Kite vs DUELING NEWS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kite
A specialized web browser designed for individuals passionate about news. It offers a curated browsing experience focused on delivering news content efficiently.
- News-focused browsing
- Curated content experience
- Efficient news delivery
- Ad-free browsing
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Kite is a boutique web browser for news lovers.
DUELING NEWS
This app aggregates top headlines from diverse media sources, offering a balanced perspective on current events. Its clean interface provides easy access to news and real-time media trends without intrusive notifications or user-generated content.
- Aggregates headlines from left and right sources
- Balanced media perspective
- Clean, user-friendly interface
- Real-time media trends
- No intrusive notifications
- No user-generated content
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Dueling News offers a balanced view of today's media by aggregating top headlines from both left-leaning and right-leaning sources. With a clean and user-friendly interface, it provides easy access to diverse perspectives, helping you stay informed without bias. No intrusive notifications or user-generated content—just straightforward access to the news and real-time media trends from the most trusted platforms. Stay updated and see the full media landscape with Dueling News.
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Verdict
Kite and DUELING NEWS both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of DUELING NEWS's written reviews are positive against 53% of Kite's. Kite's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 — 5.0 for Kite against 5.0 for DUELING NEWS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Kite's written reviews are positive against 100% of DUELING NEWS's.
Kite ships an update every 2 months, DUELING NEWS every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kite | DUELING NEWS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kite Inc. | Tommy Fox Productions LLC |
Customer experience
Kite
DUELING NEWS
In-app purchases
Kite
No in-app purchases
DUELING NEWS
No in-app purchases
