Bold News Pro

Read free. Upgrade when you need control.

Regular keeps the public news product open. Pro is for readers who want an ad-free workspace with deeper coverage comparison, watchlists, alerts, source intelligence, and research-ready dashboards.

See Pro options Compare plans
RegularFreePublic news, archive, source links, and light ads
ProAd-freeWatchlists, alerts, coverage tools, and reader controls
Feature families129 live or public-ready modules
Coverage promiseContextBias visibility, source records, and coverage-gap views

Regular vs Pro

What stays free, what becomes Pro

Regular should build trust and search reach. Pro should sell control, saved work, monitoring, and no ads.

Feature Regular Pro
Latest news Full public feed, article archive, categories, source links, and RSS. Personalized ranking, saved reading state, and reader dashboard shortcuts.
Compare Coverage Basic source count and source links on articles. Full source distribution, side filters, source cards, and reviewed-context fields.
Coverage Gap Public overview of qualifying gap stories and emerging signals. Saved gap topics, advanced sorting, alerts, and digest-ready monitoring.
Sources Source directory with publication-level labels and article references. Expanded source profiles, ownership/factuality review tracking, and completeness cues.
Watchlists A small starter set of saved topics, sources, or stories. Unlimited watchlists, pinned objects, custom groups, and activity history.
Alerts Basic prompts to sign in or request updates. Rule-based alerts by story, topic, source, entity, location, or coverage gap.
Dashboard Basic account home and settings. Command center for saved items, alerts, gaps, source follows, and feed controls.
Timeline and local Public timeline and nearby coverage views. Follow locations, timeline alerts, and research-friendly saved views.
Mobile Mobile web and app shell access. Ad-free app experience, push alerts, and offline/sync-ready reading state.
Requests General contact and story request forms. Priority requests, tracked research queue, and professional workflow notes.
Admin and editorial Not included. Admin-only operational, usage, image, deploy, and UX review toolsets.

Ad Strategy

Ads support Regular. Pro removes them.

Keep ads away from credibility modules and make the upgrade promise easy to understand.

Regular

Light ads

Use restrained, clearly labeled placements to support the free product without weakening trust.

  • Place ads between feed sections or in desktop side rails.
  • Keep ads out of source ratings, gap explanations, and trust modules.
  • Never style sponsored placements as editorial cards.
Pro

Ad-free

Make Pro completely ad-free and position that as part of the upgrade value.

  • No ads in article pages, dashboards, watchlists, or alerts.
  • No ads in mobile/offline reading flows.
  • Keep admin and editorial tools permanently ad-free.

Feature Families

Color-coded pro modules

Each module has its own accent color for UX mapping, route ownership, and future plan packaging.

Live

Reader Pro

Reader Dashboard

A signed-in command center for personal feed activity, saved coverage, and account entry points.

  • Personalized feed state
  • Saved and pinned story access
  • Account and admin-aware navigation
2 screens Open surface
Live

Coverage Pro

Compare Coverage

Article-level source mix context with side filters, reviewed-source placeholders, and source cards.

  • Left, center, right, and unrated distribution
  • Collapsible source lists
  • Publication-level context copy
1 screen Open surface
Live

Coverage Pro

Coverage Gap

A public feed of stories whose reviewed source mix strongly leans to one side.

  • High-confidence and emerging buckets
  • Reusable JSON index
  • No external ratings or paid gating
1 screen Open surface
Live

Reader Pro

Watchlists

A saved-interest workspace for topics, sources, entities, articles, and market references.

  • Save and ignore actions
  • Grouped followable objects
  • Suggestions and activity cues
1 screen Open surface
Live

Reader Pro

Alerts

Rule-based notifications tied to watched stories, topics, sources, and entities.

  • Article action menu trigger
  • Watchlist alert rules
  • Delivery and feedback states
1 screen Open surface
Live

Coverage Pro

Source Intelligence

A source directory and source-record system for reviewing publication context and coverage history.

  • Source profile routes
  • Bias and factuality placeholders
  • Article/source reference tables
2 screens Open surface
Live

Research Pro

Story Timeline

A chronological view for tracking how coverage clusters evolve over time.

  • Time-based story grouping
  • Archive navigation
  • Works with article/source metadata
1 screen Open surface
Live

Local Pro

Nearby Coverage

Local and regional discovery for readers who want coverage tied to place.

  • Nearby route
  • Weather and location framing
  • Mobile-friendly local entry point
1 screen Open surface
Live

Reader Pro

Mobile App

A mobile shell for personalized reading, saved objects, and repeat engagement.

  • Installed app route
  • Offline route
  • Shared account/watchlist model
1 screen Open surface
Planned

Business Pro

Subscription

The future packaging layer for paid reader and professional workflows.

  • Account menu entry
  • Plan comparison surface
  • No billing dependency in current coverage MVP
1 screen Open surface
Admin

Editorial Pro

Admin Toolsets

Private tooling for operations, monitoring, publishing, and editorial review.

  • Admin-aware account menu
  • Usage dashboard
  • Image and UX review tools
2 screens Open surface
Admin

Editorial Pro

UX Review Packet

A private review surface for evaluating article cards, hierarchy, and product quality.

  • Admin-only route
  • Article preview packet
  • Supports UX team review cycles
2 screens Open surface