Comparison

MagCMS vs Newsworthy

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

Head to head
About

MagCMS

This app allows publishers to preview their digital magazines before publishing them on the Magzter platform. Ensure interactive content and functionality are exactly as intended for readers.

Highlights
  • Preview digital magazines
  • Check interactive content
  • Verify functionality
  • Publish to Magzter platform
  • Publisher registration required
Features
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Magzter, the world’s largest and fastest growing global digital magazine newsstand, introduces the MagCMS app exclusively for publishers using the Magzter digital publishing platform. The new MagCMS app allows publishers to quickly and easily preview their digital magazines, including all interactive content and functionality, before publishing them to the Magzter platform. With the MagCMS app publishers can be completely confident that the experience they provide to their readers on Magzter will be exactly as they intend it to be. Use of the Magzter MagCMS app requires registration as a Publisher on Magzter.com.

About

Newsworthy

This news reader app delivers concise summaries of politics, entertainment, and current events from diverse sources. Enjoy fast loading, easy navigation, and optimized articles. Remove ads with a subscription.

Highlights
  • News summaries
  • Politics, entertainment, current events
  • Multiple news sources
  • Super fast loading
  • Easy navigation
  • Optimized news articles
Features
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Newsworthy is a fast, personalized news reader built around one idea: you choose the sources. No account. No sign-up. No email required — just open the app and start reading. Follow the outlets you trust and Newsworthy pulls their latest into a single, clean feed — politics, world, current events, and more, all in one place. Browse by category with a tap, or get started instantly with "Pick for me." READ IT YOUR WAY Switch between Light, Sepia, and Dark for comfortable reading any time of day. Your feed is ready the moment you open the app. LOCAL NEWS Add your city and see headlines from where you live, right alongside the national feed. FEATURES • Build your own feed from dozens of trusted sources • Browse by category with a tap • Light, Sepia & Dark reading modes • Local news for your city • Save articles to read later • Fast search across the news GO AD-FREE (OPTIONAL) Remove display ads with Newsworthy Premium — $2.99/month or $19.99/year, with a 1-month free trial.* Prefer free? Newsworthy stays free, always. *Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renew in your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Privacy Policy: http://newsleap.com/privacy/ Terms of Service: http://newsleap.com/support/ We read every email. If you have an idea to make Newsworthy better, tell us — and please keep the reviews coming!

Screenshots

MagCMS3 screens
Newsworthy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MagCMS at none against Newsworthy's 2. MagCMS also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Newsworthy's advantage is ratings volume (7K vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months). On price 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. Newsworthy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. MagCMS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MagCMS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Newsworthy has 7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MagCMS ships an update every 10 months, Newsworthy every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
MagCMS versus Newsworthy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagCMSNewsworthy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (7K ratings)
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB11 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperMagzter Inc.NewsLeap

Customer experience

MagCMS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Newsworthy

All ratings7,007 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral7.8%
Negative12.2%

Bugs and requests

MagCMS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Newsworthy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Disappearing app icon
  • Inability to remove full-page ads

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ad selection tool
  • More frequent news updates
  • Improved content curation
  • Paid version without ads
  • Windows desktop app

In-app purchases

None

MagCMS

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Newsworthy

Subscriptions2
  • Ad-Free Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Ad-Free Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is MagCMS free?
MagCMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Newsworthy free?
Newsworthy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MagCMS or Newsworthy?
MagCMS is rated higher. MagCMS averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Newsworthy averages 4.7 from 7K ratings.
Do MagCMS or Newsworthy have ads?
Newsworthy shows ads; MagCMS does not.
Which is updated more often, MagCMS or Newsworthy?
MagCMS ships an update every 10 months, and Newsworthy every 3 months. Most recently, MagCMS was updated on October 2, 2026 and Newsworthy on October 15, 2026.

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