Comparison

The Daily Progress vs The Progress

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

Head to head
About

The Daily Progress

Access local news, commentary, photos, and videos on the go. Download daily editions for offline reading and stay updated with breaking news, sports, and weather. Share content with friends and access local event and shopping information.

Highlights
  • Offline reading of daily editions
  • Breaking news updates
  • Photo and video galleries
  • Print edition article view
  • Local weather and events
  • Social sharing of content
Features
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Take The Daily Progress with you wherever and whenever you go. Your community resource for news, commentary, photos, video and special features is evolving. Access it now and take off with our award-winning breaking news, sports, weather and more. Features: - Download daily editions and content to read offline at your convenience. - Get breaking news and developing stories from the The Daily Progress newsroom. - Browse photos and watch videos of local and national events. - View articles as they were written and edited for the The Daily Progress print edition. - Access free local weather, events, classifieds and shopping information - See each page and article in a horizontal or vertical display. - Share articles, photos, coupons and local events with friends on your social network. - New enhanced Weather feature in Live News

About

The Progress

Stay informed with local news and sports from western Pennsylvania. Access daily updates and 24/7 coverage through the newspaper's website and mobile app.

Highlights
  • Local news coverage
  • Sports updates
  • Western Pennsylvania focus
  • 24/7 online coverage
  • Mobile app access
Features
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The Progress newspaper covers local news and sports in the Clearfield, Curwensville, Philipsburg and Moshannon Valley areas of western Pennsylvania. The Progress offers home delivery six days a week and provides 24/7 coverage on its website at theprogressnews.com and on its mobile app.

Screenshots

The Daily Progress4 screens
The Progress4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Progress at none against The Daily Progress's 1. The Daily Progress's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. The Daily Progress sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Progress asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for The Daily Progress against 4.9 for The Progress. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 29 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Daily Progress ships an update every 5 months, The Progress every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Daily Progress versus The Progress: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Daily ProgressThe Progress
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (10 ratings)4.9 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1029 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB45 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCNHI LLCCommunity Media Group Inc

Customer experience

The Daily Progress

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Progress

All ratings29 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Daily Progress

One-time1
  • Today's ePaper$1.99
None

The Progress

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Daily Progress free?
The Daily Progress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Progress free?
The Progress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Daily Progress or The Progress?
The Progress is rated higher. The Daily Progress averages 4.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while The Progress averages 4.9 from 29 ratings.
Do The Daily Progress or The Progress have ads?
Both The Daily Progress and The Progress show ads.
Which is updated more often, The Daily Progress or The Progress?
The Daily Progress ships an update every 5 months, and The Progress every 6 months. Most recently, The Daily Progress was updated on November 1, 2026 and The Progress on November 3, 2026.

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