Journal Star

Name: Journal Star
Rating: 2.7 (309 reviews)
Author: Lee Enterprises

By: Lee Enterprises

Local News, Sports and Weather

Features & Capabilities

Journal Star for Chrome brings Lincoln, Nebraska's top local coverage to your browser. Access in-depth reporting on news, sports, weather, obituaries, entertainment, and politics with a clean, easy-to-navigate interface. Read, watch, and listen to exclusive commentary, photos, videos, and podcasts, and support local journalism with digital access.

Key features include Your Stories for topic personalization, real-time alerts for news, sports, and weather, swipe-based navigation, reading in News Feed or the E-edition, bookmarking, listening to articles, customizable text size, and weather tailored to your location. Free to download with optional unlimited access for subscribers.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Lee Enterprises

Rating:

2.70

(309)

Version:

9.21 Last updated: 2026-05-14

Version code:

885595779

Creation date:

2010-05-20

Compatible devices:

Size:

61.78MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-04

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 118,760 ▲ 44

For Developers

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Lee Enterprises

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/journal-star/id372575588

Website:

https://journalstar.com/ads.txt

User Reviews

Users like the Journal Star app for convenient, mobile access to local news and the well-written articles, with many using it daily. However, recurring crashes, login problems, and blank-loading pages severely degrade the experience. A steep paywall and ongoing subscription pressure frustrate paying subscribers, complemented by disruptive ads and navigation glitches. Additionally, customer support and cancellation issues amplify dissatisfaction. Overall, the app provides valuable local coverage but reliability and pricing issues dominate user feedback.

Pros

Convenient mobile access to local news
All local news in one app for easy reading
Articles are well written
Users frequently use the app daily

Cons

Frequent crashes and need to re-login
Loading issues: many articles don’t load or show blank pages
High price and persistent paywall / subscription requirements
Ads interrupt reading and sometimes redirect to ads
Poor customer support and cancellation difficulties

Recent reviews

Typical biased left wing reporting, propaganda over facts.

by Kt*****, 2026-02-01

Why would anyone do business with you guys??

by M&*****, 2025-10-17

I get most of my news on the app and really enjoy that. It is all I need for local news and the Journal does a good job. Not a fan of crossword puzzles and comics and the other extras in the big paper.