MSN vs CisionOne
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 personalized news, real-time weather forecasts, and financial market updates. Enjoy a curated feed of short videos and content from trusted publishers.
- Personalized news feed
- Real-time weather forecasts
- Financial news and stock tracking
- Short 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.
CisionOne
Access comprehensive, real-time media intelligence to identify key journalists and influencers. Monitor over 100 million news sources with curated profiles and actionable insights to shape your communications strategy.
- Real-time media data
- Journalist and influencer discovery
- Human-curated profiles
- Extensive news source monitoring
- Actionable communication insights
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CisionOne delivers comprehensive, quality media data with expert guided technology, empowering you to make sense of what matters most - in realtime. Quickly find the journalists and influencers that matter to your audience with simple, smart search capabilities and in-depth, human curated and verified profiles. Monitor across more than 100 million news sources, filtered to provide the most relevant coverage impacting your organisation, along with the actionable insight you need to amplify your story and shape your communications strategy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CisionOne at none against MSN's shown. CisionOne also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). MSN's advantage is chart position (#107 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MSN ships an update every 2 weeks, CisionOne every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MSN | CisionOne |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (124K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 38.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 124K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #107 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 263 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | Streem Pty Ltd |
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
CisionOne
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MSN
No in-app purchases
CisionOne
No in-app purchases
