# The Citizen, Auburn, NY

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id440548643](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id440548643)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id440548643`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Lee Enterprises
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 3.50 / 5 (73 ratings)
- **Version:** 9.22.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-06
- **First published:** 2011-06-15
- **Size:** 98 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-citizen-auburn-ny/id440548643)
- **Website:** [https://auburnpub.com](https://auburnpub.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://auburnpub.com/privacy](http://auburnpub.com/privacy)

## Description

The Citizen app for Auburn, NY delivers comprehensive local coverage—from breaking news to sports, obituaries, entertainment and politics. Subscribers can access exclusive commentary, photography, video updates, and podcasts, plus a premium News+ ad-free experience for faster loading and uninterrupted reading.

Key features include topic personalization, real-time alerts for news and weather, intuitive swipe navigation, Reading options (News Feed or E-edition), bookmark and listen-to-article modes, adjustable text size, and weather forecasts. You can follow authors, customize your reading preferences, and stay connected with the Auburn community.

## Rankings

- #168,498 — Overall

## Review summary

Feedback praises local Auburn coverage and reliability historically, but users consistently report ads dominating the experience, frequent reliability issues, friction with accounts and pricing, limited content and broken features, and updates that worsened usability.

### Pros

- Strong local Auburn news focus and considered the voice of the community.
- Historically reliable source of information for Auburn.
- Useful for viewing Auburn local news despite issues.

### Cons

- Intrusive ads that interrupt reading and redirect to Safari or the App Store.
- Unreliable performance with crashes, freezes, and 'no content available' errors.
- Account creation and pricing friction (mandatory login and high price).
- Content and coverage issues: missing local high school sports, limited article feed, and broken obituary section.
- Updates that have degraded the app's functionality.

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