Free Beacon

Name: Free Beacon
Rating: 3.1 (55 reviews)
Author: Free Beacon, LLC

By: Free Beacon, LLC

News

Features & Capabilities

The Washington Free Beacon app delivers breaking news, in-depth investigations, and sharp political analysis to your mobile device, including access to the Editor's Blog and satirical commentary.

This mobile-friendly Chrome extension provides easy access to Free Beacon content for fast reading, sharing, and watching videos on smartphones and tablets, all in one convenient interface.

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By:

Free Beacon, LLC

Rating:

3.10

(55)

Version:

2.27 Last updated: 2023-01-17

Version code:

854431061

Creation date:

2015-10-16

Compatible devices:

Size:

8.15MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-06

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 219,235 ▼ 533

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Developed by:

Free Beacon, LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-beacon/id1047859882

Website:

https://wfb-store.myshopify.com/

User Reviews

Users praise the Free Beacon for strong, trustworthy reporting, but the iOS app is plagued by instability and usability problems. Recurrent blank screens and crashes, intrusive ads with auto-playing videos, slow loading and freezing, and readability issues (small fonts, no size option, dark mode problems) significantly hinder use. Some device-specific reliability issues worsen the experience. Overall, content quality is high, but the app experience is severely undermined by technical and UI problems.

Pros

High-quality, trustworthy reporting and strong news content
Content is valuable and seen as unique compared to other outlets
When it works, the app provides a solid, reliable news source

Cons

The app frequently won’t load and often shows a blank screen or crashes on launch
Intrusive ads and auto-playing pop-up videos disrupt reading
Performance problems such as slow loading and freezing, especially when switching apps
Accessibility/readability issues like very small font and no font size controls (and some dark mode readability problems)
Inconsistent behavior across devices (issues on iPhone/iPad/mac iOS)

Recent reviews

News stories do not generate through the app. Has the app been discontinued?

by St*****, 2026-04-02

I like the WFB. Downloaded the app. Nothing works. Just a blank slate. Looks more like they started to build it and just gave up.

by Bu*****, 2026-03-15

Every once in a while I re-download this app. Every time I’m disappointed. It’s never worked well and now it only displays a blank screen with the Free Beacon’s mast.