# Westlaw

> Reference

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id380675076](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id380675076)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id380675076`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Thomson Reuters
- **Category:** Reference
- **Rating:** 2.30 / 5 (121 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.5.7
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-09
- **First published:** 2010-08-26
- **Size:** 29 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/westlaw/id380675076)
- **Website:** [http://info.legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com/westlawnext/mobile-ipad/ipad-app/default.aspx](http://info.legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com/westlawnext/mobile-ipad/ipad-app/default.aspx)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/privacy-statement.html](https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/privacy-statement.html)

## Description

Tap into Westlaw’s premier legal research on iPad and iPhone with the Westlaw mobile app. Access WestSearch, KeyCite, search filters, folders, history, notes, and highlighting, redesigned for mobile use.

Save documents online or offline to your research folders, and share via email, print, or download. Westlaw Edge users get exclusive premium features automatically included based on your subscription. Note: A Thomson Reuters Westlaw account is required.

## Rankings

- #163,292 — Overall
- #51 — citation generator

## Review summary

User reviews largely describe the Westlaw iOS app as unreliable and laggy compared with the web. The most frequent issues are repeated login/sign-in loops and sessions expiring, plus crashes and blank pages that interrupt research. Many users report slow performance and difficulty loading results. Feature gaps and weaker search/navigation are repeatedly mentioned, including missing content (Precision/PracticalLaw), limited citations, no multi-tab support, and filters that are hard to use. Despite a few mentions of quick loads and cross-device workflows when it does work, overall sentiment is that the app is behind the web and frequently unusable.

### Pros

- Relatively fast loading and responsive when it works.
- Supports cross-device workflows, e.g., having a case loaded on iPad while drafting on a computer.
- Some users find the login process straightforward (cinch) in certain setups.

### Cons

- Frequent login issues and sessions expiring, often forcing repeated sign-ins.
- Slow performance, crashes, or blank pages that render the app unreliable.
- Missing features and poorer functionality compared with Westlaw on web (no access to Precision/PracticalLaw, limited citations, no multi-tab support, difficulty sorting).
- Search quality and navigation problems (results don’t match queries, filters hard to use, results can be irrelevant).
- Difficulties with UI/UX on mobile (outdated design, not filling large iPad screens; other navigation quirks).

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