Comparison

The Bulwark vs EggWire

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Read full description

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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Severity-ranked news updates
  • Interactive bird flu tracking
  • Real-time market prices
  • State-by-state compliance trackers
  • Push and email alerts
  • Daily digest email
Features
Read full description

EggWire is the continuous record of the American egg industry. Nobody else covers eggs — and only eggs — this closely. WHAT YOU GET NEWS THAT KNOWS WHAT MATTERS We watch USDA, FDA, CDC, state and county agencies, company wires, and international disease reporting around the clock, filter everything to eggs, and rank every story by severity so the biggest news always leads. Every story carries a plain-English "Why it matters" line and named sources. BIRD FLU, TRACKED HONESTLY Four separate US signals — commercial poultry losses, dairy herd detections, CDC wastewater surveillance, and wild-bird findings — plus international detections from open-licensed national sources, on an interactive globe you can spin with your finger. Counted separately, never blended into one misleading number. MARKET PRICES FROM THE SOURCE USDA wholesale benchmarks by weight class, BLS retail averages, cage-free versus caged spreads, feed input costs, USDA forecasts clearly labeled as forecasts, and price history charts. Every number says exactly what it is, where it came from, and when. COMPLIANCE WITHOUT THE LAW DEGREE State-by-state cage-free and packaging law trackers, the federal FSMA 204 traceability brief with every fact linked to its source, and deadline countdowns — built for packers, processors, and buyers who have to get it right. ALERTS WORTH INTERRUPTING YOU FOR Severity-based push and email alerts for the stories that change your day — recalls, outbreaks, major market moves. No spam: repeat coverage of the same event stays quiet unless something genuinely escalates. FREE TIER Two stories a day and the 6 AM daily digest email, free forever. EggWire Pro includes everything above. Built for egg producers, buyers, and compliance managers by people who know the industry. The data is alive in here.

Screenshots

The Bulwark4 screens
EggWire4 screens

Verdict

The call

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 (2.7K vs 1) and chart position (#54 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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 2.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Bulwark ships an update every 5 weeks, EggWire every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
The Bulwark versus EggWire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe BulwarkEggWire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (2.7K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.7K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
Best chart rank#54 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB23 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCenter Enterprises, Inc.EggWire LLC

Customer experience

The Bulwark

All ratings2,711 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive92.2%
Neutral1.0%
Negative6.9%

EggWire

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Bulwark

No in-app purchases

None

EggWire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Bulwark free?
The Bulwark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EggWire free?
EggWire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Bulwark or EggWire?
EggWire is rated higher. The Bulwark averages 4.9 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while EggWire averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do The Bulwark or EggWire have ads?
Neither The Bulwark nor EggWire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Bulwark or EggWire?
The Bulwark ships an update every 5 weeks, and EggWire every 4 days. Most recently, The Bulwark was updated on October 15, 2026 and EggWire on October 1, 2026.

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