The Gainesville Sun

Name: The Gainesville Sun
Author: Gannett

By: Gannett

Breaking News + eNewspaper

Features & Capabilities

From critically acclaimed storytelling to powerful photography and engaging videos, The Gainesville Sun app brings the local news that matters to your community. Access in-depth journalism, coverage of things to do around town, and sports from high school to the pros in a fast-loading mobile experience.

Customize your reading with saved stories, adjustable text size, night mode, and offline access. The eNewspaper mirrors the print edition and gives you USA TODAY plus 200+ local editions, along with real-time breaking news alerts, photos, and videos to stay informed on the go.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines

By:

Gannett

Version:

8.10.2 Last updated: 2026-05-27

Version code:

885979583

Creation date:

2011-04-08

Compatible devices:

Size:

181.70MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-04

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 1,614,038 ▼ 1,531,725

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Developed by:

Gannett

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-gainesville-sun/id429457788

Website:

https://www.gainesville.com

User Reviews

User reviews show a mixed experience: positives include up-to-date local news/weather, in-depth reporting, and solid sports/entertainment coverage plus updates on city/college events. However, many users complain of constant app instability, poor local coverage, missing editorial content, subscription handling problems, and a tough, ad-heavy UX with navigation and edition-access issues.

Pros

Keeps you up-to-date local news and weather (mentioned in multiple reviews).
In-depth reporting (local and national) appreciated by users.
Strong coverage of sports, entertainment, and weather.
Keeps you updated on city and college events.

Cons

Frequent app instability and bugs, including crashes and freezes.
Insufficient local coverage; loss of letters to the editor and local editorial pages.
Online subscription management and billing issues (hard to cancel, mischarges).
Poor UX: clunky interface, intrusive ads, navigation/search problems, obits too small, orientation issues.
Difficulty accessing older editions/e-edition content; downloads can be balky.

Recent reviews

News is outdated, very little local news, poor coverage of all news area except sports

by Ey*****, 2026-04-29

Always great to get up to date local news and weather

by hg*****, 2026-02-04

This has attractive graphic design but the stories are incomplete, frequently out of date, and random in editorial selection. Very frustrating. Does no one mind the store on a daily basis?