Both are free to download. MDIslander News sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.49 per 3 months. BDN e asks for nothing beyond the download.
MDIslander News holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BDN e has 468 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BDN e ships an update every 7 months, MDIslander News every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BDN e | MDIslander News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (468 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 468 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Bangor Daily News | Ellsworth Amerian |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
BDN e
No in-app purchases
MDIslander News
- MDIslander three-month$19.493 Months
