iSideWith vs Anchored
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iSideWith
Discover your political alignment through in-depth quizzes and explore global political issues. Compare your views with others worldwide and test your knowledge with political quizzes. Engage in discussions and make informed voting decisions.
- Political alignment quizzes
- Explore political issues
- Global political comparisons
- Knowledge testing quizzes
- Political discussions
- Personalized voting results
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The iSideWith.com app brings the power of political self-awareness and global political engagement to your mobile device. With this app, you can: • Discover Your Political Alignment: Take our in-depth quizzes to see which political parties, candidates, and ideologies best match your beliefs. • Explore Top Issues: Dive into hundreds of current and historical political issues. View how other users have voted and track shifts in public opinion. • Global Comparisons: Switch between countries to see where you align with political parties around the world and engage in discussions on the most important issues in other regions. • Knowledge Quizzes: Test your understanding of political issues with quizzes that track your knowledge and compare your scores with others. • Political Discussions: Engage with users from different countries and political perspectives. Join debates and explore a wide range of views on global politics. • Personalized Results: Based on your quiz answers, you’ll receive personalized political results to help you make informed voting decisions. Whether you’re a first-time voter, an experienced political analyst, or simply curious about the political landscape, iSideWith.com provides a user-friendly platform to expand your knowledge and engage with the world of politics.
Anchored
Get a personalized audio news briefing tailored to your chosen topics, delivered daily at your preferred time. Listen to what matters to you with a natural voice and interactive globe, all without needing to look at your screen.
- Personalized audio news briefings
- Topic and subtopic selection
- Customizable delivery time
- Sports news segment
- Background audio playback
- Lock screen controls
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Anchored turns the news into a personal audio briefing you can listen to with your eyes off the screen. Every morning, at the time you choose, your brief is waiting. Open the app, press play, and hear what matters to you. PERSONALIZED TO YOUR TOPICS Choose from topics like breaking news, technology, markets, climate, geopolitics, health, culture, and science, then go deeper with subtopics such as AI competition, the Fed and rates, energy transition, or space. Your briefing is assembled from your selections, not from a feed. DELIVERED WHEN YOU WANT IT Pick a delivery time. The length follows the topics you choose, so the app shows about how long your briefing runs as you pick. Your briefing is prepared overnight and a notification lets you know when it is ready. SPORTS, DONE PROPERLY Sports is its own segment. The day after games, each league starts with every final score, then the stories behind them. MADE FOR LISTENING A natural American voice reads every briefing, and a globe on the player turns to where each story is happening. Skip between story clusters, adjust playback speed, and control everything from the lock screen, Control Center, or your AirPods. Audio keeps playing in the background while you commute, walk, or make coffee. A CALM ARCHIVE, NOT A FEED History keeps your past briefings in a finite, reverse-chronological list. No streaks, no badges, no infinite scroll. WHAT TO KNOW Briefings are generated by automated language models from public news sources and may contain errors. Anchored requires a subscription. New subscribers start with a 1-month free trial, one trial per Apple ID; if you have already used it, the regular price applies. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase, or at the end of the free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://hbkllabs.com/voice-briefing/privacy Terms of Use: https://hbkllabs.com/voice-briefing/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Anchored at 100% against iSideWith's 24%. Anchored also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and ads (none vs shown). iSideWith's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (30 vs 2). On price, update cadence 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. Anchored sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. iSideWith asks for nothing beyond the download.
Anchored holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iSideWith has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of iSideWith's written reviews are positive against 100% of Anchored's.
iSideWith ships an update every 3 days, Anchored every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iSideWith | Anchored |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | #205 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iSideWith.com LLC | HBKL Labs LLC |
Customer experience
iSideWith
Anchored
In-app purchases
iSideWith
No in-app purchases
Anchored
- Briefing Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Briefing Yearly1 Month trial$39.991 Year









