Truth+ vs BrightSide Community
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Truth+
Access uncensored news, shows, and movies that may be blacklisted by mainstream media. Enjoy features like a 14-day electronic guide, catch-up TV, network DVR, and video on demand. This platform is designed to be uncancellable and protect free speech.
- Uncensored news and entertainment
- 14-day electronic guide
- Instant catch-up TV
- Network DVR
- Video on demand
- Proprietary uncancellable infrastructure
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Free speech lives on Truth+, where you can watch the news you trust and shows and movies that Big Media has tried to blacklist. Whether you watch on your phone, computer, or TV, Truth+ comes with a top-class feature set, including an interactive 14-day electronic guide, instant catch-up TV on any show broadcast in the previous 7 days, network DVR, video on demand, and more. Best of all, Truth+ is powered through specially designed infrastructure with its own servers, routers, and proprietary software stack, rendering the platform uncancellable by Big Tech. Enjoy ultra-fast streaming while watching an expanding array of channels and content you love, on an app built to protect your voice and defend your freedom.
BrightSide Community
Discover uplifting news, daily wellness ceremonies, and a supportive community. Share your own positive stories and contribute to causes you care about. Enjoy AI-curated content free from negativity.
- AI-curated positive news
- Daily inspirational quotes
- True North wellness ceremonies
- Community story sharing
- Effortless giving to causes
- Leaderboard for top stories
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3 months free — full access, no credit card needed. Explore all of BrightSide: uplifting news, daily horoscope, True North ceremonies, concentration sounds, and effortless giving. After 3 months, keep going free with limited features or upgrade to BrightSide Plus for $1.99/month or $14.99/year — save 37% with the yearly plan. Cancel anytime — no commitment. Tired of doomscrolling? BrightSide is the antidote. Every day we curate the best positive, uplifting and inspiring news from around the world — filtered by AI so only the good stuff makes it to your feed. No politics. No disasters. No negativity. Just real stories that make you feel hopeful, inspired and connected. AI CURATED GOOD NEWS Every story is filtered by AI to ensure only positive and uplifting news reaches your feed. TODAY'S BRIGHT THOUGHT Start every day with a hand-curated inspirational quote over a beautiful photo background. DAILY HOROSCOPE Your personalized daily horoscope — love, career, health and energy — generated fresh every day for your zodiac sign. TRUE NORTH A daily wellness sanctuary. Pick your mood, draw three cards and discover your True North through a beautiful tarot-inspired ceremony with Zen reflections. Plus exclusive Protection Mantra, Concentration Mantra and Night Mantra for subscribers. WAKE UP POSITIVE A gentle daily alarm for Plus members. Wake to a soft chime and a soothing voice reading your daily horoscope, a morning mantra, today's Bright Thought, or the day's top positive headline. Beautiful bedside clock included. CONCENTRATION SOUNDS Binaural theta waves, white noise, gentle rain, ocean waves and more — focus-friendly soundscapes that work offline. GIVE BACK Discover trusted charities by cause and make a difference in seconds. MOST LOVED STORIES Vote for your favorite stories. Weekly Top Stories reset every Monday. Privacy Policy: https://getbrightside.app/privacy-policy | Terms of Use: https://getbrightside.app/terms-of-use | EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Truth+ at none against BrightSide Community's 2. Truth+ also leads on ratings volume (462 vs 3) and chart position (#143 vs unranked). BrightSide Community's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). On price 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. BrightSide Community sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Truth+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
BrightSide Community holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Truth+ has 462 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Truth+'s written reviews are positive against 100% of BrightSide Community's.
Truth+ ships an update every 2 months, BrightSide Community every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Truth+ | BrightSide Community |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (462 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 462 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #143 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | T Media Tech LLC | DAVID HANONO |
Customer experience
Truth+
BrightSide Community
Bugs and requests
Truth+
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inability to add devices
- Login screen issues
Requested features
3 requests- Add playback speed feature
- Include more live channels
- Expand content library with more variety
BrightSide Community
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Truth+
No in-app purchases
BrightSide Community
- BrightSide Plus$1.991 Month
- BrightSide Plus Yearly$14.991 Year
Questions
Is Truth+ free?
Is BrightSide Community free?
Which has better reviews, Truth+ or BrightSide Community?
Do Truth+ or BrightSide Community have ads?
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