Bangor Daily News

Name: Bangor Daily News
Rating: 3.5 (579 reviews)
Author: Bangor Daily News

By: Bangor Daily News

BDN

Features & Capabilities

Bangor Daily News delivers fast, reliable Maine and local news through a lightweight Chrome extension. It updates dozens of times a day and provides breaking alerts to keep you informed as events unfold.

Navigate easily with a light ad experience and quick page loads, while enjoying Homestead and Outdoors coverage along with sports and politics. A subscription may be required to access all features.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Bangor Daily News

Rating:

3.50

(579)

Version:

8.1 Last updated: 2022-09-13

Version code:

852068476

Creation date:

2011-09-09

Compatible devices:

Size:

19.07MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-05

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 83,109 ▲ 30

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Developed by:

Bangor Daily News

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bangor-daily-news/id462227138

Website:

http://www.bangordailynews.com

User Reviews

Users broadly praise BDN for strong local journalism and writing, and some note the app’s improved design. However, recurring issues dominate: the app often fails to load or crashes; login/session problems and prompts disrupt reading; comments are inaccessible; ads interrupt the experience; and content features (search, share, parity with the site) are lacking. Overall, stability and feature gaps are the main drawbacks, with content quality remaining a strength.

Pros

High-quality, locally focused journalism and writing valued by subscribers (several reviewers mention enjoying the local news and the writing).
Readable and navigable article presentation (noted in at least one review as easy to read with a large article area).
App improvements over the old version (one reviewer specifically calls the overhauled app better than the previous one).
Subscribers appreciate having digital access to BDN content via the app (reflects the value of mobile access for paying readers).

Cons

Frequent app instability: crashes, freezes, black/green screen, and the app not starting or loading content.
Login/authentication problems: repeated login prompts, state not saving, and free-article limits despite being signed in.
Comments are unavailable or non-interactive in the app (no in-app comment sections; Discus access issues).
Ads are overly intrusive: high ad density and spam-like ads that disrupt reading (ads disguised as news).
Content gaps and missing features: top stories not mirrored from website, lack of search, and limited sharing options for articles.

Recent reviews

This app is very readable and navigable, with a large area for articles on the screen, and it’s easy to navigate the topics. However, I downloaded this app hoping to be able to access and interact with the comment sections, which for some reason I’m unable to interact with in my browser. (I mean seriously, what is the BDN without the comment sections?) Sadly, this app shows NO comment sections at all. Anyway, I would recommend this app if you don’t care about the comments.

by An*****, 2025-03-29

Clicking on push notification, or even a link within an article to another article, opens an in-app browser window instead of just taking you to the article on the app itself. That browser window then prompts you to log in to read the article despite being logged in on the app! What’s more, you will be prompted to log in AGAIN every time, and information is not saved. Very frustrating and basically makes the (otherwise seemingly decent) app useless compared to just logging in on a browser app and using the mobile site.

by ev*****, 2025-01-23

I’ve been a paying subscriber for several years, because I believe local newspapers are crucial to our society and the BDN is a decent, if not exactly excellent, local paper with an important mission. That being said, this is the worst app I’ve ever used…for anything whatsoever. Holy cr@#. It seems like this was written by an employee’s kid as a summer project about five years ago…and never updated or improved since. Search is a joke, comments are a joke. formatting is a joke…. Come on BDN! How can your readers take you seriously when you can tolerate this app representing you?!