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Bloomberg vs The Wall Street Journal. News

Bloomberg 4.6★ · Free to download 60
Winner The Wall Street Journal. News
The Wall Street Journal. News 4.7★ · Free + IAP 75

While both apps offer high-quality financial journalism, The Wall Street Journal. News app provides a more stable and less buggy user experience compared to Bloomberg, which suffers from significant functionality issues.

Full reviews: Bloomberg · The Wall Street Journal. News

Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal. News both deliver excellent financial content, but Bloomberg's app is plagued by numerous bugs, including articles not opening and video playback issues. The WSJ app, while not perfect, generally offers a more reliable reading experience, though some users report performance issues and missing features like comments.

Head to head

Content Quality & Depth tieR2R5R8R14
Bloomberg Bloomberg is highly praised for its comprehensive, detailed, and unbiased financial and world news, with users calling it a primary source for business information and superior to competitors like CNBC R2R5R8R14.
The Wall Street Journal. News The Wall Street Journal is consistently lauded for its strong, detailed, clear, and comprehensive journalism, with many users considering it a top news source committed to reporting truth over partisanship .
App Functionality & Reliability edge: The Wall Street Journal. NewsR1R3R7R10
Bloomberg Bloomberg's app is severely criticized for being broken and full of bugs, with articles not opening, videos not playing, frequent freezing, and login issues R1R3R7R10. Watchlists are also reported to disappear or be inaccessible R1R27.
The Wall Street Journal. News The WSJ app also has functionality issues, including slow performance, freezing during scrolling, battery drain, and problems with offline article downloads R78. Users also report issues with crosswords, gift links, and 'Sign In With Apple' .
User Experience & Features edge: The Wall Street Journal. NewsR5R6R9R15
Bloomberg Bloomberg users appreciate the detailed articles and the ability to listen to content, but complain about intrusive ads even for paying subscribers, poor audio streaming functionality, and a difficult search feature R5R6R9R15.
The Wall Street Journal. News WSJ users like the intuitive UI, readability, and audio articles, but frequently request features like audio playback speed control and the ability to view/leave comments R66R71. Some also dislike embedded videos and excessive notifications .
Bias & Editorial Stance tieR5R19R23R34
Bloomberg While some users praise Bloomberg for being unbiased and sticking to a serious middle-ground view R5R23, others strongly criticize it for perceived liberal bias, political views, and an anti-Trump stance, stating it lacks focus on journalism R19R34.
The Wall Street Journal. News The Wall Street Journal is commended by many for reporting truth over partisanship and clearly distinguishing opinion pieces . However, some users perceive a growing political bias and declining quality, with headlines resembling clickbait .
Subscription & Value tieR7R9R22R24
Bloomberg Bloomberg users who pay for subscriptions express frustration over ads appearing even with a paid subscription, and the app being broken despite an 'exorbitant' cost R7R9R22R24. Some also report issues after canceling, losing access to free streams .
The Wall Street Journal. News WSJ users who pay for subscriptions also complain about ads appearing in the app R93. There are reports of bait-and-switch tactics where subscribing through the app does not grant access to expected articles or charges for additional subscriptions .
Pick Bloomberg if

you prioritize extremely detailed and comprehensive financial reporting and are willing to tolerate significant app bugs and potential subscription issues R8R14.

Pick The Wall Street Journal. News if

you value strong, reliable journalism with a generally more stable app experience, even if it has some performance quirks and missing features like comments or audio speed control .

Evidence note: Bloomberg's recent reviews show a strong negative skew due to critical app functionality issues, while WSJ's negative reviews are more spread across performance, missing features, and content presentation.

Frequently asked

Does Bloomberg's app have many bugs?
Yes, Bloomberg's app is reported to have numerous critical bugs, including articles not opening, videos failing to play, frequent freezing, and login problems, making it frustrating for many users, even paying subscribers R3R7R10R13.
Can I read comments on The Wall Street Journal app?
No, many users report that The Wall Street Journal app does not allow them to view or leave comments on articles, a feature that is available on the website but inexplicably missing from the app R66R71R75R78.
Do paid subscribers see ads in these apps?
Yes, both Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal apps are reported to show ads even to paying subscribers, which is a significant point of frustration for users who expect an ad-free experience after paying for a subscription R9R22R24R93.
Are there issues with watchlists in these apps?
Yes, Bloomberg users have reported that watchlists can be erased or become inaccessible after updates R1R27, while WSJ users mention that their watchlists do not stay sorted as manually arranged R86R103.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] Bloomberg 5/5 · US True and Accurate: I’m reliant on Bloomberg as one of two primary sources for business and world news. I can’t remember an occasion when I found something that was exaggerated or misleading. Even the spelling is almost always without flaw.
  2. [R5] Bloomberg 5/5 · US Overall great quality app and news - unbiased, serious and to the point: Great app with a lot of details across so many topic. Worth the money paid for the subscription. The best news team for any topic. I liked to read the app, the news articles and listen to them on radio. Their news sticks to the serious middle of the ground view regardless of topic. The opinions are where you expectedly see s
  3. [R8] Bloomberg 5/5 · US Better than CNBC: I had a sub to CNBC the past 5 years but often found their articles were short and lacked detail. Bloomberg content is more comprehensive, detailed, and a wider array of topics are covered . Goodbye CNBC, hello Bloomberg. Bill in San Diego.
  4. [R14] Bloomberg 5/5 · US Best market news: I couldn’t imagine not waking up and reading Bloomberg market commentary followed by watching Bloomberg Markets. Bloomberg provides financial advisors with a comprehensive data stream as well as commentary from some of the most prominent and successful money managers.
  5. [R1] Bloomberg 1/5 · US Huge Fail: You have totally screwed up the best financial app ever. The new version has erased my watchlists!!!
  6. [R3] Bloomberg 3/5 · US Videos don’t play: You tap a video and it pops up a page with a still frame at the top, a description, and up next below that. No video ever plays
  7. [R7] Bloomberg 1/5 · US Paying for a broken app: Pay an exorbitant subscription for the right to view the headline but not the article. They broke the app and now none of the articles open when you click them.
  8. [R10] Bloomberg 1/5 · US The fact that the app’s most basic function, opening articles, is broken tells you everything.: The fact that this is supposed to be the mecca of financial journalism, covering trillions of dollars across the global economy, is laughable at this point. With the sheer number of bugs, the app feels more like BuzzFeed than a serious financial news platform. There’s embarrassing, and then there’s this.
  9. [R6] Bloomberg 3/5 · US Good, but bad streaming audio: The app is fine, but the experience of streaming audio is awful. Too many clicks and once you’re listening, it’s awful having to restart after taking a phone call (if it’s longer than 60 seconds). You cannot just hit play. You have to kill the app, navigate back to audio, then hit play one or two times, listen to a whole new ad, then you’re back.
  10. [R9] Bloomberg 3/5 · US Ads: Bloomberg's articles are consistently excellent. However, I am a paying subscriber, and still see ads inserted in between paragraphs of the articles. Even if the ads aren't too intrusive, I believe seeing ads at all with a paid subscription is unacceptable.
  11. [R15] Bloomberg 3/5 · US Good content bad app functionality: When tapping the arrow back button after reading an article the screen goes back to the top of the scrolling page so you lose you place. Also, the back arrow is so close to Apples new window controls (minimize, close, maximize) so you have to repeatedly try to get it right. Together this makes it really annoying to use and so I now go to Bloomberg after reading
  12. [R19] Bloomberg 1/5 · US Biased and Unfair…. Not worth the only political views and ads!: Bloomberg’s biases are obvious unfortunately…
  13. [R23] Bloomberg 5/5 · US No Fluff. Just Facts.: Quality articles. Nothing I hate more than having my time wasted by headline bait. Bloomberg’s reporting is to the point, honest, and precise.
  14. [R34] Bloomberg 1/5 · US Biased: Bloomberg editorial and staff are biased. There is zero focus on journalism and it’s all about broadcasting their political views. It’s distasteful, discouraging, and disrespectful.
  15. [R22] Bloomberg 1/5 · US Pay to get ad spam!: I paid a lot of money to get this because I thought it would be more value able than the drama daily stock news, however, this paid app is just full of commercials and ads and it’s bearable to watch.
  16. [R24] Bloomberg 3/5 · US Commercials disrupt board casting: Commercials frequently disrupt the board-casting and app frozen. I am a paid-user and should not experience this
  17. [R13] Bloomberg 1/5 · US App is broken: While it’s always been a little buggy, the latest update broke the app so that you can not click a link to get to an underlying story. No links work at all. If you close the app and relaunch it repeatedly, you can get it to work for a couple of minutes, before it locks up again. Please fix this. And test before you deploy. I am on iOS 26.5.1 on an iPhone 17 Pro
  18. [R66] The Wall Street Journal. News 3/5 · US no comments: I don’t get why this app doesn’t let you leave comments, only on the website. It’s 2024, how hard can it be to add such a basic feature to the app?
  19. [R71] The Wall Street Journal. News 4/5 · US Comments?: It’s a great read, these days, but I have to use the mobile site rather than the app because the app, inexplicably in 2026, doesn’t show reader comments.
  20. [R75] The Wall Street Journal. News 3/5 · US Can’t comment: Can’t comment or view comments on iPhone
  21. [R78] The Wall Street Journal. News 3/5 · US Issues with app: Newspaper is great, but the app is a battery killer and overheats the phone. Also, reader comments cannot be read, not can you contribute
  22. [R93] The Wall Street Journal. News 3/5 · US Buggy, Ad-filled mess: The user experience and navigation have gone backwards over the past year. The issue is that there are now so many interspersed and slow loading ad blocks in each digital article that the app freezes, and causes my iPhone to overheat. True even on my 1 Gig wifi link. We get it - news is a business that requires ad revenue, but not at the expense of degrading the product.
  23. [R27] Bloomberg 3/5 · US Access problem: Starting yesterday, I am no longer able to see my free watchlist. Itasks me to login, which doesn’t work or to get a paid subscription. What has changed?
  24. [R86] The Wall Street Journal. News 4/5 · US Still has a few bugs: Good app, but still has a few bugs: the Watchlist won’t stayed sorted. I will manually sort the Watchlist by dragging a ticker from the bottom to the top of the list. When I go to the Home Screen and then back to the list it is unsorted. Really frustrating. Otherwise a good app.
  25. [R103] The Wall Street Journal. News 1/5 · US New updates for watchlist and market are terrible!: Wow, over time the content has become less insightful and market-moving news harder to find, but I’ve stuck with the WSJ purely for the ease of use tracking stocks and market data. Now, with the most recent app update that ease of use is gone! You just took away the one piece of value I still found in the WSJ app. I wish you could get back the ne

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store