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Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R9] AP News 3/5 · US Expedia ads: Recently lots of large Expedia ads embedded into articles that that are so highly touch-sensitive, it is *impossible* to scroll without accidentally clicking on them. Really irritating! Please please stop.
2. [R13] AP News 2/5 · US Click sensitivity on ads: Click sensitivity on ads, particularly for Expedia, is absolutely ridiculous. I’m constantly opening safari tabs while trying to scroll. App is borderline unusable because of this.
3. [R21] AP News 3/5 · US Ok coverage, bad ad interface: Can’t seem to scroll past an ad if you click/tap on it, it just continues to take you to the advertiser. Done.
4. [R22] AP News 1/5 · US Trash ads force you out of the app: You can click anywhere but when you do, suddenly you’re being forced off the app and into your web browser to the ad that was shown 3/4 of the way down. I’m about to delete this trash. Used to read BBC before they did this. I’m on the cusp of deleting this app too. I’ll go straight to RT news online. At least then I’ll get a bias that’s not liberal leaning.
5. [R2] AP News 4/5 · US Today in History stuck at February 25!: The app works well most of the time. Unfortunately the date on the “Today in History” image is stuck at February 25. Let’s see if the AP’s app developers read reviews as I can’t find any other way to feedback on a bug.
6. [R5] AP News 4/5 · US Scrolling dead zone created by story photos: When you tap on a link and a story loads, there is almost always a line of photographs that you can side-swipe through. These photos are placed in the center of the screen, and it creates a dead zone for vertical scrolling. To scroll down and read the story, you have to swipe near the top or bottom of the screen instead of in the middle where the thumb
7. [R6] AP News 3/5 · US Not so Live: "Live" updates that are 24 hours old.
8. [R8] AP News 4/5 · US It’s the news: The content of the app is good and well done and the articles are informative. The functionality of the app is hit or miss, though. Sometimes it opens, sometimes it doesn’t. I’d have knocked off an additional star for that issue, but the app is free unlike its main competitor (BBC).
9. [R1] AP News 2/5 · US Heavy censorship in comments section: The app itself is fine, and AP is one of the best sources for US breaking news and election results, however the recent integration of the comments section into the app has exposed serious censorship, which appears to be associated with certain viewpoints rather than moderating uncivil discussion. I have also noticed how AP’s reporting has more of an editori
10. [R3] AP News 3/5 · US Not good on local news at all: The only “local news” this app ever provides for Delaware is other states sports news. Lame AP. Can get that info in any sports section of any paper. Hate sports in general. How about you have actual local news - or stop saying you do.
11. [R4] AP News 1/5 · US AP is Now Proudly Biased: They leave out context and give ridiculous one-sided opinions.
12. [R7] AP News 1/5 · US Absolutely biased as: It’s become an anti American mouthpiece.
13. [R29] AP News 4/5 · US Like news not layout: The home page isn’t compatible with the size of my iPhone 16 for some reason. The news flows off the page and I can only see one article at a time. Not going to use it even though I donated to AP
14. [R30] AP News 3/5 · US App Needs Organization: Love your journalism but your app is a disaster. Why don’t you organize news subjects such as National, Sports, Science, Weather, etc.? Currently, articles are random and it’s hard to find anything topical.
15. [R39] AP News 3/5 · GB Good content clunky App: I got this after coming off Instagram, and needing to get a broader variety of news. Could be good but a couple of things don’t work for me: location settings will not allow me to change to location-based news, so it’s far too US-heavy for me. Secondly it’s visually quite dated with very little care given to graphics or UX. when you load a story you can’t scroll down on t
16. [R44] AP News 4/5 · US Beautiful photos but can’t zoom: You guys have the best daily photos from around the world, but your photo viewer doesn’t allow users to zoom into the photos… it is seriously so odd. Why don’t you enable users to zoom into the photos?? That would be a great addition and a simple fix so we can enjoy and enhance the photos and admire them in detail.
17. [R52] CNN 5/5 · US CNN: CNN provides timely news coverage and keeps me informed about important events happening around the world.
18. [R53] CNN 3/5 · US Disappointed: Since purchasing a subscription, the app now freezes while reading articles requiring me to restart the app in order to read articles; jumps backward while scrolling through articles; and goes to a black screen partway through an article which sometimes can be cleared by going backwards, but not always, and then trying to scroll forward again. I expected to have at least as good of
19. [R54] CNN 1/5 · US Pay for CNN is malfunctioning: I paid the annual fee of $29.99 but I keep getting kicked off the app. Please fix it! UPDATE: 2 years later, I continue to be kicked off the app. Fix it, please. Also, fee rose to $69.99 this year!
20. [R55] CNN 5/5 · US Great response: I had given the 3 stars this morning when all of the sudden I was getting a message telling me to Subscribe when my subscription was good until next May. I could not get it to work on either iPad or iPhone. The AI system provided a way to email for help. They responded quickly and were able to unlock my account. Thank you for all your help.
21. [R65] Apple News 2/5 · US No subscription experience: The article selection is robust but most content is pay walled and it barely seems work keeping on my phone unless I sub. I think that is Apple’s point…make the non payers experience miserable until they pay
22. [R67] Apple News 3/5 · US Puzzles: The recent update to puzzles is just awful. Harder to identify the clues, too much movement in the scrolling hint sidebar, and removing the arrows to move thru hints makes it all feel clunky and inaccessible. And the blue was better than the purple in terms of contrast. The consistency of my daily crossword is the only thing keeping me sane. Help me out😂
23. [R68] Apple News 2/5 · US Platforming entertainment as news: I’ve blocked Fox News and other trash sites more times than I can count, and his app is STILL trying to push it on me. Freaking Apple…
24. [R69] Apple News 5/5 · US My view: Like as read a newspaper it is for me read the news on IPhone’s Apple News. I enjoy reading it and keeping me informed with everything through. Straight, truly and breaking.
25. [R79] SmartNews 1/5 · US Scrolling, your app sucks!: Scrolling down while reading an article, if you’re not perfect in scrolling down it switches to to all the headlines. Then you have to pick your article again and again and again. Very frustrating
26. [R80] SmartNews 5/5 · US Smart News Articles: Smart News stories are very interesting and informative.
27. [R82] SmartNews 2/5 · US Not what at once was: When I first got SmartNews, I enjoy being able to see news from both sides. However, the app is becoming much more leaning to one side more than the other. After leaving this review, I actually plan on deleting the app and finding something that that leans less than this
28. [R83] SmartNews 5/5 · US A review: A great way to keep up with what’s going on in the world. Stories from everywhere and very up to date.
29. [R93] NYTimes 1/5 · US Well curated: If you like your news well curated, the times is for you
30. [R96] NYTimes 2/5 · US Slower: The app is now slower and buggier than it was before. Please fix
31. [R97] NYTimes 4/5 · US Some bias but you don’t have to click on it: I’ve learned the opinion pieces are pretty liberal, but I don’t have to click on the links to read the articles. So no thanks to opinions! The news does mostly stick to the news with sometimes some micro aggressions towards Trump or conservatives. I just roll my eyes and move on. But overall I read the morning newsletter I get in my email and evening ne
32. [R98] NYTimes 3/5 · US Bring back the comments button to the bottom + Bring back pagination: Please move the comments and other toggle buttons back down to the bottom, kind of annoying for these tall iPhones to place them at the top. Also, I would LOVE the option to read in pages, just like when the first iPad version came out. Please bring it back!
33. [R107] Washington Post 1/5 · US New version downloads, but doesn't work on older iPad OSs!!: Doesn't work on an iPad 9 with iPad OS 17.7.2. Tap the icon and it opens to a blank screen. Thought the Apple Store blocked downloading incompatible apps! Please fix this, Post! Upgrading the OS is not an option as it slows down the tablet, uses more battery life, and breaks older apps. If you can't fix it, at least let us download
34. [R108] Washington Post 5/5 · US The Washington Post: I really trust the news in the Post. I don’t think they lie about it!
35. [R109] Washington Post 3/5 · US WaPo is center right now and an apologist for plutocrats and economic inequality: WaPo is center right now and an apologist for plutocrats and economic inequality. They got rid of most of their liberal writers and dropped their sports coverage. They still do some decent investigative stories.
36. [R110] Washington Post 1/5 · US Good when it works: I subscribe to both the NYT and The Washington Post. When the NYT sends me an article by email, I can click on it and enter the article, including the audio. But with the Washington Post, you click on it and then they want you to prove that you’re really a subscriber. What’s your password? What’s your pets first name? It’s too much work. The Post needs to make it easier to be a
37. [R11] AP News 5/5 · US My favorite news app: Unbiased news is hard to find these days. Thank you, AP!
38. [R12] AP News 3/5 · US Great reporting, but push notifications are broken: I really value the Associated Press for the news it delivers. In an era of heavy bias, this app remains a go-to for extensive, objective reporting. I rely on it daily to stay informed on what’s actually happening without the spin. The only reason I’m not giving this 5 stars is a persistent technical issue with push notifications. Every time I ta
39. [R23] AP News 4/5 · US SC “Local” News all Sports: I love to support AP news but there is very little news being reported out of South Carolina. Do better.