# Tampa Bay Times

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id410084908](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id410084908)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id410084908`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Times Publishing Company
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (2,517 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.8.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-31
- **First published:** 2011-02-21
- **Size:** 141 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tampa-bay-times/id410084908)
- **Website:** [https://www.tampabay.com/times-apps/](https://www.tampabay.com/times-apps/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.tampabay.com/privacy/](https://www.tampabay.com/privacy/)

## Description

Powered by the Tampa Bay Times, this app is your home for breaking news you can trust. Never miss the news, sports, politics, things to do and weather news that matters to you.

Now you can read the e-Newspaper replica version and news headlines all in one app!

## Rankings

- #37,005 — Overall

## Review summary

The Tampa Bay Times app delivers strong local journalism and can be easier to read than the website, but its reliability is repeatedly criticized. Core issues include ongoing login problems, frequent crashes and instability, problematic subscription management with renewals and limited support, offline reading and download failures, and forced notification prompts. Overall, content quality is solid, but app reliability and account handling are the biggest recurring downsides.

### Pros

- Access to high-quality local journalism from the Tampa Bay Times.
- The app provides a reading experience that is preferable to the website (fewer ads, easier on mobile).
- After updates, the app has operated stably for extended periods (works well for many months).

### Cons

- Frequent login/logout issues: users must sign in repeatedly to read content and stay signed in.
- Crashes and instability: the app crashes regularly, freezes, and articles fail to load or display images.
- Difficulties canceling subscriptions and unexpected renewals: hard to cancel, renewals charged without notice, and customer support is often unhelpful.
- Offline reading/download issues: offline downloads don’t reliably work and editions can disappear or fail to stay available.
- Forced notification prompts: app requires enabling notifications to use it, with persistent prompts blocking simple use.

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