# Akron Beacon Journal Now

> Breaking News + eNewspaper

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1435513433](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1435513433)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1435513433`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** USA TODAY Co., Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.10 / 5 (861 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.11.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-23
- **First published:** 2018-09-25
- **Size:** 184 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/akron-beacon-journal-now/id1435513433)
- **Website:** [https://www.beaconjournal.com](https://www.beaconjournal.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://cm.beaconjournal.com/privacy](https://cm.beaconjournal.com/privacy)

## Description

From critically acclaimed storytelling to engaging photography and videos, Akron Beacon Journal Now delivers the local news that matters most to your community. Access in-depth journalism, events around town, and comprehensive sports coverage with a fast-loading experience.

Real-time breaking news, scores, and weather alerts keep you informed. Personalize your reading with saved stories, adjustable text size, night mode, and offline access. Plus, the eNewspaper feature lets you read the print edition on mobile and access USA TODAY and 200+ local newspapers.

## Rankings

- #61,607 — Overall

## Review summary

User feedback is mixed: many praise the convenient e-edition and broad USA Today network access, plus ability to read missed days. However, recurring issues include navigation instability and crashes, difficult subscription management, intrusive ads, poor search, and occasional delivery delays, leading some users to cancel or abandon renewals.

### Pros

- Convenience of the e-edition/online reading.
- Access to local and national/international news via the USA Today network.
- Ability to read missed days and cross-town content (bonus editions).
- Improved navigation in some updates; hybrid print/web experience.
- Regular local content and community coverage.

### Cons

- Navigation instability and app crashes or unresponsive behavior (e.g., random page changes, not opening).
- Subscription management is unclear or inaccessible; prompts to subscribe; login issues.
- Ads are intrusive or cause bugs, cluttering the reading experience.
- Weak search functionality; inability to locate articles by headline.
- Delivery delays and unreliable content timing (not delivered in mornings).

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