The Mining Journal All Access vs The Babylon Bee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Mining Journal All Access
Access the full print edition of a local newspaper on your iPhone or iPad. Read headlines, stories, and view photos, with options to listen to articles. Download content for offline reading.
- View full print edition pages
- Read headlines and stories
- Listen to articles
- Offline reading
- Searchable content
- Weather updates
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Stay on top of news from Marquette and surrounding areas by receiving the full print version of the The Mining Journal on your iPhone or iPad. Every page of every edition is delivered to your device. The Mining Journal is the best source for local and national news, sports, weather and features in the Marquette and North-Central Upper Peninsula area of Michigan. Download the app to view the printed pages of the newspaper or read headlines and stories along with related photos in a built-in story viewer. Features: - Intuitive navigation. - View headlines, stories, related photos. - Read and listen to stories. - Weather provided by Weather Bug. - Download and sync content to device via Wi-Fi or cellular network so you can read offline. - Stories Tab displays the top news stories by section so you can read the full text or listen to it being read by a virtual newscaster. - Email a story. - Flip through, read and look at pictures within the actual newspaper pages of the printed publication. - Publications Tab lets you read the previous edition of your downloaded publication or download the most recent edition. - Search Tab lets you search for keywords within a headline or text of the stories. The Mining Journal provides the latest local and national news and sports to residents of Marquette and North-Central Upper Peninsula area of Michigan. The Mining Journal covers the communities of Naubinway, AuTrain, Big Bay, Champion, Chatham, Limestone, Curtis, Deerton, Eben Junction, Rumley, Engadine, Little Lake, Germfask, Gould City, Grand Marais, Gwinn, Ishpeming, McMillan, Manistique, Marquette, Michigamme, Christmas, Munising, Negaunee, Newberry, Palmer, Republic, Seney, Shingleton, Skandia, Trenary, Wetmore, Baraga, Bruce Crossing, Covington, L’Anse and Watton.
The Babylon Bee
Access satirical news content with this app. Browse headlines, share articles, and listen to a podcast. Members-only features are available for logged-in users.
- Browse headlines
- Share articles
- Bookmark articles
- Listen to podcast
- Members-only features
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This app was created ex nihilo on the eighth day of the creation week, exactly 6,000 years ago, with the purpose of making The Babylon Bee's divinely inspired content even more accessible. Here's what you can do with the power of our perfect app in your hands: - Browse recent and trending headlines. - Share and bookmark your favorite articles. - Click on ads to line our pockets with cash. - Customize and sync your preferences. - Listen to our critically-ignored podcast. - Log in for access to members-only features. About Us The Babylon Bee is the world's best satire site, totally inerrant in all its truth claims. We write satire about Christian stuff, political stuff, and everyday life. We have been the premier news source through every major world event, from the Tower of Babel and the Exodus to the Reformation and the War of 1812. We focus on just the facts, leaving spin and bias to other news sites like CNN and Fox News. Unlike other satire sites, everything we post is 100% verified by Snopes.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Babylon Bee at 95% against The Mining Journal All Access's 0%. The Babylon Bee also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). The Mining Journal All Access's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Babylon Bee holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Babylon Bee has 63K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of The Mining Journal All Access's written reviews are positive against 95% of The Babylon Bee's.
The Mining Journal All Access ships an update every 5 months, The Babylon Bee every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Mining Journal All Access | The Babylon Bee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (4 ratings) | 4.9 (63K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 94.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 63K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #208 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Presteligence | The Babylon Bee, LLC |
Customer experience
The Mining Journal All Access
The Babylon Bee
Bugs and requests
The Mining Journal All Access
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The Babylon Bee
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login issues
- Compatibility problems with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Expand content beyond politics and religion
- Improve app stability and reliability
- Add more sharing options and social integration
In-app purchases
The Mining Journal All Access
No in-app purchases
The Babylon Bee
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is The Mining Journal All Access free?
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