Software · head to head
ConvertKit vs Apple News
ConvertKit
Software
The creator platform for digital professionals
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The short version
- Only Apple News has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: ConvertKit the free Newsletter plan allows only one basic visual automation, so sequences beyond a single flow require paying; 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
- They diverge on capability: ConvertKit covers Email marketing, Apple News covers Curated news feed.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which ConvertKit and Apple News actually diverge.
| Attribute | ConvertKit | Apple News |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web | Ios, Macos |
| Founded | 2013 | 1976 |
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 ConvertKit
- Email marketing
- Landing pages
- Subscriber tagging
- Automation workflows
- Digital product sales
- Broadcast emails
- Subscriber segments
- Email templates
Only in Apple News
- Curated news feed
- Premium magazines
- Audio stories
- Personalization
- Offline reading
- iCloud
- Apple One bundle
- Siri
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
ConvertKit
- Sending newsletters and email sequences to an audiencenot Apple News
- Selling paid subscriptions and digital products to a mailing listnot Apple News
Apple News
- Daily news readingnot ConvertKit
- Magazine subscriptionnot ConvertKit
- News discoverynot ConvertKit
- Staying informednot ConvertKit
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
ConvertKit
- The free Newsletter plan allows only one basic visual automation, so sequences beyond a single flow require paying
- The free plan is a single user, and the Creator plan at $33 a month allows two
- Subscriber signals, engagement analytics and paid recommendations are Pro only, at $66 a month
- A/B testing is capped at 2 subject lines below Pro, which allows 5
- Paid pricing is banded by subscriber count, so the published figures apply only at the smallest band
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
Pricing, plan by plan
ConvertKit
On request- Creator$29/month
- Up to 10K subscribers
- Email campaigns
- Landing pages
- Creator Pro$79/month
- Unlimited subscribers
- Advanced automation
- Digital products
Apple News
Free- Apple NewsFree
- Free news articles
- Personalized feed
- Topic following
- Apple News+$12.99/month
- Premium magazines
- Major newspapers
- Audio stories
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 ConvertKit or Apple News better?
- Neither clearly leads. ConvertKit starts at On request and Apple News at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, ConvertKit or Apple News?
- Apple News has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for ConvertKit and Free for Apple News.
- Does ConvertKit or Apple News run on more platforms?
- ConvertKit runs on Web. Apple News runs on Ios, Macos.
- Can I use Apple News for free?
- Yes. Apple News has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. ConvertKit starts at On request.
- What is ConvertKit best used for?
- ConvertKit is most often used for sending newsletters and email sequences to an audience, selling paid subscriptions and digital products to a mailing list. Of those, sending newsletters and email sequences to an audience and selling paid subscriptions and digital products to a mailing list are not what Apple News is typically brought in for.
- What can ConvertKit do that Apple News cannot?
- ConvertKit covers Email marketing, Landing pages, Subscriber tagging, Automation workflows. Apple News covers Curated news feed, Premium magazines, Audio stories, Personalization.