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.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-04
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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.
by CP*****, 2022-09-07
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