Comparison

Queue vs Doomscroll News

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

Head to head
About

Queue

This app offers a streamlined podcast listening experience by automatically updating new episodes into a single, easy-to-manage list. It provides immediate access to episode titles, show notes, and playback, with advanced features like chapter support and interactive timestamps.

Highlights
  • Auto-updated episode queue
  • Play and archive episodes
  • Chapter and chapter artwork support
  • Interactive timestamps in show notes
  • Simple, clean interface
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Queue is the simplest podcast app out there. New episodes from your subscriptions automatically appear in one simple list, your Queue. From here you can either play them, or archive them. When you open an episode, you see the title and show notes right away, and you can also play the episode from here. We also have full support for chapters and chapter artwork, and we even detect timestamps in the episode show notes and turn them into interactive chapters. The entire app was custom designed to offer you the simplest possible podcast experience, and it's full of beautiful little touches and fun details. I've spent month designing and building Queue for you, and I have some really cool ideas for it. I can't wait to hear what you think! - Eike Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Doomscroll News

Stay informed with a curated selection of approximately 10 world news items daily. Designed for quick consumption, this app helps you get essential updates without the overwhelming 24-hour news cycle. Easily track your progress through the daily news list.

Highlights
  • Daily curated news selection
  • Limited news items per day
  • Focus on world news
  • Completionist indicator
  • Designed for quick use
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**Note: Doomscroll is NOT FREE. There’s a 7-day free trial, though.** Doomscroll is a news reader app that helps you stay informed without feeling overwhelmed. It shows you about 10 curated news items each day. You are supposed to open the app, spend a minute browsing through the news, and then get back to your day. Doomscroll shows you “world news,” which are mostly bad news that are mostly irrelevant to you. This way, you can use your RSS reader for tech news (or finance, or politics) and get your general news from Doomscroll. If you are a completionist, good news for you because it’s easy to scroll through the whole list. There’s a very obvious indicator at the end of the list. If you’re tired of the constant flood of news and want a simpler way to stay informed, Doomscroll is for you. It’s designed to be used for just a few minutes each day, helping you stay updated without getting sucked into the 24-hour news cycle. I hope you find Doomscroll helpful. - - - By using Doomscroll, you agree to the standard Apple Terms of Use: (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/).

Screenshots

Queue4 screens
Doomscroll News4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Doomscroll News at 5.0 against Queue's 4.3. Doomscroll News also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%). Queue's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (86 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Queue sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Doomscroll News sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Doomscroll News holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Queue has 86 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Queue's written reviews are positive against 100% of Doomscroll News's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Queue ships an update every 10 days, Doomscroll News every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Queue versus Doomscroll News: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQueueDoomscroll News
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (86 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings86 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB15 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEike DrescherAnd a Dinosaur

Customer experience

Queue

All ratings86 ratings
Positive77.9%
Neutral10.5%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative20.6%

Doomscroll News

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Queue

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Stuck in introductory routine with 'Later' button not working
  • Wired headphone controls not functioning properly
  • Search and subscription issues for certain podcasts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add sleep timer feature
  • Implement back/forward controls on headphones and cars
  • Allow new episodes to be added to the bottom of the queue
  • Implement silence skipping and voice boost
  • Provide a widget with playback controls

Doomscroll News

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Queue

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Access$4.991 Month
  • Pro Access$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Doomscroll News

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$3.001 Year

Questions

Is Queue free?
Queue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doomscroll News free?
Doomscroll News is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Queue or Doomscroll News?
Doomscroll News is rated higher. Queue averages 4.3 out of 5 from 86 ratings, while Doomscroll News averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Queue or Doomscroll News have ads?
Neither Queue nor Doomscroll News shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Queue or Doomscroll News?
Queue ships an update every 10 days, and Doomscroll News every 8 days. Most recently, Queue was updated on September 20, 2026 and Doomscroll News on September 4, 2026.

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