The Boston Globe

Name: The Boston Globe
Rating: 4.504854 (1055 reviews)
Author: Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC

By: Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC

Enjoy award-winning journalism from The Boston Globe.

Features & Capabilities

Experience The Boston Globe's 27-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism right in your browser. This Chrome extension delivers breaking news, in-depth investigative reports, political coverage, business updates, and cultural stories from New England’s largest newsroom.

Stay connected with features like customizable notifications, offline reading by saving articles, and interactive comment sections. Explore exclusive content from the Spotlight Team, opinion pieces by Globe columnists, engaging videos from Boston Globe Today, and comprehensive sports coverage. Designed for news enthusiasts, this extension brings you trusted, award-winning content every day.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines

By:

Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC

Downloads:

101,133 176

Rating:

4.50

(1,055) 4 new ratings

Version:

5.0.9 Last updated: 2025-11-12

Version code:

1762910021

Creation date:

2018-08-30

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.BLUETOOTH Moderate risk
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK Low risk

Size:

31.03MB

Email:

su*****@bostonglobe.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-05

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 213,770 ▼ 579

Other rankings

#110 in News and magazines (Gross) ▼ 24

Other platforms

The Boston Globe (v5.0.9)

4.60

(41,234)

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Developed by:

Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bostonglobe.android

Email:

su*****@bostonglobe.com

Website:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/

User Reviews

Users appreciate that the app provides smoother reading and keeps them logged in reliably at times, with timely content updates and better navigation than the mobile site. However, the app suffers from frequent crashes and loading failures, intrusive ads even for subscribers, persistent login/authentication errors, poor usability and missing key features like subscription management and article filtering. Overall, these issues cause significant frustration, lowering the app's value despite its content quality.

Pros

The app offers a more readable and smoother experience compared to using the mobile website or ePaper version.
It updates autonomously throughout the day with new or updated articles.
Maintains login credentials effectively without requiring frequent re-login for some users.
Provides some intuitive navigation features like swipe left/right to switch articles and visible section tabs.

Cons

The app is plagued by frequent crashes and often fails to open, causing frustration among users.
Advertisements are excessive and intrusive, including video ads within articles despite users being paid subscribers.
Persistent login and authentication issues, including continuous logout, false incognito mode errors, and blocked articles requiring repeated sign-in despite being logged in.
Lack of essential app features such as article filtering (e.g., to exclude sports or gossip), unable to cancel subscriptions within the app, and absence of comment support or article search functionality.
Poor app design and usability issues, including non-standard scrolling behavior, broken hyperlinks, glitches leaving articles unopenable, non-functional widgets, and no night mode or font size adjustments for better reading experience.

Recent reviews

I can almost always find an interesting article to read in the Globe. The "web-based" version of the Globe is always up to date. Even though I live in Connecticut, the Globe has become my primary news source thanks to this app.