# Santa Cruz Sentinel

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id461523626](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id461523626)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id461523626`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** MediaNews Group
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (168 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2011-10-03
- **Size:** 127 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/santa-cruz-sentinel/id461523626)
- **Website:** [https://www.bayareanewsgroup.com/](https://www.bayareanewsgroup.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.digitalfirstmedia.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.digitalfirstmedia.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

The Santa Cruz Sentinel e-Edition brings Santa Cruz's hometown paper to your iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch with a faithful print replica. It offers in-depth local reporting, plus award-winning state, national, and world coverage from Bay Area News Group, plus entertainment, culture, recreation, sports, and business - ads and the funnies included.

A text-searchable archive of every issue published in the past 30 days is also available. The app is included FREE for existing e-Edition subscribers; if you like it, please rate it in iTunes to help improve the delivery of content.

## Rankings

- #113,625 — Overall

## Review summary

User reviews show broad satisfaction with the Santa Cruz Sentinel app for easy access to local content, easy navigation, and features like Read/Swipe mode and adjustable text. Many users appreciate that the digital edition replaces the print newspaper and can be read on the go, even while traveling. Positive notes include the ability to zoom, enlarge text, and view clear images. However, there are recurring issues with stability and loading times, including occasional glitches that require reloads. Ads are frequently cited as intrusive after subscribing. Overall, the app is convenient and reliable for most, but reliability and ad burden are common concerns.

### Pros

- Easy to navigate and intuitive interface.
- Convenient access to the local Santa Cruz Sentinel anywhere, including while traveling.
- Replaces the physical newspaper well with a reliable online edition.
- Read/Swipe modes are a big improvement and help you resume where you left off.
- Reading features such as zooming, larger text, and readable layout with clear images.

### Cons

- App stability and performance are inconsistent, with loading articles hanging and occasional glitches requiring reloads.
- Ad content is intrusive and there are too many ads after subscribing.

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