Reviews of The State News: South Carolina

By: McClatchy

List of user reviews and ratings for The State News: South Carolina

Total ratings

3.14 (Rating count: 318)

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Review summary

Users appreciate the app for delivering local and statewide news with good navigation and interface improvements. However, there are frequent complaints about app instability, such as crashes and broken links. Many users are frustrated by unexpected subscription fee increases, recurring billing issues, and ads despite paying. Notifications often fail to link correctly to articles, and some report incorrect article attachments to headlines, diminishing user experience.

Pros

Provides good statewide and local breaking news coverage.
Easy to navigate and quick to load in newer versions.
User-friendly interface improvements and updated screen controls.
Allows seamless transition between stories.

Cons

Frequent app crashes and hanging reported by multiple users.
Problems with incorrect articles attached to headlines and broken links.
Subscription fee increases and recurring billing without clear notification frustrating users.
App notifications are broken or lead only to the homepage instead of the full story.
Excessive ads despite paid subscription, causing user dissatisfaction.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.00

All time rating average: 3.14

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7% (7)

Date	Author	Comment
2024-08-06	Da*****	Very often the wrong article is attached to a headline.
Very often the wrong article is attached to a headline.
2024-06-22	Er*****	The update is horrible. The eEdition went from being easy to navigate and read to an absolute mess. I can't believe I actually paid for a subscription to this garbage
The update is horrible. The eEdition went from being easy to navigate and read to an absolute mess. I can't believe I actually paid for a subscription to this garbage