The Olympian: Olympia WA News

Name: The Olympian: Olympia WA News
Rating: 3.3 (217 reviews)
Author: The McClatchy Company

By: The McClatchy Company

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The Olympian: Olympia WA News delivers fast local coverage for Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater in the South Sound. Read or watch daily local news, investigative reporting, sports, and national headlines, with AI-generated summaries reviewed by our newsroom.

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By:

The McClatchy Company

Rating:

3.30

(217) 3 new ratings

Version:

11.1.0 Last updated: 2026-02-19

Version code:

882493569

Creation date:

2010-09-15

Compatible devices:

Size:

134.46MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-05

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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-olympian-olympia-wa-news/id391027211

Website:

https://www.theolympian.com/

User Reviews

User reviews show a pattern of major frustrations with The Olympian app: reliability and performance are inconsistent, with crashes and broken updates; login and subscription access often fail, and support is slow. Paywall limitations and outdated or incomplete local coverage are common criticisms. Many users complain about intrusive ads and emails. A minority note that the digital edition is accessible and that the app can work for some after updates. Overall, the sentiment is predominantly negative.

Pros

Digital edition can be accessed by some subscribers despite issues.
Comics content is available and positively noted by some readers.
A few reviewers report the app works or improves after updates.

Cons

Frequent reliability and stability issues: crashes, freezing, and updates breaking features.
Login/subscription problems and Google SSO obstacles, including renewal problems and poor support response.
Paywall and content quality concerns: most articles are paywalled, content can feel outdated, and Olympia/local coverage may be lacking.
Intrusive ads, pop-ups, and unwanted emails disrupt the reading experience.
Support responsiveness is inconsistent, with reports of slow or unhelpful assistance.

Recent reviews

Covering the No Kings marches in Tri-cities & Bellingham, no mention of the one here in Olympia. I don’t feel the need to continue my subscription.

by gy*****, 2026-03-29

Unreliable

by MR*****, 2026-02-20

Update: my attempts to contact the app developers remain unsuccessful. They don’t bother responding at all. I was pretty sure that support email provided was shady at best… =============== Whenever I attempt to log into this app to access my premium subscription using my Google Single Sign-On (SSO), I got the following return from Google: “Access blocked: This request is blocked by Google’s policies” Error 403: disallowed_useragent The “dev support” email registered is a Gmail Account, which makes the developer appear to be unprofessional at best or shady at worst. I’d like to be able to leverage my premium subscription on this app. How about some proper policy compliance with Google SSO…?