The Bulwark vs EggWire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Bulwark
Access exclusive news, analysis, and commentary from pro-democracy experts in an ad-free environment. Enjoy features like read-to-me, saved articles, personalized feeds, and audio versions of shows. Engage with a community dedicated to liberal democracy.
- Ad-free reading experience
- Listen to articles on the go
- Save articles and shows
- Personalized 'For You' feed
- Audio-only show versions
- Adjustable text size and dark mode
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The Bulwark App is for Bulwark+ members and features an ad-free environment to read, watch or listen to your favorite Bulwark commentators. The app was designed with members in mind and includes new features to enhance your subscriber experience: • Read to me - listen to articles on the go • Save articles or shows for later • A “For You” feed where you can follow what you love • Audio-only versions of all our shows • Resize text • Switch to dark mode • Dedicated Read tab • Dedicated Watch & Listen tab Bulwark+ is powered by Substack. Use your Substack profile to sign in to the app to get unfettered access to everything we publish and engage with The Bulwark community in the comments. About Us The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Jonathan V. Last, Sam Stein, Catherine Rampell and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis. The Bulwark was founded to provide analysis and reporting in defense of America’s liberal democracy. We publish written articles and newsletters. We create podcasts and videos. We publish political analysis from experts. We’re supported in this effort by a community built on good faith who know that the only way through is together.
EggWire
Stay updated on the American egg industry with real-time news, bird flu tracking, market prices, and compliance information. Receive severity-ranked alerts for critical events like recalls and outbreaks.
- Severity-ranked news updates
- Interactive bird flu tracking
- Real-time market prices
- State-by-state compliance trackers
- Push and email alerts
- Daily digest email
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The egg industry's news. Every morning. EggWire follows the U.S. egg industry all day so you don't have to: USDA, FDA, CDC, state agencies, the trade press and company newsrooms, 100+ sources checked every 15 minutes. Every story is summarized in plain English and links back to the outlet that reported it. The Morning Candle. A short audio brief of the egg-industry news at 6 AM ET, ready before your first call. Every Monday it also carries the week's USDA wholesale and U.S. retail egg prices. News as it breaks. Push alerts when an important story breaks, in every state. Bird flu, tracked honestly. Poultry detections from USDA APHIS, dairy herds from news reporting, and CDC wastewater signals, each kept separate and never blended into one number. Prices and rules. USDA wholesale and retail egg prices, and state-by-state cage-free and packaging law trackers. Sign in with your EggWire account to read every story in full. EggWire is independent. Sponsors never influence coverage, and every story credits its sources.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: EggWire at every 4 days against The Bulwark's every 5 weeks. EggWire also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). The Bulwark's advantage is ratings volume (3.1K vs 1) and chart position (#34 vs unranked). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for The Bulwark against 5.0 for EggWire. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Bulwark has 3.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Bulwark ships an update every 5 weeks, EggWire every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Bulwark | EggWire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.1K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #34 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Center Enterprises, Inc. | EggWire LLC |
Customer experience
The Bulwark
EggWire
In-app purchases
The Bulwark
No in-app purchases
EggWire
No in-app purchases
