The Raleigh News & Observer

Name: The Raleigh News & Observer
Rating: 4.1 (3176 reviews)
Author: The McClatchy Company

By: The McClatchy Company

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Features & Capabilities

The Raleigh News & Observer app brings fast, local news and sports coverage to Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the Triangle. Read daily local news, investigative reporting, national headlines, crime updates, and in-depth sports coverage with a trusted newsroom behind every story. It also features a digital Edition for the day’s news, plus live video to keep you connected wherever you go.

Personalization helps you stay informed with AI-generated summaries (edited by our newsroom) and topic-based feeds. You can search, bookmark, and read in dark or light mode, share articles, comment, and download previous issues—everything in a fast, easy-to-use app.

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By:

The McClatchy Company

Rating:

4.10

(3,176) 35 new ratings

Version:

11.1.1 Last updated: 2026-02-24

Version code:

882610950

Creation date:

2010-10-30

Compatible devices:

Size:

134.46MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-04

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 35,738 ▲ 123

Other rankings

#48 in article keyword 33 ▼ 12

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Developed by:

The McClatchy Company

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-raleigh-news-observer/id399175255

Website:

https://www.newsobserver.com/

User Reviews

Reviews largely cite stability and compatibility issues rather than content quality. The top pain points are the app's iOS-version requirements blocking older devices; frequent crashes and instability; login/account hurdles; edition-view loading/navigation problems; and article loading/scrolling glitches (plus ads disrupting reading). A minority note strong local coverage and some positive design touches, but overall sentiment is that the app is unreliable for many subscribers.

Pros

Strong local/state coverage available in the app.

Cons

Requires iOS 17 or newer; leaves older iPhones/iPads unable to run the app and upgrade prompts may have no available upgrade.
Frequent crashes and general instability (white screens, endless loading spinners, etc.).
Login and account issues, including repeated sign-in prompts and troubleshooting difficulties.
Edition view loading/navigation problems, with edition articles failing to load and poor navigation between views.
Article loading/scrolling glitches, including content closing when scrolling and inconsistent loading.

Recent reviews

After an iPad update the app no longer works anymore. I get to the opening page and it won’t scroll past page 2 puzzle page. I called and was told to access the paper through Safari but I have to search through a bunch of tabs which is annoying and inconvenient. I called customer service over a week ago and reported this but it has not been fixed. App is useless right now.