Comparison

MSN vs CisionOne

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
Currently charting
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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

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time media data
  • Journalist and influencer discovery
  • Human-curated profiles
  • Extensive news source monitoring
  • Actionable communication insights
Features
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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.

Screenshots

MSN4 screens
CisionOne4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CisionOne at none against MSN's 1. CisionOne also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). MSN's advantage is chart position (#96 vs unranked). On price, update cadence 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. CisionOne asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MSN ships an update every 2 weeks, CisionOne every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
MSN versus CisionOne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMSNCisionOne
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (124K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings124K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
Best chart rank#96 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size262 MB76 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationStreem 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

1 purchases

MSN

Subscriptions1
  • Microsoft Copilot Pro$20.001 Month
None

CisionOne

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MSN free?
MSN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CisionOne free?
CisionOne is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MSN or CisionOne have ads?
MSN shows ads; CisionOne does not.
Which is updated more often, MSN or CisionOne?
MSN ships an update every 2 weeks, and CisionOne every 3 weeks. Most recently, MSN was updated on October 14, 2026 and CisionOne on October 1, 2026.

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