MSN vs The City Guide
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.
The City Guide
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NewtoMedia, Inc. is a digital media marketing company that provides city guides for major metropolitan areas in the United States and around the world. They offer city-specific business directories, local news and events, and city facts to help small and medium-sized businesses advertise their products and services. Visitors to their website can access up-to-date information on everything happening in a metropolitan area.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The City Guide at none against MSN's 1. The City Guide also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). MSN's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and chart position (#92 vs unranked). 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. The City Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.
MSN ships an update every 2 weeks, The City Guide every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MSN | The City Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (124K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 38.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 124K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Best chart rank | #92 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 260 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | Newtomedia Inc. |
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
The City Guide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MSN
- Microsoft Copilot Pro$20.001 Month
The City Guide
No in-app purchases
