AP News vs Washington Post

What reviewers actually said

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. [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).
2. [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
3. [R65] Washington Post 5/5 · US WAPO speedy app loads: The app loads quickly. It does not lave a large foot print of space on the HD. Two great features.
4. [R71] Washington Post 5/5 · US Great Journalism: While I’m not a fan of Bezos, the journalists at the WaPo are independent and do the hard work of reporting facts. Well worth the money considering how easy it is to come across garbage being published online these days. By far my favorite paper!
5. [R28] AP News 1/5 · US What happened?: Update May 2026, . I don’t know what changed but this app takes forever to load now. I even deleted and re-added thinking maybe cache was getting too big. When you launch the app it just sits there loading. I don’t know if this is due to the addition of adds and we are waiting on third party loads on top of the news feed load but I’m quickly losing patience after several weeks o
6. [R46] AP News 1/5 · US Slow and Sketchy Ad Practices: Lately this app takes forever to load. And EVERY SINGLE TIME I scroll I somehow “click” on a dumb ad that opens a link in and redirects me away from the app. I don’t click on these, I simply scroll. I’m in marketing and I’m certain this gives sponsors false, inflated data. DO BETTER
7. [R61] 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
8. [R10] AP News 2/5 · US Meh: Push notifications on iOS are completely broken. I set them to Breaking only, and I get everything. I set them to nothing, and I get everything. Otherwise a good app.
9. [R31] AP News 1/5 · US App logs out every time it updates: Every time the app updates, my account is automatically signed out, which means I stop receiving breaking news notifications. I attempt to log back in, and instead of accepting my login credentials, the app prompts me that my account doesn’t exist and I have to create a new account. I have gone through this frustrating circular loop over three times. Please fix
10. [R64] 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
11. [R70] Washington Post 1/5 · US Sharp decline: The journalist quality of this newspaper declined steadily at first after its acquisition by Bezos then sharply in the last two years after Bezos forced management changes. Now, I still subscribe because I live in the DC area, and some good reporting is done. But the paper often is a mindless cheerleader from Trump and his oligarch pals. The newspaper should be given to a responsibl
12. [R14] AP News 5/5 · US Great Way to Get High Quality News: When I transitioned from getting my news on social media (I know, horrible) to credible news sources I did some research and decided to downloaded the AP News app. I’ve been using it over a year now and really enjoy it!
13. [R80] Washington Post 5/5 · US Great App: The Washington Post to me is a reliable source of news. I feel that it is one of the premier newspapers in the country. I have found its reporting to be accurate and unbiased. I like it’s science and medical reporting as well as its recipes.
14. [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.
15. [R106] Washington Post 2/5 · US An *APP* review: If I could teach the world to sing… When writing a review on the AppStore you are answering one question: Does the *app* work? THIS app is okay, although I am completely unable to interact with comments. I’m signed in, but I can’t even give a thumbs up to someone else’s post. Frustrating. On a personal note, there’s no such thing as unbiased news in 2026. Read widely and you’