NM Bluebird vs C
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NM Bluebird
Enhance your reading experience on iOS devices with this app. Navigate publications using intuitive gestures, zoom into pages, or switch to article mode for adjustable text. Access the latest and past editions for online or offline reading.
- iOS multi-gestures navigation
- Swipe to browse pages/sections
- Tap to zoom page image
- Article mode with adjustable font size
- Full text search
- Online and offline reading
- Access to back issues
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This app is part of the new Responsive Design interface of Tecnavia's Bluebird interface. This app improves the reading experience on any iOS device. It is more enhanced than viewing with the Safari Browser. Readers can quickly navigate the entire publication using iOS multi-gestures. Swipe to browse pages or sections or tap a live headline or page number to reach your favorite article. A thumbnail view lets you scan all the pages at once. To read a story, just tap to zoom the page image, or tap to article mode and read the whole story, including jumps, in the text window at the font size you prefer. The e-Edition will also let you easily find topics using the section and story index, or find any ad or story via a full text search of words contained in the copy. Just open the app to get the latest edition for on-line or off-line reading. You can also access back issues that you might have missed.To use, just download the app and select your publication.
C
Access live and on-demand video and audio coverage of U.S. political events, including House and Senate proceedings, congressional hearings, and White House activities. Listen to C-SPAN Radio and explore political podcasts. Stay informed with the latest news and schedule information.
- Live U.S. Congress streams
- On-demand event access
- C-SPAN Radio
- Political podcasts
- Schedule information
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Watch live and on demand C-SPAN's complete coverage of the House and Senate, congressional hearings, White House events, the courts, the campaigns and more from the world of politics. Listen to C-SPAN Radio and discover a variety of informative podcasts. Watch the three C-SPAN TV networks* and the latest episodes of "Washington Journal" and "Q&A". Find current schedule information for C-SPAN’s TV networks and C-SPAN Radio. From your mobile device, on C-SPAN Now you'll find anywhere, anytime access to: - Live streams of U.S. Congress floor proceedings - Live streams of each day's key congressional hearings and other top political events - On-demand access to the latest events - Featured clips driving the news - C-SPAN Radio - Podcasts on politics, history and nonfiction books - C-SPAN, C-SPAN2 and C-SPAN3* - Latest episodes of "Washington Journal" and "Q&A" - Up-to-date schedule information for C-SPAN TV networks and C-SPAN Radio *Access to the livestreams of C-SPAN's three television networks is reserved for authenticated cable and satellite TV customers. C-SPAN Now...Washington Unfiltered.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NM Bluebird at 88% against C's 40%. NM Bluebird also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.9). C's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and chart position (#112 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, 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.
NM Bluebird holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 234 and 635 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of NM Bluebird's written reviews are positive against 40% of C's.
NM Bluebird ships an update every 6 months, C every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NM Bluebird | C |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (234 ratings) — better | 3.9 (635 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better | 39.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 234 | 635 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | — | #112 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tecnavia | C-SPAN |
Customer experience
NM Bluebird
C
User reviews
NM Bluebird
From 234 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📰 Authentic newspaper reading experience with page-turning interface
- 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-navigate design
- 🔍 Flexible zoom and text sizing options
- 📥 Ability to download editions for offline reading
- ⚡ Quick access to recent editions
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent technical issues and crashes
- 🐛 Page-turning swipe sensitivity too high
- 🐛 Random logout and session interruptions
- 🐛 Occasional blank pages and content rendering failures
- 🐛 Download failures and incomplete loading
C
From 635 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth, fast-loading app
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly
- 🔒 Unfiltered, unbiased government coverage
- 💡 Convenient mobile access to C-SPAN content
- 👍 Clean, modern design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and freezes
- 🔋 High data consumption
- 📺 No support for larger iPad screens
- 🔍 Lack of search functionality
- 🔒 Requires cable provider login for full access
Bugs and requests
NM Bluebird
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes after recent iOS updates
- Page turning swipe too sensitive causing accidental navigation
- Random logout and authentication failures
- Blank pages and content rendering issues
- Download hangs at 75% completion
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- Article expansion doesn't work consistently
- App goes to current issue when interrupted
- Article forwarding links show insecure source errors
- Reading pane scrolling issues on iPhone SE
- Screen goes blank when tapping in reading pane
Requested features
9 requests- Add New York Times to app
- Add Financial Times to app
- Add Barron's to app
- Add more newspaper publications
- Full-screen text reading mode
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- Ability to access earlier/archived editions by date selection
- Improved article forwarding security
- Voice reading speed adjustment controls
- Updated and modernized user interface
C
Reported bugs
4 issues- Video playback issues on older devices
- Inability to switch between live channels
- App gets stuck on last viewed video
- Inconsistent behavior when rotating device
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for Chromecast and Apple TV
- Implement background audio playback
- Introduce a search feature to find past content
- Develop a dedicated iPad app with optimized layout
- Offer a paid, ad-free version
In-app purchases
NM Bluebird
No in-app purchases
C
No in-app purchases
