Comparison

AllSides vs Ground News

AllSides lands on Worth it, and Ground News lands on Depends.

AllSides

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you are an individual reader or teacher who wants the same story covered from left, right, and center in one place.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Worth it for news junkies who want bias comparison across outlets in one app; free alternatives cover casual needs.

AllSides versus Ground News
Compare	AllSides	Ground News
Verdict	Worth it	Depends
Best for	News readers tired of one-sided feeds	News junkies comparing outlets
Who it's not for	Anyone expecting provably neutral ratings . critics say it leans	Anyone wanting original journalism . it aggregates only
Privacy	No public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; AllSides disclosed an unspecified security incident in May 2024, and no dedicated security page was found.^⁷	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support quality	Only directory listings; no verified support data	Trustpilot reviewers praise customer service
Public sentiment	Users like seeing the same story across the political spectrum, but several argue AllSides' own bias ratings lean.^⁹	App store and Trustpilot ratings are strong, but Reddit splits between fans of the bias-comparison format and skeptics calling it overpriced aggregation.¹⁵
Biggest gotcha	Membership pricing is not published on the pages reviewed; expect to dig or ask.^⁴	Site now pushes one plan, Vantage, at $99.99/year auto-renewing after a 7-day trial