Pollar vs Apple News

Apple News is not available in Poland, Germany or France: it operates in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia only, and only on Apple devices. Pollar is built for readers in Europe: free, in English, Polish, German and French, on the web and iPhone, with Android in testing.

PollarApple News
AvailabilityAll of Europe, and anywhere the web worksUS, UK, Canada and Australia only
PlatformsWeb, iPhone (Android in testing)Apple devices only
PriceFree; optional reader membershipFree tier with ads; News+ at US$12.99 a month
LanguagesEnglish, Polish, German, FrenchEnglish-market editions
AdsNoneIn the free tier
Source list per articleYes, under every articlePublisher channels; no per-story source list

Availability in Europe

Apple News operates in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, exclusively on Apple hardware. In Poland, Germany and France the app is absent: the App Store does not offer it there. Pollar is built for those readers first. It runs on the web and iPhone, in the four languages of its readers.

Ads and funding

The free tier of Apple News carries advertising, and Apple News+ costs US$12.99 a month in the United States. Pollar carries no advertising at any tier. It is funded by optional reader memberships, and every article stays free.

Where Apple News is stronger

Apple News+ bundles paywalled articles and magazines from hundreds of established titles, which Pollar does not offer. Inside the Apple ecosystem the app is preinstalled and deeply integrated. If you live in a supported country, read mainly English-language media and want magazine content, it is a reasonable choice.

Pollar compared with other news apps

Facts checked on 4 July 2026. If something here is out of date, write to contact@pollar.news and we will correct it.