eReviewTimes vs The Norman Transcript
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eReviewTimes
Access a digital replica of a daily print newspaper, featuring local news, sports, weather, and obituaries. Enjoy all your favorite content on your iOS device as part of your digital membership.
- Digital newspaper replica
- Local news coverage
- Sports updates
- Weather forecasts
- Obituaries section
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The eReviewTimes is an exact digital replica of The Courier’s daily print newspaper with all your favorite local news, sports, weather, obituaries, etc. now available on iOS device. Enjoy this app today as part of your digital membership.
The Norman Transcript
Access local news, commentary, photos, and videos from your community. Download daily editions for offline reading and stay updated with breaking news, sports, and weather.
- Offline reading of daily editions
- Breaking news alerts
- Local sports coverage
- Photo and video galleries
- Print edition layout view
- Local weather and events
- Social sharing of content
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Take Norman Transcript with you wherever and whenever you go. Your community resource for news, commentary, photos, video and special features is evolving. Access it now and take off with our award-winning breaking news, sports, weather and more. Features: - Download daily editions and content to read offline at your convenience. - Get breaking news and developing stories from the Norman Transcript newsroom. - Browse photos and watch videos of local and national events. - View articles as they were written and edited for the Norman Transcript print edition. - Access free local weather, events, classifieds and shopping information - See each page and article in a horizontal or vertical display. - Share articles, photos, coupons and local events with friends on your social network. - New enhanced Weather feature in Live News
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Norman Transcript at 4.5 against eReviewTimes's 3.0. The Norman Transcript also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (138 vs 3). eReviewTimes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. The Norman Transcript sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. eReviewTimes asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Norman Transcript holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Norman Transcript has 138 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
eReviewTimes ships an update every 21 months, The Norman Transcript every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eReviewTimes | The Norman Transcript |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (138 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 80.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 138 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Findlay Publishing Company | CNHI LLC |
Customer experience
eReviewTimes
The Norman Transcript
Bugs and requests
eReviewTimes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The Norman Transcript
Reported bugs
11 issues- Blank pages if not read in one sitting
- Downloads with errors
- Pages are fuzzy and unreadable
- Bank video pops up and interrupts app incessantly
- Will not keep me logged in
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- Navigating is infuriating
- Splash screen continually interrupts articles
- Paper view snaps to top or bottom when scrolling
- E-paper often doesn't load (white space)
- Turning pages gets a blank page
- Setting to start app in ePaper mode does not hold
Requested features
5 requests- Grocery ads needed
- Return to using more opinions from national news
- Wish for paper copy Monday and Tuesday
- Fix paper view snapping bug
- Fix setting not holding between app closes
In-app purchases
eReviewTimes
No in-app purchases
The Norman Transcript
- Today's ePaper$1.99
Questions
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