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Financial Times vs The Washington Post
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for news subscriptions. Financial Times has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Price: Financial Times $4.99/mo vs The Washington Post $11.67/mo — Financial Times is cheaper to start.
- Free tier: Financial Times No; The Washington Post No.
- HIPAA: Financial Times —; The Washington Post —.
Side by side
| Financial Times | The Washington Post | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $4.99/mo (FT Edit) | $11.67/mo (Core Annual) |
| Free tier | No | No |
| HIPAA (BAA) | — | — |
| SOC 2 | — | — |
| GDPR | — | — |
| Best for | Global business and finance readers wanting UK/European-centric market perspective | US politics and policy readers wanting in-depth investigative journalism |
Sources — Financial Times: apps.apple.com (verified 2026-06-13). The Washington Post: apps.apple.com (verified 2026-06-13).
Key features
Financial Times: FT Edit: separate low-cost app with 8 hand-picked articles daily (launched 2022, aimed at younger readers); MyFT: personalized topic-following feed; AI-read articles (audio version of text content); FT News Briefing and other podcasts (free without subscription); Real-time market data, stock prices, and equities screener (free without subscription); ePaper (digital replica of print edition); Lex column: investment analysis commentary (Premium only); Video journalism; Daily crossword (free without subscription); CarPlay support for audio on the go; Article gifting and sharing; How To Spend It lifestyle magazine (free)
The Washington Post: The 7: daily morning briefing covering seven essential stories; Personal Podcast: subscriber-shaped daily podcast (choose topics, ask questions); Audio articles and original podcasts; My Post: personalized news feed with curated recommendations; Augmented reality exclusives and innovative graphics; Custom breaking-news alerts; Premium: shareable bonus subscription and exclusive journalist eBooks; Fact Checker column and investigative reporting; Multi-platform: web, iOS, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, iMessage