PennLive

Name: PennLive
Rating: 4.5 (3295 reviews)
Author: PennLive.com

By: PennLive.com App

Local News, Sports & Weather

Overview

Version:

5.0.0

Last updated: 2026-06-29

Ranking

#33,892 ▼ 23

Overall

Features & Capabilities

PennLive delivers trusted local news, sports, and weather with reporters living in your community. Get timely coverage of the stories that matter to you, wherever you are.

With All Access, unlock premium content and the best local coverage. This extension highlights local reporting, easy access, and subscription details (monthly and annual), along with the privacy policy and terms of use at the provided link: http://www.advance.net/advancedigitalUserAgreementPP/

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines

By:

PennLive.com

Rating:

4.50

(3,295) 44 new ratings

Version:

5.0.0 Last updated: 2026-06-29

Version code:

884639255

Creation date:

2011-03-01

Compatible devices:

Size:

32.48MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-17

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 33,892 ▼ 23

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Developed by:

PennLive.com

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pennlive/id421910267

Website:

https://www.pennlive.com

User Reviews

Users praise PennLive for strong local Central Pennsylvania news coverage and reporting quality. However, the iOS app is widely criticized for performance problems (crashes, freezes) and updates that render it unusable. A heavy paywall (~$15/month) gates articles and prompts frequent login/renewal struggles. Intrusive ads that misroute or play sounds worsen the reading experience. Other issues include frequent navigation changes and limited compatibility with older iPhones, plus perceived bias or censorship of comments. A minority still appreciates the content when the app works, but many reviews call it frustrating and often unusable without subscribing.

Pros

Valuable local Central Pennsylvania news coverage and reporting.
Positive reader sentiment toward the quality of reporting (local reporters mentioned).
Some readers feel the app delivers news effectively and reads well when it works.

Cons

Paywalls and subscription pricing (around $14.99–$15/mo) lock content and trigger repeated login/renewal problems.
Frequent crashes, freezes, and updates that render it unusable.
Intrusive ads that misroute or play sounds worsen the reading experience.
Perceived political bias and censorship of comments on the app.
Changed app design and navigation with removal of sections and constant login prompts.

Recent reviews

Great new coverage, however, the app freezes after about 10 minutes of being open. Seems like it’s trying to download too many ads when this happens. Very annoying though when you can only read 3 articles before it freezes.

by Ph*****, 2024-04-18

Poor performing app that is riddled with click bait misroutes for apps. Very, very difficult to use this app without numerous misroutes for sales, apps, & more. I am going to delete the app and just use a browser. Shame on PennLive for shoving blatant and unwanted sales in our faces.