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CrowdTangle vs Apple News

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CrowdTangle

News & Media

Social media insights and content monitoring platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Apple News logo

Apple News

News & Media

All the news you want. From sources you trust.

From
Free
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only Apple News has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: CrowdTangle crowdTangle was retired by Meta on 14 August 2024, per Meta's own transparency page (Internet Archive capture, 12 December 2024), with Meta Content Library and Content Library API offered as replacements; 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: CrowdTangle covers Social listening, Apple News covers Curated news feed.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CrowdTangle and Apple News actually diverge.

Attributes where CrowdTangle and Apple News differ
AttributeCrowdTangleApple News
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquotefreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebIos, Macos
Founded20111976

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (News & Media).

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 CrowdTangle

  • Social listening
  • Viral content tracking
  • Competitor monitoring
  • Brand mention tracking
  • Trending alerts
  • Custom dashboards
  • Team collaboration
  • Report generation

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.

CrowdTangle

  • Viral content trackingnot Apple News
  • Social listeningnot Apple News
  • Competitor analysisnot Apple News
  • Trend identificationnot Apple News

Apple News

  • Daily news readingnot CrowdTangle
  • Magazine subscriptionnot CrowdTangle
  • News discoverynot CrowdTangle
  • Staying informednot CrowdTangle

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

CrowdTangle

  • CrowdTangle was retired by Meta on 14 August 2024, per Meta's own transparency page (Internet Archive capture, 12 December 2024), with Meta Content Library and Content Library API offered as replacements

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

CrowdTangle

On request
  • Custom Plan$undefined/custom
    • Social monitoring
    • Competitor analysis
    • Trending content tracking

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 CrowdTangle if

  • You need social listening.
  • You also want viral content tracking.

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 CrowdTangle or Apple News better?
Neither clearly leads. CrowdTangle 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, CrowdTangle or Apple News?
Apple News has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for CrowdTangle and Free for Apple News.
Does CrowdTangle or Apple News run on more platforms?
CrowdTangle 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. CrowdTangle starts at On request.
What is CrowdTangle best used for?
CrowdTangle is most often used for viral content tracking, social listening, competitor analysis, trend identification. Of those, viral content tracking and social listening are not what Apple News is typically brought in for.
What can CrowdTangle do that Apple News cannot?
CrowdTangle covers Social listening, Viral content tracking, Competitor monitoring, Brand mention tracking. Apple News covers Curated news feed, Premium magazines, Audio stories, Personalization.

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