# The Times of Israel

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1006406749](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1006406749)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1006406749`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** RGB Media Ltd
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 2.90 / 5 (137 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.8.11
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-16
- **First published:** 2015-09-02
- **Size:** 19 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-times-of-israel/id1006406749)
- **Website:** [https://www.timesofisrael.com](https://www.timesofisrael.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.timesofisrael.com/privacy/](http://www.timesofisrael.com/privacy/)

## Description

The Times of Israel is your one-stop app for news, features, live coverage and more on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Stay up to date with events and analyses, follow our bloggers and read in-depth quality features. Push notifications will keep you abreast of breaking news and important updates.

Founded in 2012 in Jerusalem by veteran journalist David Horovitz and Seth Klarman, The Times of Israel presents fair-minded reporting with no partisan affiliation and offers a wide range of analysis and opinion pieces.

## Rankings

- #143,410 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviewers consistently praise The Times of Israel for strong, informative coverage of Israel and the region, with many noting excellent reporting and useful live updates; paying for ad-free access improves the experience. However, the app is plagued by intrusive ads and hijacked reading experiences, frequent UI glitches that disrupt reading, and subscriber login issues that hamper commenting and continuity. The dominant sentiment is that content quality is high, but the reader experience is crippled by ads and reliability problems; stabilization and better ad handling are primary requests.

### Pros

- High-quality, informative coverage of Israel and the region
- Strong live updates feature
- Ad-free option significantly improves the experience for subscribers
- Generally fast and intuitive when functioning properly

### Cons

- Intrusive ads and hijacked reading: frequent pop-ups, banners, and redirects to Safari (with security concerns)
- App instability and reading interruptions: gray screens, constant reloads, and loss of reading position
- Login and authentication friction for subscribers: repeated sign-in requirements and comments requiring login

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