# City Journal

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id420931366](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id420931366)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id420931366`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.90 / 5 (804 ratings)
- **Version:** 30.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-03
- **First published:** 2011-03-23
- **Size:** 72 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/city-journal/id420931366)
- **Website:** [https://www.city-journal.org/](https://www.city-journal.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://cityjourn.al/privacy-policy](https://cityjourn.al/privacy-policy)

## Description

City Journal is a premier urban-policy magazine delivering hard-edged analysis on policing, education, housing, architecture, and policy research. The app includes all articles from the print edition with full-color illustrations and more.

Pricing and terms: 1-year subscription, auto-renew, payment via iTunes account, cancellation policy, and links to Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Subscriptions to the app do not grant access to subscription-only website content.

## Rankings

- #58,834 — Overall
- #12 — policy

## Review summary

City Journal is praised for high-quality, well-researched, fact-based journalism with independent thinking and credible contributors. Reviewers highlight its clear, objective coverage and readable iPad experience, noting the design is well-suited for tablets and enhances reading. A recurring caveat is app reliability, including subscription access problems and occasional crashes, which some readers encounter, along with reports of a cumbersome website. Overall, the app is valued for thoughtful, data-backed analysis, strong writing, and a trusted alternative to mainstream outlets, with room to improve stability and site usability.

### Pros

- High-quality, well-researched, data-driven journalism with independent thinking; articles begin with facts and encourage independent opinion.
- Credible, diverse pool of scholars and writers; thorough analyses; courage to cover topics honestly.
- Consistently objective reporting that describes situations as they are, not solely agenda-driven.
- Excellent iPad reading experience: clean, readable layout with no pinch-zoom and strong typography; formats well for iPad Pro and Newstand.
- Valuable, thoughtful coverage that readers trust as a reliable source beyond mainstream media.

### Cons

- App reliability issues: multiple reviews note problems with subscription sign-in, access to paid articles, and occasional crashes.
- Cumbersome or less-smooth website experience.

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