News Widget vs HT Circulation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
News Widget
Access news from hundreds of sources directly on your home screen, even offline. This app intelligently downloads the latest headlines and can read them aloud to you using text-to-speech technology.
- Home screen widget
- Offline access
- Hundreds of news sources
- Custom RSS/Atom feeds
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Smart news downloading
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Get all your news in one place and on your home screen in your today view. You can choose from hundreds of news sources. If you can't find the one you're looking for already you can add or your own, the app is compatible with all RSS or Atom feeds. News Widget is designed to ensure you've always got the latest stories available to read; even if you don't have an internet connection. The app cleverly downloads the latest news prior to you even opening the app, using a smart algorithm that learns from your behaviour. Using text-to-speech technology you can have all of your news feeds read out to you, so even when you're distracted with what's going on around your right now you can still keep up with what's happening around the world. Follow me on Twitter for the latest news, offers and insights @MarkBridgesApps
HT Circulation
This app enhances the productivity of sales teams, distributors, and field agents within a media group. It enables online booking capture, real-time information updates, and direct reader engagement for improved sales operations.
- Sales manpower productivity
- Field force booking capture
- Online reader information capture
- Live agent information updates
- Daily information updates
- Vendor off-take tracking
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HT Circulation App is part of CRM of HT Media Ltd group. This app involves functioning of various Agents (Distributors), Vendors (Hawkers), Salesman (Center Salesman), CREs (Feet on Street) and Sales Team employees associated with the group. This app focusses on the productivity of Sales manpower and field force on the ground engaged in doing bookings. This app further helps CRE in linking HT directly with the reader since they will be capturing all information online. Agents will be able to see their live information and update daily information on this app. Vendor wise Offtake will also be part of this app for regular tracking and analysis.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HT Circulation at fortnightly against News Widget's every 8 months. HT Circulation also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.6). News Widget's advantage is review sentiment (18% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
News Widget ships an update every 8 months, HT Circulation fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | News Widget | HT Circulation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (36 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BRIDGETECH SOLUTIONS LIMITED | HT Media |
Customer experience
News Widget
HT Circulation
In-app purchases
News Widget
No in-app purchases
HT Circulation
No in-app purchases
