# Süddeutsche Zeitung

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id448144025](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id448144025)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id448144025`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Süddeutsche Zeitung GmbH
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (168 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.3.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-04
- **First published:** 2011-10-27
- **Size:** 57 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/s%C3%BCddeutsche-zeitung/id448144025)
- **Website:** [https://www.sz.de/zeitungs-app](https://www.sz.de/zeitungs-app)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sz.de/zeitungsapp\_datenschutz](https://sz.de/zeitungsapp_datenschutz)

## Description

Die SZ-App bietet die tägliche und Wochenendausgaben, das SZ-Magazin wöchentlich, interaktive Grafiken, Podcasts, Rätsel und das tägliche Streiflicht zum Anhören. Inhalte erscheinen bereits um 19 Uhr am Vorabend, damit Sie wissen, was morgen wichtig wird.

Zu den Funktionen gehören Offline-Modus, Meine Artikel, Schriftgrößenanpassung, Hell/Dunkelmodus, Vorlesefunktion und Archiv der letzten zwei Jahre. Regionale Berichterstattung rund um München mit individueller Lokalauswahl ergänzt das Angebot.

## Rankings

- #112,787 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise the app for its easy-to-read format and high-quality SZ content, and consider it well-built when functioning. However, recurring issues across reviews include high price and unclear value, chronic reliability bugs (crashes, login failures, update problems), offline access problems, messy subscription handling across app variants, and missing features like Newsstand integration and automatic downloads.

### Pros

- Easy to read format and clean design.
- High-quality SZ news content.
- Simple to use with a clean UI.
- Regarded by users as one of the best e-newspaper apps when functioning.

### Cons

- Very high price and perceived poor value.
- Reliability issues: crashes, login problems, and updates that break features.
- Offline access problems: offline mode often not working; downloading as PDF is cumbersome.
- Subscription/account management is confusing and inconsistent across app variants; some subscriptions are not recognized after updates.
- Missing features and integration: lack of Newsstand/automatic downloads; limited access to podcasts and riddles; paywalls for many articles.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id448144025)