The Herald vs Newsday
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Herald
Access high-quality Scottish news, opinion, and analysis from a leading daily newspaper. Stay informed with national and international coverage, including politics, business, sports, and arts. Enjoy features like live updates, ad-free reading, digital editions, interactive puzzles, and an article audio player.
- Live news, politics, and sport updates
- Ad-free reading experience
- Full digital newspaper editions
- Interactive daily puzzles
- Article audio player with playlists
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The Herald is a leading Scottish daily newspaper that brings high-quality news, opinion and analysis to its readers. As a trusted source of comprehensive reporting, the Herald covers national and international news, politics, business, sports, arts and culture. With a commitment to journalistic integrity and insightful analysis, The Herald keeps its audience informed, engaged, and up-to-date on all the key news and events across Scotland and internationally. The Herald app is the best way to keep up to date with all the breaking Scottish news, politics, sports and events in Scotland and gives you the following great features… • Live Updates: Get the latest Scottish news, events and sport as it happens • Ad-Free Reading: No ads, no pop-ups, no distractions • Daily Digital Newspapers: Read the paper in full, cover to cover • Interactive Puzzles: Play new crosswords, sudoku and more every day • Article Audio Player: Listen to articles and create content playlists All subscriptions are auto-renewing. Payment for this subscription will be charged to your Apple account upon purchase. The subscription will auto-renew within 24 hours of the current subscription expiring, at the same rate as the initial purchase. Auto-renewing subscriptions can be managed via Account Settings allowing them to be turned off. No cancellations of the current subscription are allowed during the active subscription period. Privacy Policy - https://www.newsquest.co.uk/our-policies/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Newsday
Access the e-paper edition of a daily newspaper on your mobile device. Enjoy a digital replica of the print publication with intuitive navigation. Stay informed with current events delivered directly to your phone or tablet.
- Digital e-paper edition
- Newspaper replica
- Mobile access
- Intuitive navigation
- Current events
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Newsday e-paper edition reader
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Newsday at 4.7 against The Herald's 1.0. Newsday also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (23 vs 1). The Herald's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 26 months). On price, 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. The Herald sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Newsday asks for nothing beyond the download.
Newsday holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Newsday has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Herald ships an update every 5 months, Newsday every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Herald | Newsday |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Newsquest | PressReader Inc |
Customer experience
The Herald
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In-app purchases
The Herald
- Weekly Subscription$9.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription$16.991 Month
- Quarterly Subscription$50.993 Months
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- 6 Month Subscription$95.996 Months
- Annual Subscription$164.991 Year
Newsday
No in-app purchases
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