BeritaSatu vs SINDOnews
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeritaSatu
Access the latest, in-depth, and accurate news from Indonesia. This app upholds positive journalism, focusing on solutions and national optimism while delivering updates on politics, legal affairs, economics, and social issues. Enjoy live news coverage and an ad-free experience.
- Latest Indonesian news
- In-depth and accurate reporting
- Positive journalism approach
- Politics, legal, economics, social issues coverage
- Live news streaming
- Ad-free experience
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BeritaSatu.com is an Indonesian news app that provides the latest, most in-depth, accurate, reliable and up-to-date news stories. Not only is it fast and accurate, BeritaSatu.com implements good practices of journalism, and always prioritizes the process of clarifying, checking and rechecking, and cross-checking all sorts of information prior to publishing. We work with utmost professionalism, as we are aware of the readers’ right to obtain accurate information. BeritaSatu.com shines a positive light on every event in hopes to prevent readers’ pessimism. In every devastating news or event, there is always a positive side that can help us face the future. This is what we call positive journalism — a kind of journalism that does not only pay attention to the journalism ethics, but also the impact brought by a news coverage. Discover the latest news on politics, legal affairs, economics, and social issues on BeritaSatu.com. By upholding positive journalism in every news coverage, we are trying to “spread the nation’s optimism”. Watch the latest news coverage by BeritaSatu TV via live-stream on the BeritaSatu.com app. Download the BeritaSatu.com app to stay updated on the latest news without ads. Website: www.BeritaSatu.com E-mail: feedback@Beritasatu.com
SINDOnews
Access accurate, quality, and fast information from a major Indonesian news portal. Offers in-depth and comprehensive news across various categories, including multimedia formats and community engagement.
- In-depth and comprehensive news coverage
- Multiple news categories
- Multimedia news formats (infographics, photos, video)
- Live TV integration
- Community engagement programs
- Verified by Dewan Pers
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SINDOnews merupakan salah satu portal berita besar dan berpengaruh yang memiliki gen Koran Sindo. Portal ini berdiri pada 4 Juli 2012, di bawah manajemen PT. Sindonews Portal Indonesia (SPI). SINDOnews memiliki tagline "Bukan Berita Biasa". Tagline ini menjadi kredo untuk membedakan (uniqueness) Sindonews dengan portal-portal lain. SINDOnews memberikan akses informasi akurat, berkualitas, dan cepat kepada masyarakat luas. Berita yang dikemas SINDOnews lebih mendalam dan komprehensif sehingga bisa menjadi referensi pengambil keputusan di pemerintahan, pebisnis, politisi, dan para mahasiswa serta stakeholder terkait. Salah satu kekuatan SINDOnews adalah berada dalam naungan MNC Group dimana MNC Group merupakan salah satu group media terbesar di Asia Tenggara yang dipimpin oleh Bapak Hary Tanoesoedibjo. Kekuatan ini yang menciptakan kolaborasi pemberitaan secara kuat dengan portal yang berada di bawah naungan MNC lainnya seperti Okezone.com, iNews.id, Koran Sindo, RCTI+, Vision+, ROOV serta MNCTrijaya.com. SINDOnews juga bersinergi dengan media-media di MNC Group dalam berbagai platform seperti televisi, radio dan pay TV. Untuk FTA, MNC memiliki iNews TV, RCTI, GTV, dan MNCTV. Untuk pay TV, MNC memiliki MNC Vision dengan ratusan channel favorit, K-Vision dengan berbagai channel favorit lainnya, MNC Play dan Playbox. Untuk radio, Sindonews berkolaborasi dengan MNC Trijaya FM, Global Radio, V Radio, RDI, dan 200 radio jaringannya yang tersebar di seluruh Indonesia. Khusus media –media portal dan print, saat ini berada dalam naungan holding PT MNC Portal Indonesia (PT MPI). Sindonews juga sudah terverifikasi oleh Dewan Pers : Nomor 499/DP- Verifikasi/K/XII/2019. Kategori pemberitaan SINDOnews berupa informasi Nasional, Metronews, Daerah, Ekonomi dan Bisnis, International, Sports, Soccer, Otomotif, Sains, Tekno, Edukasi, Gen Sindo, Kalam dan Lifestyle. SINDOnews juga menyajikan informasi yang dikemas dalam bentuk multimedia seperti Sindo Infografik, Sindo Photo, Sindo Video, dan Live TV MNC Media. Berita-berita yang disajikan Sindonews memiliki karakteristik berita mendalam (indepth), komprehensif, dan analitik. Untuk penguatan berita-berita yang bersifat indepth dan analitik, Sindonews didukung oleh tim Litbang yang independen dan kredibel. Sindonews konsisten menggelar event-event tahunan seperti Kepala Daerah Inovatif (KDI), Indonesia Visionary Leader (IVL), Indonesia Leader Forum (ILF), Apresiasi Inovasi, CSR Award, Sindo Goes To Campus (SGTC), serta sejumlah program pendidikan seperti Sindo Journalism Class (SJC), Try Out SBMPTN dan event-event kreatif lainnya. Sebagai upaya untuk meningkatkan engagement dengan kalangan mahasiswa, SINDOnews memiliki wadah komunitas Gen SINDO yang memiliki anggota tersebar di seluruh Indonesia dan rutin menyelengarakan program setiap bulannya.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SINDOnews at 5.0 against BeritaSatu's 4.8. SINDOnews also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). BeritaSatu's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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.
SINDOnews holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BeritaSatu has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BeritaSatu ships an update every 3 months, SINDOnews every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BeritaSatu | SINDOnews |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Berita Satu Media Holdings | Okezone Indonesia |
Customer experience
BeritaSatu
SINDOnews
In-app purchases
BeritaSatu
No in-app purchases
SINDOnews
No in-app purchases
