Comparison

News Widget vs Blitz India

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Blitz India

Features
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Amid the diminishing relevance of the present-day media, engrossed n negativity and system bashing, BlitzIndia is a bold attempt at constructive journalism. It is the world's first, and only, weekly newspaper focused on development journalism. The news weekly gives sustained coverage to the ideas, policies, programmes and activities that deal with the improvement of the life of people. It provides a fair, accurate, and contextualised picture of today's India, and the world, without hyping the negative. The English edition of BlitzIndia was launched on February 5, 2022 in New Delhi by Amitabh Kant, the then-CEO of Niti Aayog and the present G20 Sherpa of India. A few months later, the Hindi edition of the newspaper also made its appearance. In September 2022, BlitzIndia was launched at a gala event in Mumbai. Ever since its launch, Blitzlndia has become a must-read for policymakers, thinkers, academics and the intelligentsia. Development Journalism, which the weekly newspaper has pioneered, has been warmly welcomed by the readers, encouraging us to plan editions from Wa major cities in India and few international editions in the near future. Over the past few years, India has embarked upon the path of all-round development with new-age policies, new socio-economic goals and new agendas. The India of the 21st century has given rise to a new kind of politics and a new governance agenda, with a view to shaping up a new nation. BlitzIndia acts as a catalyst in this transformational process and lends momentum to it. The weekly directs its efforts towards "building a new nation', as proclaimed in its tagline. With in-depth articles and trusted analysis, BlitzIndia offers constructive suggestions on what best can be done to ensure that no one is left behind in the development process, as professed in the transformative motto of the Agenda 2030 of the United Nations. BlitzIndia accords utmost sanctity to SDGs and while the Government is working ceaselessly to achieve these goals, we believe that media too must play a key role in the process. BlitzIndia provides an effective platform to channelise all efforts towards SDG's awareness and implementation.

Screenshots

News Widget4 screens
Blitz India4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: News Widget at none against Blitz India's shown. Blitz India's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

News Widget ships an update every 8 months, Blitz India every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
News Widget versus Blitz India: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNews WidgetBlitz India
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (36 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews17.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings36 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB73 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBRIDGETECH SOLUTIONS LIMITEDMediology Software Private Limited

In-app purchases

None

News Widget

No in-app purchases

None

Blitz India

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is News Widget free?
News Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blitz India free?
Blitz India is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do News Widget or Blitz India have ads?
Blitz India shows ads; News Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, News Widget or Blitz India?
News Widget ships an update every 8 months, and Blitz India every 2 days. Most recently, News Widget was updated on October 17, 2026 and Blitz India on October 3, 2026.

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