# Seattle Times Print Replica

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id488213470](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id488213470)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id488213470`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** The Seattle Times
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 2.30 / 5 (165 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.2.2
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-12
- **First published:** 2011-12-14
- **Size:** 130 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/seattle-times-print-replica/id488213470)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://company.seattletimes.com/notices/notice2.html](https://company.seattletimes.com/notices/notice2.html)

## Description

The Seattle Times Print Replica brings the paper’s print edition to a digital format, including ads and comics, for easy reading on your iPad.

If you subscribe to home-delivery, Print Replica is included with your subscription; non-subscribers can access up to seven days of back issues at no charge.

## Rankings

- #145,715 — Overall

## Review summary

Users generally praise the app for its true print-like experience with readable pages and early delivery, but frequent crashes, update regressions, sign-in friction, unreliable offline access, and navigation/layout changes significantly hinder consistent use.

### Pros

- Faithful print replica experience that mirrors the newspaper layout.
- Easy to scan and read with clear text and photos; straightforward navigation.
- Digital edition arrives early (as early as 2am) for convenient reading.
- Perceived cost savings compared with traditional print.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and failure to load the current edition; requires restarts or reinstall.
- Bugs and regressions persist across updates; improvements are inconsistent and sometimes revert.
- Login/sign-in problems (Google sign-in not supported; repeated prompts and sign-in loops).
- Offline reading/download issues; content not reliably accessible offline and online access is often required.
- Navigation/layout issues and compatibility concerns (full-page view, broken article links, discontinued article-level view; iOS 17 compatibility noted).

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