Crime News vs Current Debate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crime News
Access crime news and landmark legal cases with this free RSS feeder. Ideal for students and enthusiasts interested in criminal justice, criminology, and U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
- Free crime news RSS feeder
- Landmark case reference tool
- Access U.S. Supreme Court decisions
- Information on judicially established rights
- Regularly updated landmark cases
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This app is a free crime news rss feeder and landmark case reference tool that provides quick and easy access to information. Perfect for criminal justice and criminology students, law school students, or those just interested in crime news, the latest U.S. Supreme Court decisions, and the specific landmark cases that established judicially the various rights we as citizens enjoy in our interactions with law enforcement. More landmark cases will be added over time. Minimum requirement of iOS 27 Compatible with iPhone and iPad News feeds provided by the Department of Justice through their free RSS feed, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation though their free RSS feed. http://creativecommons.org/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/
Current Debate
Engage in discussions, manage your knowledge base, and build a community around trending topics. Become a thought leader and activist by converting prospects at scale through viral engagement.
- Knowledge management
- Community building
- Thought leadership
- Viral engagement
- Prospect conversion
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Manager your knowledge, win battles in the current debate, build your viral community, be a viral thought leader and viral activist, convert prospects at scale
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Current Debate at 5.0 against Crime News's 3.7. Current Debate also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Crime News's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Current Debate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Crime News ships an update every 8 months, Current Debate every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crime News | Current Debate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Hartley | Brandon Rogers |
Customer experience
Crime News
Current Debate
In-app purchases
Crime News
No in-app purchases
Current Debate
No in-app purchases
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