Comparison

Headlines vs Last48

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

Head to head
About

Headlines

Follow your favorite websites and read content in a distraction-free, ad-free reader. Organize articles into collections, discover new content, and save items to read later. Offers summaries, notes, and highlighting for an enhanced reading experience.

Highlights
  • Follow sites and writers
  • Ad-free reader
  • News roundup notifications
  • Detox mode for topics/sites
  • Save articles to read later
  • Organize content into collections
  • Reading tools: summaries, notes, highlighting
Features
Read full description

Headlines is an app that allows you to follow your favourite websites and read content in an ad-free reader that is designed to let you focus. It’s the best way to keep up with the content you love to read online, like news sites, blogs, newsletters, and more. Headlines gives you a chronological feed of the latest content from the sites you follow instead of an algorithm telling you what to read. FEATURES: - Follow sites and writers (just like you follow people on social media) - Beautiful ad-free reader designed to help you focus without distracting ads - News Flash: Receive a morning, afternoon and evening roundup of what’s going on in your world. - Detox Mode: Need to take a break from specific topics or sites? Detox mode makes it easy. - Set your reading time routine in the app and get reminded when it’s time to read - Add anything to your saved list to read later, including pages from around the web from the Safari extension - Organize your content into collections, including sites, articles, and links from around the web. Great for organizing content around a given topic! - Powerful reading tools: enhance your reading experience with summaries, notes, highlighting and more. - Discover: find new content by exploring tags, featured sites, and suggestions based on your interests - Available on the web and iOS! Experience the full-featured web app on your desktop or from anywhere. Headlines is free to use with reasonable limitations that are lifted with a subscription to Headlines Pro. Made in Toronto by a human! Terms of Service: https://headlines.fm/terms\ Privacy Policy: https://headlines.fm/terms

About

Last48

Features
Read full description

Last48 is a fast, customizable RSS news reader that shows only the latest articles from the past 48 hours. Stay focused on what is happening now, discover new sources and build your own news experience without outdated stories or unnecessary clutter. READ ONLY WHAT MATTERS Last48 automatically filters your feeds so you only see articles published in the last 48 hours. No more endless scrolling through old content. BUILD AND FOLLOW YOUR OWN FEEDS Follow popular news channels or add your own RSS feeds to create a personalized news lineup. DISCOVER NEW CHANNELS Explore new sources and topics across categories and expand your reading beyond your usual feeds. FOCUS ON READING Use Focus Mode to read articles without distractions. Save articles to read later, even when you are offline. UNDERSTAND ARTICLES FASTER Get short summaries generated on your device to quickly grasp the main points of any article. TRACK YOUR READING AND EARN REWARDS See insights about your reading habits and earn points and achievements as you stay informed. SEARCH ACROSS THE NEWS Find articles from channels you do not follow and explore stories across all available sources. DESIGNED FOR iPHONE AND iPAD Enjoy Dark and Light themes, multi-window support and a clean, fast interface across all your devices.

Screenshots

Headlines4 screens
Last484 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Last48 at 17.0 against Headlines's 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Headlines sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Last48 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Headlines versus Last48: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeadlinesLast48
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB5 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperBradley PurchaseAlex Codrington

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Headlines

Subscriptions2
  • Headlines Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Headlines Pro (Yearly)$44.991 Year
2 purchases

Last48

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Headlines free?
Headlines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Last48 free?
Last48 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Headlines or Last48 have ads?
Neither Headlines nor Last48 shows ads.

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