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DailyHunt Vs DailyTop: battle for India's top newsreader

I like to keep myself updated, so consequently I have way too many news apps on my phone. Sometime ago I came across an app which rendered all those apps quite useless. It provided me with the freedom to access all my frequented news options through a single platform.

I have been using DailyHunt for quite some time now，but as they say “There always is a better idea”, someone had a better idea too and they called it DailyTop.

Now let’s see how these two apps compare.

DailyTop	DailyHunt

All top stories and news in one	Formerly known as NewsHunt

First Impression (Splash Screen):

When I opened DailyHunt I got a faint smirk. DailyHunt gives a simple, basic feeling at the first look, the background has square patterns and the logo looks good on it. The selection of colours has been copied from Google’s logo yet it’s a failed attempt as the tone of colours used for the logo is unflattering.

When I opened the DailyTop app for the first time it made the smirk change into a smile. The splash screen of DailyTop leaves a lasting impression. It gives a hint of the overall minimalistic theme that has been used for the UI. The combination of colours used grabs the first look, the use of red points the sight straight to the logo and the name of the app.

Splash Screen Comparison Results and Marks:

DailyTop: 8 Points

DailyHunt: 8 Points

User Interface:

The first thing that caught my eye was the interface. DailyTop has a beautiful interface, it does absolute justice to the minimalistic theme. Red colour being dominant in the theme gives a heart-warming experience. The reading experience on DailyTop is one of its kind. It’s pleasant for the eyes and there is absolutely no distraction while reading. The overall experience of DailyTop is simplistic yet lively.

DailyHunt on the other hand doesn’t stop to disappoint, the overall theme and the interface is crude. The colours used seem to be inspired by a funeral theme, made me sad. The interface doesn’t please the eyes and neither is the reading experience any good. There is a whole clutter of information shown to the user and all it does is distract the user.

User Interface Test Results & Marks:

DailyTop: 9 Points

DailyHunt: 5 Points

Functionality: The main functionality of both apps is quite similar. These apps provide you news from multiple sources on a single platform. Yet there is a drastic difference between both.

DailyTop has multiple channels like headlines, business, technology and many others under which you can find the related news articles from all the sources directly. On DailyTop you can find news from all the news channels, the app re-classifies the articles and shows them under suitable channels. So it’s pretty easy to read cricket news, just tap on cricket channel and there you will find news from every news source that covers cricket.

DailyHunt on the other hand doesn’t have any channels, it lets you choose the section and then further choose the news-source you want to read. It adds many un-necessary steps to the whole experience. So, let’s say if I am only interested in reading cricket news, I can only read news from “Hindustan times” in one go, to read from another source, I will have to go back and do all the steps again.

Sub-functionality: DailyTop has a special channel known as “For You”, under this channel based upon the user’s reading choices, articles from channels you have subscribed will be shown in the feed. Plus it connects with your social media and lets you post your views in the comments section and share the articles directly to your social media.

DailyHunt has no such customised functionality for the user, you don’t get a custom feed, you cannot comment on the articles and their share tool looks like it’s borrowed from 2005. DailyHunt has one more addition and that is its e-book reader and store. But even that is a let-down, the quantity of books is very less, plus the search results are not reliable either.

Functionality Test Results and Marks:

DailyTop: 9 Points

DailyHunt: 4 Points

Performance Test: (Memory Consumption, CPU usage)

To begin with this discussion let’s talk about the application size first. DailyTop’s APK size is 2.2MB, whereas DailyHunt has APK size of 8.05MB. For most of us, this might be a big issue as the average phones have low RAM and low internal storage. Based upon the benchmark tests I conducted the results showed DailyTop as the clear winner.

The memory occupancy of DailyHunt is close to 50, whereas DailyTop has a memory occupancy of less than 25.

The CPU occupancy of DailyHunt is more than 5 and close to 6, whereas for DailyTop it’s near 1.

What this means is that DailyTop will run on devices with low processor speeds and low RAM, also it will not hamper the performance of your device. Whereas DailyHunt will require a higher-specs device and hamper the performance of low-spec devices.

Memory Test Results & Marks:	CPU Usage Test Results & Marks

DailyTop: 7 Points	DailyTop: 8 Points

DailyHunt: 4 Points	DailyHunt: 2 Points

Conclusion:

If you are looking for a good news reader which doesn’t make you do a lot of work and makes it easy for you to read the news, DailyTop is your pick.

But if you are looking for a more wide experience, such as to be able to buy e-books along with subscription magazines DailyHunt might be your pick. Yet if the overall experience is your preference, DailyTop is the no-brainer option.

Overall Performance and Marks:

DailyTop: 8.2 Points

DailyHunt: 5.7 Points

Total Score: 10 Points

You can download the apps from these links: Android	iOS	- DailyTop

Android	iOS	-DailyHunt