Comparison

the news vs Thought

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

Head to head
About

the news

Stay informed with curated newsletters and build positive habits. Organize your routine, prioritize well-being, and consume information quickly and lightly.

Highlights
  • Curated newsletter editions
  • Routine organization tools
  • Well-being tracking
  • Lightweight information consumption
  • Habit building features
Features
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O the news agora é app também, para quem quer se manter bem informado e ainda construir hábitos que melhoram a vida. Aqui você encontra as edições das newsletters do grupo, além de ferramentas para organizar sua rotina, cuidar do bem-estar e consumir informação de forma rápida e leve.

About

Thought

Features
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Thought is a place to pour your mind out — and get it back. A stray idea. The name of a café. A photo of a book cover. The list of things to do when you get home. Type it, photograph it, record it, or paste a link. Thought saves it the moment it happens. Then ask. “Where was that café in Kyoto?” “What was I going to do when I got home?” Ask searches what you saved and answers with your own memory. Capture in a breath Text, photos, voice notes, places, and links. Paste a URL and Thought pulls the card. Record audio and it becomes text. Write #like this and it becomes a filter. Everything on one board Your notes pile into a scrapbook you can wander back through. Drag them, reopen them, search them. There’s a day-by-day list, tags, an archive — and a title on every note, so the important line is the one you see first. Ask your memory Ask answers from what you wrote, said, and saved. On your device, with Apple Intelligence, it’s free forever. Nothing invented: only what you left behind. Thought Pro Cloud AI that can see your photos, text read from pictures, and Thought on the web — the same account, the same board. On-device Thought stays free for everyone. Thought Pro renews automatically until canceled in your App Store settings. Manage or cancel in Settings → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

the news4 screens
Thought4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: the news at none against Thought's 3. Thought's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Thought sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. the news asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

the news ships an update weekly, Thought every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
the news versus Thought: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterthe newsThought
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB90 MB
Age rating+44+
Developerthe news agencia de noticias ltdaIgor Duca

In-app purchases

None

the news

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Thought

Subscriptions3
  • Thought Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Thought Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Thought Pro Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is the news free?
the news is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thought free?
Thought is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do the news or Thought have ads?
the news shows ads; Thought does not.
Which is updated more often, the news or Thought?
the news ships an update weekly, and Thought every 4 days. Most recently, the news was updated on October 28, 2026 and Thought on October 7, 2026.

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