Comparison

MSN vs Digital Gateway

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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. ​

About

Digital Gateway

Access global tax news, KPMG contact information, and exclusive reports. Features include interactive maps, guided inboxes, and AI-powered consulting. Manage workflows with simple swipes and undo actions.

Highlights
  • Global tax news with map and list views
  • KPMG partner and team contact directory
  • AI-powered large language model consulting
  • Interactive world map for news and contacts
  • Guided inbox for client and service line overview
  • Workflow management with swipe gestures
  • Exclusive Data & Analytics reports
Features
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Global tax news and IRW news are updated regularly and can be viewed in a chronological list or on a world map. The world map features a scrollable carousel from which the article in focus is geographically located as a corresponding marker. In like manner, tapping a marker automatically focuses the carousel to its corresponding article. Articles both in the list and on the world map can be filtered by associated topic, geographic jurisdiction or user-specified search phrase. KPMG partner and engagement team contact information can be filtered by geographic jurisdiction or service line and viewed in a list or on a world map where contacts are displayed at their home offices. Contact biography, photo, email address and phone number are accessible from a tactile digital business card. Native dialer and default email launches automatically upon tapping phone or email icons, respectively. For user-specified clients and service lines a guided Home experience gives a high level, up to date overview and grants quick access to all sections of the application. Exclusive content includes Data & Analytics reports, which are organized under shared categories and accessible from a concise menu. Signing off or skipping tasks in the Workflows section is a swipe away. Swipe right to sign off, swipe left to skip and if you make a mistake, just shake your device to undo your last action. Consulting with a large language model is just a tap away from either the Main Menu or the Home experience. Continue a conversation, begin a new conversation with a preexisting persona, or simply initiate a quick chat to get a quick answer. Add a range of Knowledge Sources to extend the context of your chat. Model and creativity are configurable. Our License Agreement and Cookie Policy are tucked away in a legal section in the Main Menu for reference. The Main Menu also provides status indicators for all exclusive content.

Screenshots

MSN4 screens
Digital Gateway4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Digital Gateway at none against MSN's 1. Digital Gateway also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). MSN's advantage is ratings volume (124K vs 8) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 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. MSN sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $20.00 per month. Digital Gateway asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Digital Gateway 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 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MSN ships an update every 2 weeks, Digital Gateway every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
MSN versus Digital Gateway: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMSNDigital Gateway
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (124K ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings124K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
Best chart rank#94 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size260 MB81 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationKPMG International

Customer experience

MSN

All ratings124,210 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews732 reviews
Positive38.3%
Neutral6.6%
Negative55.2%

Digital Gateway

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Digital Gateway

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MSN

Subscriptions1
  • Microsoft Copilot Pro$20.001 Month
None

Digital Gateway

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MSN free?
MSN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Digital Gateway free?
Digital Gateway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MSN or Digital Gateway?
Digital Gateway is rated higher. MSN averages 4.6 out of 5 from 124K ratings, while Digital Gateway averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do MSN or Digital Gateway have ads?
MSN shows ads; Digital Gateway does not.
Which is updated more often, MSN or Digital Gateway?
MSN ships an update every 2 weeks, and Digital Gateway every 2 months. Most recently, MSN was updated on October 23, 2026 and Digital Gateway on October 8, 2026.

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