# Journal Star

> Local News, Sports and Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id372575588](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id372575588)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id372575588`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Lee Enterprises
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 2.70 / 5 (311 ratings)
- **Version:** 9.22.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-06
- **First published:** 2010-05-20
- **Size:** 98 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/journal-star/id372575588)
- **Website:** [https://journalstar.com/ads.txt](https://journalstar.com/ads.txt)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://journalstar.com/privacy](http://journalstar.com/privacy)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #108,429 — Overall

## Review summary

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

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id372575588)