# Billings Gazette

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id367893195](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id367893195)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id367893195`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Lee Enterprises
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 2.80 / 5 (188 ratings)
- **Version:** 9.22.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-06
- **First published:** 2010-04-19
- **Size:** 98 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/billings-gazette/id367893195)
- **Website:** [https://billingsgazette.com/ads.txt](https://billingsgazette.com/ads.txt)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.billingsgazette.com/privacy](http://www.billingsgazette.com/privacy)

## Description

Your story lives in the Billings Gazette app. Access in-depth local Montana coverage—news, sports, opinion, obituaries, entertainment, and politics—with exclusive photography, video, and podcasts. Personalize topics, enable alerts, and swipe through stories in the News Feed or read via the E-edition.

Subscribers get News+ for an ad-free, faster-loading experience. Features include bookmarking, following authors, text-size customization, and the option to listen to articles. Weather forecasts and frequent video updates keep you informed wherever you are.

## Rankings

- #129,084 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews consistently flag the Billings Gazette app as plagued by paywalls and subscription prompts that block access, even for paying subscribers. Users report frequent login and session problems, with repeated sign-ins required and occasional inability to read articles. Performance issues are common: the app freezes, fails to load, or is slow to deliver news, and the experience is worsened by intrusive ads and ongoing paywall interruptions. Many feel the price is too high for what is offered, citing monthly/yearly costs and poor value. The sole positive note is broad coverage.

### Pros

- Broad coverage of local, national, and global news

### Cons

- Paywalls and subscription prompts block access, even for subscribers
- Frequent login/logout issues and authentication problems requiring repeated sign-ins
- App instability: freezing, failing to load, slow delivery of news
- Ads-heavy experience with lingering paywalls interrupting reading
- High subscription price with perceived poor value (e.g., $25.99/mo or $312/yr)

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