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GET /api/v3/apps/855182339
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"rating": 4,
"title": "Good n easy to use",
"body": "Good news app o",
"author": "Lakhmi lalwani",
"date": "7 Aug 2026"
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{
"rating": 4,
"title": "Good app",
"body": "Great app ,good info",
"author": "Bpeddi",
"date": "7 Aug 2026"
},
{
"rating": 5,
"title": "Crisp and latest news",
"body": "Business line is a fantastic app that keeps me updated on the latest news related to financial world. It's quite easy to browse through the news in this site. I recommend business line to everyone who wants to keep a tab on financial pulse.",
"author": "AmitKAgrawal",
"date": "7 Aug 2026"
},
{
"rating": 5,
"title": "Very Nice app for all the business news",
"body": "Very nice app for all the business news.. The UI is also good which make the articles readable.. Also the articles are explained in detail... All in all good app for business news...",
"author": "29780",
"date": "7 Aug 2026"
},
{
"rating": 5,
"title": "India's best business newspaper",
"body": "Without doubt it is India's best business newspaper. Sometimes though the news updation on the app doesn't happen as regularly as the website and this should be looked into by their IT team.",
"author": "Conservative Star",
"date": "7 Aug 2026"
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"author": "pankaj lodhi",
"date": "5 Aug 2026"
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{
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"body": "i am getting all old news, do i need to change any settings",
"author": "Madhusudhan G",
"date": "5 Aug 2026"
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{
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"body": "Reliable and impartial news reading experience.",
"author": "Ramakrishnan N",
"date": "5 Aug 2026"
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{
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"body": "The journalism is of top notch. contents are good. But the App? It needs an overhaul. The Audio is AI generated, which reads erroneously most of the time. Seems this feature has been put just to tick the boxes.",
"author": "Pramod Verma",
"date": "5 Aug 2026"
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{
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"body": "Devs, The content never loads and skeleton loader loads infinitely. Everytime have to clear the cache and next time it doesn't work. please resolve the issue this is very annoying.",
"author": "Sundarajan Srinivasan",
"date": "5 Aug 2026"
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"changes": [
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"version": "2.1.7",
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"notes": "Application enhancement and bug fixes."
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{
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"version": "3.0",
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"notes": "We have updated our app to provide you a better reading experience. In this build we did some performance improvement and fixed some bugs. Enjoy reading & keep supporting us."
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"notes": "An All-New Reading Experience Presenting to you a revamped app that brings together the best of design, features, and content! We have taken your feedback and worked on them intently to give you all the great features you wanted. This news app combines the expertise of India’s top financial news reporters and business analysts with the instant accessibility of smart technology."
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"notes": "Performance improvements and new budget related widgets added to the app."
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{
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"notes": "1. Article recommendation: Now you can find articles that interest you at the end of each article. 2. Bug fixes"
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"notes": "* Swipe to read functionality: Now, you can swipe right and left to discover new and interesting articles. * Hamburger menu: Hamburger menu changed to reflect our deeper categories of content. * UI fixes."
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"notes": "Explore the latest update with minor optimisation and Bug fixes."
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"name": "The New Indian Express Epaper",
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"name": "Business Today Live",
"url": "https://appcorpus.com/apps/business-today-live-510626540",
"reason": "Same category + similar ratings"
},
{
"app_id": 506351833,
"name": "Indian Express News + Epaper",
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"reason": "Same category + similar ratings"
}
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