MSN vs RO App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MSN
Stay informed, productive, and entertained with a personalized feed of news, weather, stock updates, and short videos. Access quality content from trusted publishers and track your favorite stocks with real-time market data.
- Tailored content feed
- Real-time weather forecasts
- Financial news and stock tracking
- Personalized video feed
- Content from trusted publishers
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The MSN app keeps you informed, productive, and entertained with tailored content, real-time weather, stock tracking, short videos and more. Key features Your tailored feed, with you on the go. Quality content from thousands of trusted publishers. Weather report Get hourly and 10-day forecasts, air quality, UV index and more. Financial news hub See the latest on the market, trends and your favorite stocks. Your personalized video feed Scroll short clips of the latest news, trending stories and viral moments.
RO App
Access obituaries and service information for your community. This app provides a comprehensive and searchable listing of recent passing, in cooperation with local funeral homes.
- Searchable obituary listings
- Funeral service information
- Community resource
- Cooperation with funeral homes
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Regional Obituaries is your community resource to stay informed when a friend or loved one passes away. In cooperation with our regional funeral service providers, we strive to create a comprehensive, easily searchable listing, providing information about obituaries and services in our region.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RO App at none against MSN's 1. RO App also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). MSN's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (124K vs 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. MSN sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $20.00 per month. RO App asks for nothing beyond the download.
RO App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MSN has 124K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MSN ships an update every 2 weeks, RO App every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MSN | RO App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (124K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 124K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #92 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 260 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | Roanoke Obituaries |
Customer experience
MSN
RO App
Bugs and requests
MSN
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to comment on articles
- Inconsistent behavior when clicking back button
- News articles not loading properly
- Personalization settings not saving
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Customizable news feed and interests
- Offline reading mode
- Dark mode option
- Improved article sharing capabilities
- Better integration with other Microsoft services
RO App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MSN
- Microsoft Copilot Pro$20.001 Month
RO App
No in-app purchases
