California Post vs NY Thread
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
California Post
Stay informed with breaking news, politics, and entertainment from California. This app offers personalized news feeds, smart story recommendations, and quick summaries. Discover new stories and connect with topics that matter most to you.
- Breaking news and politics
- Personalized news feeds
- Smart story recommendations
- Fast story summaries
- Custom news digests
- AI-powered news assistant
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The California Post app just got a major upgrade. From breaking news and politics to Page Six Hollywood, sports, real estate and tech, the updated California Post app puts our newsroom in your pocket — faster and more personalized than ever before. The app now features Hamilton, a new way to ask questions about news, sports and culture, and to dig deeper into the stories Californians are talking about. Readers can also access smarter story recommendations, fast summaries and custom digests tailored to what they read. The updated app makes it easier to follow breaking news, discover new stories and stay connected to the topics you care about most.
NY Thread
Stay informed about your neighborhood with hyper-local news and real-time subway tracking. Enjoy daily games and accurate weather forecasts, all in one convenient app designed for New Yorkers.
- Hyper-local news by neighborhood
- Real-time subway arrival tracking
- Daily crossword, sudoku, and games
- Accurate NYC weather forecasts
- Home screen widget for subway times
- Consolidated city information
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NY Thread is the NYC app built for New Yorkers, not tourists. Get the news that actually matters to your neighborhood, not just the headlines the NY Times thinks you care about. From community board meetings in Bushwick to breaking news in the Bronx, NY Thread covers the stories that hit closest to home. HYPER-LOCAL NEWS Stay ahead of what's happening on your block. NY Thread surfaces neighborhood-level stories so you're always the most informed person in the room. REAL-TIME SUBWAY TRACKING Stop guessing. See live arrival times for your home station right from your home screen with our widget. No more running down the stairs only to watch the doors close. DAILY NYC GAMES Crossword, Cluster, Sudoku, and Recall, fresh every day. Perfect for your commute. NYC WEATHER Accurate, citywide forecasts without the clutter. Know what to wear before you leave. ONE APP FOR ALL OF IT No more juggling five apps just to get through your morning. NY Thread brings your whole city into one clean, fast experience built specifically for New Yorkers. Download NY Thread and actually know your city. Terms of Use: https://nythread.net/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: California Post at none against NY Thread's 2. California Post also leads on ratings volume (1.8K vs 3). NY Thread's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and rating 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. NY Thread sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. California Post asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for California Post against 5.0 for NY Thread. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: California Post has 1.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | California Post | NY Thread |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.8K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 182 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | NYP Holdings, Inc. | Shamus Coughlin |
In-app purchases
California Post
No in-app purchases
NY Thread
- Unlimited Access$4.991 Month
- Unlimited Access$49.991 Year
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