When comparing Google Play Newsstand vs Press, the Slant community recommends Press for most people. In the question“What are the best news readers?” Press is ranked 7th while Google Play Newsstand is ranked 16th. The most important reason people chose Press is:
Once articles are synced, all of the information is cached and can be viewed while offline.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Reads magazine subscriptions as well as free news content
Pro Simple card-based interface
Pro Wide selection of sources
Pro Multiple feeds ("highlights", "news", "business", "entertainment", "sports")
Pro Automatically knows your interests based on Google search history
Pro Works offline
Once articles are synced, all of the information is cached and can be viewed while offline.
Pro Lots of integrations
Works as a front-end for Feedly, Feedbin, Fever or Feed Wrangler.
Pro Gorgeous UI
Beautiful app, and a great user experience. Press is able to take info from other readers and present it in a more manageable fashion.
Pro Customizable themes
Light and dark themes are available to accommodate users in high or low light environments.
Pro Readability support
Press is compatible with Readability; a service that stores online articles for reading later.
Pro Great widget
Press has a widget available for easier reading.
Cons
Con Inability to Avoid Paid Content in Headlines
Newsstand has zero options to block news sources. In Read Now, Newsstand's headlines section, this often leads to a mess of stories being behind numerous paywalls exclusive to each publication.
Con Unreliable after being installed a while
After about a week, this app stops working as intended. Features like syncing and caching are the most common features to break.
Con Lack of updates may cause compatibility issues
The last update to the Google Play Store was January 2014. It looks like it's been abandoned, so will likely have increasing issues with bugs and compatibility concerns with newer Android versions.
Con Android only
You are limited to only using the app on an Android device.