# Bossip

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id432767720](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id432767720)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id432767720`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Urban One, Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (44 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.57.6
- **Last updated:** 2017-01-27
- **First published:** 2011-04-25
- **Size:** 82 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bossip/id432767720)

## Description

Premier destination for African-American and Black Celebrity Gossip, Entertainment News, and Black Hollywood Rumors. Gossip for the hardcore.

## Rankings

- #193,791 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews praise Bossip for informative celebrity gossip and a mobile-friendly, daily-news feel, with entertaining content. Recurrent issues center on multimedia and accessibility: video playback failures, hidden comments, and slow loading. Users also cite design and ad/redirect problems and a lack of offline reading. The app’s value hinges on content quality and smooth multimedia delivery; performance and offline accessibility gaps hinder consistent use.

### Pros

- Informative celebrity gossip and up-to-date news.
- Mobile-friendly format that improves readability on phones.
- Daily/regular source of gossip and news (feels like a daily newspaper).
- Engaging content and entertaining stories.

### Cons

- Video playback issues: videos do not play or load on iPhone and some reviews only show video links that don’t load.
- Comments are often unreadable or not visible.
- Slow loading times and media loading (pictures/videos) degrade experience.
- Poor app design/quality with redirects, ads, and outdated updates compared to the website.
- Lack of offline reading support (cannot read without internet).

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