Marin Independent Journal News

Name: Marin Independent Journal News
Rating: 4.6 (196 reviews)
Author: MediaNews Group

By: MediaNews Group

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Features & Capabilities

Experience a personalized Marin Independent Journal News experience with this Chrome extension. It delivers tailored content based on your interests, a Your News tab for preferred topics, and saved articles for later reading with timely reminders.

Also included are offline reading, an in-extension E-News digital replica, top navigation, swipe gestures to switch sections, topic following for tailored coverage, and built-in games such as Sudoku, Solitaire, Jumble, Crossword, and Puzzles. If you updated the extension, you can restore your subscriptions to continue uninterrupted.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines Content

By:

MediaNews Group

Rating:

4.60

(196) 4 new ratings

Version:

10.0.56 Last updated: 2026-05-13

Version code:

885592275

Creation date:

2012-02-07

Compatible devices:

Size:

156.67MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-05

Compare stats and ranking:

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# 115,663 ▲ 476

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Developed by:

MediaNews Group

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/marin-independent-journal-news/id499674553

Website:

https://www.marinij.com/

User Reviews

The Marin Independent Journal News app is largely criticized for intrusive ads, login/privacy hassles, and unreliable performance, with content often seen as outdated or hard to access. A minority note that the new version improves navigation and that the app provides local Marin news. Overall, users want easier access to current local coverage, a calmer ad experience, and a simpler, privacy-friendly login/subscription flow.

Pros

New version is easier to navigate and more responsive.
Some reviewers feel the app has improved over time and is better than nothing.
The app still serves as a source of local Marin news for readers who want local coverage.

Cons

Ads are intrusive and disrupt reading experience.
Login, subscription, and privacy issues, including forced Auth0 login, data-sharing concerns, and difficult opt-out options.
Performance problems and crashes, broken links, and unreliable access after updates.
Content access and timeliness issues: limited full articles, outdated or missing stories, and weak search capabilities.
UX/navigation issues: landscape mode not supported, vertical-only reading, removal of comments, teaser-based previews, and general navigation confusion.

Recent reviews

You’re not a bank, stop forcing useless updates.

by Ab*****, 2026-04-19

Marin County’s conservative, corporate news organization. Reflects the values of the parent company with some conservative to middle of the road reporting.

by Jo*****, 2025-06-17

There are so many moments when I scroll through an article and all of a sudden my screen is half-covered by multiple ads. The ads are too distracting and annoying for the app to be useful. I’m going back to a browser and ad-blocker.