# The Plain Dealer

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id457556777](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id457556777)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id457556777`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** The Plain Dealer Publishing Company
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (4,729 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-13
- **First published:** 2011-11-11
- **Size:** 35 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-plain-dealer/id457556777)
- **Website:** [http://www.plaindealer.com](http://www.plaindealer.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.advancelocal.com/advancelocalUserAgreement/privacy-policy.html](https://www.advancelocal.com/advancelocalUserAgreement/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

Welcome to The Plain Dealer's Online Newspaper app. Dive into award-winning local news, daily features, sports updates, and entertainment highlights anytime, anywhere—with an enhanced reading experience, bonus magazines, supplements, interactive puzzles, and easy article sharing.

Subscribers enjoy full access to each edition at no extra cost by logging in with their Plain Dealer account. App-only subscriptions are available, and Terms of Use and Privacy Policy are provided within the app.

## Rankings

- #28,117 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, users appreciate the convenience of The Plain Dealer on iPad/iPhone and praise the newer app as an improvement with a strong online experience. However, many reviews report repeated issues: instability and crashes; readability and layout problems; difficult navigation; subscription/login glitches; and perceived political bias in coverage. These concerns appear across multiple reviews and drive dissatisfaction when the app misbehaves.

### Pros

- Convenient digital access to The Plain Dealer on iPad/iPhone.
- New version is an improvement over the old app with better navigation.
- Strong online experience and content, praised as comparable to top papers.
- Loyal, long-time subscribers express continued satisfaction.
- Generally enjoyable app when it works.

### Cons

- Instability and crashes when switching apps or relaunching the app.
- Readability and layout problems: small fonts, pages not fitting the screen, hard scrolling.
- Navigation gaps: missing section headers and difficulty jumping to sections.
- Subscription/login friction: login failures and sign-in hurdles; subscription glitches.
- Perceived political bias in coverage that some readers feel undermines trust.

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