Kite vs Pulse News 24/7
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.
Pulse News 24/7
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Pulse News 24/7 brings you the latest headlines as they break — from thousands of trusted sources across 7 English-speaking countries: the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, and Pakistan. Skip the noise. Pulse groups coverage of the same story from multiple sources, so you see what's happening — not ten copies of the same headline. • 7 countries, 9 categories — Headlines, Nation, World, Business, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Science, Health • Multi-source clustering — one story, every source, no duplicates • Ask Pulse — chat with your news. Ask what happened, get answers grounded in real coverage with sources you can tap through to. • Daily Brief — a quick morning and evening catch-up on the stories that matter, built from your chosen countries and categories. • Choose the countries and categories that matter to you • Fast, clean, and always up to date Local or global, the moment it happens — Pulse keeps you current.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Kite at none against Pulse News 24/7's shown. Kite also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 17.0). On price 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.
| Parameter | Kite | Pulse News 24/7 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kite Inc. | paramvir singh |
In-app purchases
Kite
No in-app purchases
Pulse News 24/7
No in-app purchases
