Toronto Star

Name: Toronto Star
Rating: 4.1123595 (2844 reviews)
Author: Toronto Star

By: Toronto Star

Local news, breaking alerts, podcasts & games—built for Toronto and the GTA

Features & Capabilities

Stay connected to Toronto's heartbeat with the newly updated Toronto Star app, delivering local breaking news, investigative reporting, daily puzzles, and podcasts. The new Personalised Smart Tiles learn what you love, delivering a faster, more relevant local news experience for Toronto and the GTA.

Key features include a personalized feed, quick article resuming, top-rated podcasts, real-time breaking alerts, games like crosswords and Sudoku, and a saved-stories hub for easy access. Update today to start your personalized journey with Canada's largest newsroom.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines

By:

Toronto Star

Downloads:

229,511 150

Rating:

4.11

(2,844) 6 new ratings

Version:

9.70.0 Last updated: 2026-05-29

Version code:

2029636106

Creation date:

2014-10-16

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS High risk
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High 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

Size:

120.91MB

Email:

mo*****@thestar.ca

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-09

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 145,439 ▼ 404

Other platforms

Toronto Star (v9.71.0)

4.70

(234)

For Developers

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Toronto Star

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thestar.www

Email:

mo*****@thestar.ca

Website:

https://www.thestar.com/

User Reviews

Users praise the Toronto Star app for quality, in-depth journalism and strong local coverage, but face subscription management and billing problems, plus unstable UI. Cancellation is hard, charges persist or occur without notice, and comments/sign-in can be flaky. Popups irritate users, and limited feed customization leads to irrelevant content in the latest news.

Pros

Quality journalism and reporting
In-depth articles with varied angles
Strong local Toronto news coverage

Cons

Difficult to cancel/manage subscriptions within the app, with charges continuing after cancellation and the app failing to recognize active subscriptions
Unauthorized charges and poor billing practices (rebilling after trials, charges without notice)
App stability and UI issues (crashes/force closes, sign-in/out problems, and issues with reading or posting comments)
Endless popups and intrusive ads
Limited feed customization; sports/entertainment content appearing in latest news

Recent reviews

hard to reas text and no read aloud option

Sc*****, 2026-06-01

I subscribed to a promotional offer for the Star through the play store. In spite of five calls to customer service and sending the proof of payment I am not able to access the subsciber articles. Either fix it or give me my money back. At this point I don't care which. i sent you my email address as requested but no response. I would give this app zero stars.