# Lowell Sun News for Mobile

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id502959997](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id502959997)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id502959997`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** MediaNews Group
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (199 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.0.60
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-21
- **First published:** 2012-02-21
- **Size:** 189 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lowell-sun-news-for-mobile/id502959997)
- **Website:** [https://www.lowellsun.com/](https://www.lowellsun.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.medianewsgroup.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.medianewsgroup.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Lowell Sun News for Mobile is a redesigned, faster news experience that personalizes your feed. You can customize Your News by selecting topics you care about, allowing you to bypass the noise and focus on the stories you want. The app also supports an offline reading mode and article saving for later.

Other highlights include saved articles, topic-based push alerts, an E-News in-app digital replica, and a top navigation bar for easy section switching. Subscribers can restore their subscriptions from Settings under Subscriptions to resume access after updates.

## Rankings

- #104,984 — Overall

## Review summary

Most reviews praise local Lowell-area news coverage and a quick overview of happenings, but frequent ads and pop-ups, paywalls, slow/outdated updates, a dated UI, and missing content like obituaries and police logs drive user dissatisfaction.

### Pros

- Local Lowell area news coverage and updates.
- Provides a quick overview of happenings in Lowell and surrounding areas.

### Cons

- Ads and pop-ups appear even for paying subscribers.
- Content is behind a subscription/paywall requiring a subscription to read.
- Content is outdated and not updated promptly (headlines and breaking news lag).
- Poor user interface and navigation; the app is slow, unstable, and hard to use.
- Missing or hard-to-find content sections (obituaries, police logs, and other key areas).

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