The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Name: The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Rating: 4.2 (420 reviews)
Author: Gannett

By: Gannett

Breaking News + eNewspaper

Features & Capabilities

The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Chrome extension delivers trusted local journalism to your device, featuring breaking news, sports, weather updates, and multimedia stories that matter to the Lubbock community.

Enjoy a fast, streamlined reading experience with offline access, saved favorites, adjustable text size, and night mode, plus a full eNewspaper offering including USA Today and 200+ local papers.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines Content Photography

By:

Gannett

Rating:

4.20

(420) 3 new ratings

Version:

28.10.2 Last updated: 2026-05-27

Version code:

885979674

Creation date:

2011-06-16

Compatible devices:

Size:

182.20MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-13

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 88,245 ▲ 111

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Developed by:

Gannett

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-lubbock-avalanche-journal/id443181422

Website:

https://www.lubbockonline.com

User Reviews

Users praise strong local coverage and easy online access on tablets and via a widget, with appreciation for certain local writers. However, recurring reliability problems, confusing navigation, and disorganization hinder the experience. Printing puzzles often fails and access to full editions/older issues is inconsistent, sometimes accompanied by redirects to another app. Overall, readers want improved stability, cleaner navigation, and reliable access to the full paper.

Pros

Strong local coverage with trusted journalists (Don Williams, Nathan Giese) and USA Today sports reporting.
Excellent accessibility across devices—read on iPad/tablet and online, with iPhone widget support.
Positive sentiment from multiple users who enjoy reading the paper online and want it to continue improving.
Content variety including local news, obituaries, sports, and comics meets readers' needs.

Cons

Frequent reliability issues (crashes, freezes, loading problems, and periods when paid content isn’t accessible).
Hard to navigate and disorganized layout with inconsistent headlines; missing menus/instructions and older editions not easily accessible.
Puzzles and print features sometimes fail to print (crosswords, Sudoku) and the full newspaper edition is harder to read.
Content accessibility issues for older issues and redirects to another app, reducing overall usability.

Recent reviews

The WSJ online app is 1000% better!

by Lu*****, 2026-02-10

I’ve been using the Lubbock A-J app for a number of years. Since I know longer live in the area where I grew up, I enjoy keeping up with local news, the obituaries, sports, and comics. Most of the time, the app works great. Occasionally, I have to reinstall it. Sometimes the Sunday Comics don’t appear. I especially enjoy the articles written by Don Williams and Nathan Giese along with the USA Today sports’ writers.