Helena Independent Record

Name: Helena Independent Record
Rating: 3 (59 reviews)
Author: Lee Enterprises

By: Lee Enterprises

News

Features & Capabilities

Your story lives in the Helena Independent Record. From Montana sports to the day’s top headlines, you’ll find in-depth reporting on news, politics, entertainment, obituaries, and more—with access to photos, video, and podcasts.

Personalize what matters with topic selection, alerts for breaking news, weather, and sports; swipe navigation; read in the News Feed or the E-edition; follow authors, bookmark stories, listen to articles, and adjust text size for comfortable reading. News+ offers an ad-free experience and faster loading.

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By:

Lee Enterprises

Rating:

3.00

(59)

Version:

9.21 Last updated: 2026-05-14

Version code:

885591155

Creation date:

2011-06-08

Compatible devices:

Size:

61.63MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-04

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 215,283 ▼ 330

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Developed by:

Lee Enterprises

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/helena-independent-record/id437589283

Website:

https://helenair.com/ads.txt

User Reviews

Users value the app for mobile access to Helena news and see it as a key local source, but report reliability, navigation, and content problems. Crashes, login/paywall issues, cluttered UI, and limited or inconsistent coverage outweigh the convenience for many users.

Pros

Easy to pull up and read stories on mobile
Keeps users up to date and connected to Helena
One of the few, if not the only, Helena-specific news app
Often perceived as convenient or better than print for on‑the‑go reading
Long-time users rely on it to stay informed about Helena news

Cons

Frequent crashes, especially when tapping push notifications
Login/subscription issues and paywall prompts despite being a subscriber
Poor navigation/UX with ad clutter and layouts that cause text to jump
Limited and inconsistent local coverage; some sports focus and not always current
Annoying location-permission prompts and other privacy-related nuisance

Recent reviews

It’s easier to pull up stories to read now. But still challenging to get past initial screen that offers subscription deal.

by Ri*****, 2025-04-08

My husband gets the paper regularly but I love reading articles on my phone!

by Sc*****, 2025-02-04

Bummer. The Helena IR app is almost nonfunctional on my 2014 iPad Air with iOS 12.5.6. It used to work. Was about to stop getting the print edition. I still might, but I’ll have to read it on my iPhone 12. What a shame.