Canada Press vs Canada's National Observer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Canada Press
Access over 500 news feeds from 110 Canadian newspapers and magazines in one place. Stay updated with daily, weekly, and monthly publications, and discover local news near you. Share articles, search by keywords, and receive push notifications for your favorite sources.
- Access 500+ news feeds
- Browse daily, weekly, monthly press
- Locate local newspapers
- Receive push notifications
- Search articles by keywords
- Share news with friends
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Explore more than 500 news feeds from 110 Canadian newspapers and magazines. *** ALL THE NEWS IN A SINGLE APP *** ► Daily press (National & local) ► Weekly press ► Monthly press ► Internet press Among the features : ▷ Locate local newspapers near your location. ▷ Receive by push the latest updates of your favorite newspapers. ▷ Share news with your friends ▷ Search articles by keywords *** FREE APP *** Enjoy this amazing app. *** PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION *** - Remove advertising in the app - Remove limit on the number of posts - Direct access to website reader (when available) END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ PRIVACY POLICY : http://www.babdreams.com/privacy
Canada's National Observer
Stay informed with breaking Canadian news and in-depth analysis on federal politics, energy, and climate change. Covers critical issues like food security and sustainable solutions.
- Breaking Canadian news
- Federal politics analysis
- Energy sector coverage
- Climate change solutions
- Food security reporting
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Get the latest headlines on breaking Canadian news and analysis on federal politics, energy, climate change solutions, food security, and related issues.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Canada's National Observer at none against Canada Press's 4. Canada's National Observer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). Canada Press's advantage is ratings volume (55 vs 11). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Canada Press sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Canada's National Observer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Canada Press against 4.5 for Canada's National Observer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canada Press has 55 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Canada Press's written reviews are positive against 80% of Canada's National Observer's.
Canada Press ships an update every 12 months, Canada's National Observer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Canada Press | Canada's National Observer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (55 ratings) — better | 4.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Studio BabDreams | Observer Media Group Incorporated |
Customer experience
Canada Press
Canada's National Observer
Bugs and requests
Canada Press
Reported bugs
2 issues- App will no longer display any articles, blank white screen
- Bug with alerts deleting all other alerts
Requested features
7 requests- Indicate paywall articles with a “$”
- Segregate free sources from paywall sources
- Delete papers that won’t let you into items after quota
- Include some dissident reporting
- Fix bug with alerts deleting other alerts
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- Adjust font size
- Include a few international sources
Canada's National Observer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Canada Press
- 1 month$0.991 Month
- 3 months$1.993 Months
- 6 months$3.996 Months
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- 1 year$5.991 Year
Canada's National Observer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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