# Helena Independent Record

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id437589283](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id437589283)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id437589283`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Lee Enterprises
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 3.00 / 5 (60 ratings)
- **Version:** 9.22.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-06
- **First published:** 2011-06-08
- **Size:** 98 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/helena-independent-record/id437589283)
- **Website:** [https://helenair.com/ads.txt](https://helenair.com/ads.txt)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://helenair.com/privacy](http://helenair.com/privacy)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #192,023 — Overall

## Review summary

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

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