MSN vs ID Intelligence
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.
ID Intelligence
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Identity Intelligence keeps you current on the news that matters in identity management, border security, biometrics, and secure documents. Five authoritative sources. One clean feed. Built for professionals who need to stay sharp — consultants, standards experts, procurement specialists, border management officers, and secure document industry practitioners. YOUR SOURCES Choose from Biometric Update, Keesing Platform, Identity Week, ID Tech Wire, and SECOIA. Enable the sources you follow. Disable the ones you don't. Your feed, your way. YOUR TOPICS Filter by pre-defined topics including ePassport & eID, Biometrics, Border Security, Standards, Digital Identity, and more. Create custom topics with your own keywords — track your company, your customers, your countries of focus, or any niche subject that matters to your work. READ, BOOKMARK, ACT Save articles for later with bookmarks. Search your feed and your saved articles by keyword. Open any article in the built-in browser without leaving the app. Share relevant news directly with colleagues. PRO — UNLOCK THE FULL FEED The free tier gives you SECOIA content plus two additional sources. Upgrade to PRO to unlock all sources simultaneously, unlimited custom topics and filters, and iCloud Sync to keep your reading history and bookmarks in step across your devices. PRO Monthly (1 month) and PRO Annual (1 year) subscriptions are available. Pricing is shown in your local currency at the time of purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. BUILT BY SECOIA Identity Intelligence is developed by SECOIA Executive Consultants AG, a boutique consultancy specialising in identity management, border security, biometrics, ePassports, and secure documents. We built this app because we use it ourselves. _______________ LEGAL By subscribing, you agree to Apple's Standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://id-intelligence.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ID Intelligence at none against MSN's shown. ID Intelligence also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). MSN's advantage is chart position (#97 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 and ID Intelligence sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MSN ships an update every 2 weeks, ID Intelligence weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MSN | ID Intelligence |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Best chart rank | #97 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 262 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | SECOIA Executive Consultants AG |
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
ID Intelligence
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MSN
- Microsoft Copilot Pro$20.001 Month
ID Intelligence
- ID Intelligence Pro$2.991 Month
- ID Intelligence Pro1 Year trial$22.991 Year









