The Daily Sun vs SNN, Suncoast News Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Daily Sun
Access a digital replica of your local Florida newspapers, featuring news, sports, stock reports, and special sections on health, fishing, and entertainment. Read articles in their original print format or a text-only view, and easily share content.
- Replica newspaper edition
- Text view mode
- Archive browsing
- Story sharing
- Local, state, national news
- Sports coverage
- Stock reports
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The Daily Sun is a replica edition of your locally-owned daily newspapers for the Englewood, North Port, Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda, Florida areas. This app allows you to read everything as it was printed, or click anywhere on the story to read in a text view mode, browse archives and email or share stories to social media sites. Here you will find... - Local, state, national and world news. - Daily sports section with local and national sports coverage. - Daily and weekly stocks and stock reports. - Weekly special sections • Feeling Fit - health news • Waterline - local fishing and hunting news • Let's Go - local entertainment news and events • Area-specific local news • Classifieds section (the largest printed classified section in Florida) and so much more. For questions and customer support please call (941) 206-1000 or toll free 1-877-818-6204.
SNN, Suncoast News Network
Access local news, weather, and sports updates from Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, and DeSoto counties. Watch live news, get breaking news alerts, and view weather forecasts and videos. Submit news tips and photos directly through the app.
- Live news streaming
- Breaking news push notifications
- Latest news video
- Weather video forecasts
- Current weather watches & warnings
- Submit news tips & photos
- Article sharing
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SNN mobile app is your source for local news, weather, sports and information on the go! Get more local news, more local weather, more local sports, and more of the videos you want to see from Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, DeSoto counties, and beyond. Everything you love about the Suncoast News Network in the palm of your hand. FEATURES: -Watch live news -Get push notifications for Breaking news -Watch the latest news video -Suncoast weather video forecasts -Current weather watches & warnings -Submit news tips & photos -Easy to share articles via text, email, & social media
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Daily Sun at 86% against SNN, Suncoast News Network's 20%. The Daily Sun also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (256 vs 10). SNN, Suncoast News Network's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
The Daily Sun holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Daily Sun has 256 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of The Daily Sun's written reviews are positive against 20% of SNN, Suncoast News Network's.
The Daily Sun ships an update every 4 months, SNN, Suncoast News Network every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Daily Sun | SNN, Suncoast News Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (256 ratings) — better | 4.2 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.2% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 256 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sun Coast Media Group, Inc | Nexstar Broadcasting |
Customer experience
The Daily Sun
SNN, Suncoast News Network
Bugs and requests
The Daily Sun
Reported bugs
7 issues- Article loading issues on iPad
- App hangs when opening new edition
- Login authentication failures
- Access denied errors for E-edition
- App crashes or freezes
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- Comics display quality issues
- Inconsistent app performance requiring device restart
Requested features
4 requests- Improved Sunday edition content
- Better comic display optimization
- Enhanced navigation interface
- Live news updates throughout the day
SNN, Suncoast News Network
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Daily Sun
No in-app purchases
SNN, Suncoast News Network
No in-app purchases
Questions
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