Software · head to head
Apple News vs Prezly
The short version
- Only Apple News has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Apple News apple News+ costs $12.99 per month in USD after the first month, or is included only via the $39.95 per month USD Apple One Premier bundle; Prezly the Essential plan at 100 euros a month covers one site, one user and 5,000 contacts, and carries Prezly branding
- They diverge on capability: Apple News covers Curated news feed, Prezly covers Online newsrooms.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Apple News and Prezly actually diverge.
| Attribute | Apple News | Prezly |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | On request |
| Pricing model | freemium | subscription |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Ios, Macos | Web |
| Founded | 1976 | 2010 |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Apple News
- Curated news feed
- Premium magazines
- Audio stories
- Personalization
- Offline reading
- iCloud
- Apple One bundle
- Siri
Only in Prezly
- Online newsrooms
- Contact management
- Email campaigns
- Coverage tracking
- Multimedia stories
- Slack
- Google Analytics
- Zapier
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Apple News
- Daily news readingnot Prezly
- Magazine subscriptionnot Prezly
- News discoverynot Prezly
- Staying informednot Prezly
Prezly
- Hosting an online newsroom or press pagenot Apple News
- Sending press releases to a media contact listnot Apple News
- Managing journalist contacts and coveragenot Apple News
- Multilingual newsrooms through the localisation featuresnot Apple News
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Apple News
- Apple News+ costs $12.99 per month in USD after the first month, or is included only via the $39.95 per month USD Apple One Premier bundle
Prezly
- The Essential plan at 100 euros a month covers one site, one user and 5,000 contacts, and carries Prezly branding
- Removing the branding and getting white-label sites requires Standard at 250 euros a month
- Standard still allows only two users
- The uptime SLA is Enterprise only
- Advertised prices are the annual rates, with a 20 percent premium for paying monthly
Pricing, plan by plan
Apple News
Free- Apple NewsFree
- Free news articles
- Personalized feed
- Topic following
- Apple News+$12.99/month
- Premium magazines
- Major newspapers
- Audio stories
Prezly
On request- Starter$75/month
- 1 newsroom
- 3 users
- 5,000 contacts
- Growth$180/month
- 3 newsrooms
- 10 users
- 25,000 contacts
- Pro$450/month
- Unlimited newsrooms
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited contacts
Which should you pick?
Choose Apple News if
- You need curated news feed.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ios, Macos.
- You also want premium magazines.
Questions people ask
- Is Apple News or Prezly better?
- Neither clearly leads. Apple News starts at Free and Prezly at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Apple News or Prezly?
- Apple News has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Apple News and On request for Prezly.
- Does Apple News or Prezly run on more platforms?
- Apple News runs on Ios, Macos. Prezly runs on Web.
- Can I use Apple News for free?
- Yes. Apple News has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Prezly starts at On request.
- What is Apple News best used for?
- Apple News is most often used for daily news reading, magazine subscription, news discovery, staying informed. Of those, daily news reading and magazine subscription are not what Prezly is typically brought in for.
- What can Apple News do that Prezly cannot?
- Apple News covers Curated news feed, Premium magazines, Audio stories, Personalization. Prezly covers Online newsrooms, Contact management, Email campaigns, Coverage tracking.
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