Comparison

BugleNews vs JinXi

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

Head to head
About

BugleNews

Features
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Bugle puts every news site and blog you follow in one timeline. When several newsrooms cover the same story, Bugle shows one row with all of them. Coverage shows how the left, center and right reported it, with the headlines side by side and a note when only one side covered it. The day's biggest stories, the ones the most newsrooms are carrying, lead Home. Features: - Follow any RSS or Atom feed, sixteen suggested newsrooms, and local news for ten cities - Stories grouped across outlets, with Coverage and blindspots - Today: the five biggest stories first - Follow topics, mute an outlet or a word - Save stories whole, pictures included, to read offline - Your Reading: the lean of what you actually open - Search, text size, light and dark mode, Apple Watch - Optional account that syncs feeds, saved stories, topics and mutes; reading never needs one - No tracking, no ads

About

JinXi

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Then & Now is a minimalist calendar journal designed to help you understand your past, capture your present, and imagine your future. Choose a date on the calendar and write in one of three ways: β€’ Record β€” Write about any past or present day and select the mood that best represents how you felt. β€’ Reflect β€” Revisit a past or present day and write what you would like to tell your former self. β€’ Expect β€” Write your thoughts, hopes, or plans for today or a future date. Your calendar clearly shows which days contain records, reflections, and expectations. Mood-based colors make it easier to find and revisit meaningful moments. With View mode, you can open any date and see everything connected to that day, including your journal entry, mood, reflections, and expectations. Then & Now offers: β€’ Calendar-based journaling β€’ Mood tracking β€’ Past-day reflections β€’ Future expectations and plans β€’ Clear visual entry indicators β€’ A clean, minimalist ivory interface β€’ Support for English, Chinese, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, and German β€’ No subscriptions or in-app purchases Your past, present, and futureβ€”all in one quiet place. Terms of Use (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BugleNews3 screens
JinXi3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: JinXi at Free against BugleNews's $0.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

JinXi is free to download; BugleNews costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
BugleNews versus JinXi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBugleNewsJinXi
Price$0.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoshua Trommelζ΅©η₯– ε½­

In-app purchases

None

BugleNews

No in-app purchases

None

JinXi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BugleNews free?
BugleNews costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is JinXi free?
JinXi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BugleNews or JinXi have ads?
Neither BugleNews nor JinXi shows ads.

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