The Norman Transcript vs STEM News
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Norman Transcript
Access local news, commentary, photos, and videos from your community. Download daily editions for offline reading and stay updated with breaking news, sports, and weather.
- Offline reading of daily editions
- Breaking news alerts
- Local sports coverage
- Photo and video galleries
- Print edition layout view
- Local weather and events
- Social sharing of content
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Take Norman Transcript 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 Norman Transcript newsroom. - Browse photos and watch videos of local and national events. - View articles as they were written and edited for the Norman Transcript 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
STEM News
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In the World of irrelevant spicy news, We want to share Stem - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics based Articles and News
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: STEM News at none against The Norman Transcript's 1. STEM News also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). The Norman Transcript's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.1). 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
Both are free to download. The Norman Transcript sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. STEM News asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Norman Transcript ships an update every 5 months, STEM News weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Norman Transcript | STEM News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (138 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 138 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CNHI LLC | Yash Bindal |
Bugs and requests
The Norman Transcript
Reported bugs
11 issues- Blank pages if not read in one sitting
- Downloads with errors
- Pages are fuzzy and unreadable
- Bank video pops up and interrupts app incessantly
- Will not keep me logged in
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- Navigating is infuriating
- Splash screen continually interrupts articles
- Paper view snaps to top or bottom when scrolling
- E-paper often doesn't load (white space)
- Turning pages gets a blank page
- Setting to start app in ePaper mode does not hold
Requested features
5 requests- Grocery ads needed
- Return to using more opinions from national news
- Wish for paper copy Monday and Tuesday
- Fix paper view snapping bug
- Fix setting not holding between app closes
STEM News
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Norman Transcript
- Today's ePaper$1.99
STEM News
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is The Norman Transcript free?
Is STEM News free?
Do The Norman Transcript or STEM News have ads?
Which is updated more often, The Norman Transcript or STEM News?
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