# WCF Courier

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id375842307](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id375842307)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id375842307`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Lee Enterprises
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 3.10 / 5 (56 ratings)
- **Version:** 9.22.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-06
- **First published:** 2010-06-04
- **Size:** 98 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wcf-courier/id375842307)
- **Website:** [https://wcfcourier.com/app-ads.txt](https://wcfcourier.com/app-ads.txt)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://wcfcourier.com/privacy](http://wcfcourier.com/privacy)

## Description

WCF Courier brings you local news from the Waterloo-Cedar Falls region and beyond, covering stories in news, sports, opinion, obituaries, entertainment, and politics with exclusive commentary, photography, video, and podcasts. The app lets you read, watch, and listen to stories, while personalization lets you choose topics that matter most and receive breaking updates.

Subscribers can upgrade to News+ for a faster, ad-free experience. Features include Your Stories personalization, alerts for news and weather, intuitive navigation, reading options via News Feed or E-edition, bookmarking, listening to articles, adjustable text size, and local weather.

## Rankings

- #194,593 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise the app for its clean, mobile-friendly look and usefulness for staying up-to-date on local news. However, widespread issues include crashes, intrusive ads, stale content with repeated stories, paywalls that block access to articles, and limited tablet support with few features like search or comments.

### Pros

- Visually appealing design and layout
- Useful and simple to use for staying up-to-date with local news on mobile
- Positive reception of the app's existence and Courier staff/content quality
- Improvements noted in newer versions / better than the last version

### Cons

- App crashes or freezes, sometimes on launch
- Intrusive ads/pop-ups disrupt reading and navigation
- Content not updated daily; many reviews report the same stories
- Sign-in or paywalls restrict article access (obits/full articles)
- Poor tablet support (no landscape mode on iPad) and limited features (no search, no comments)

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