# The Republican

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id509601933](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id509601933)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id509601933`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** The Republican Company
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (579 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.1.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-27
- **First published:** 2012-06-22
- **Size:** 32 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-republican/id509601933)
- **Website:** [https://masslive.com](https://masslive.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.advancelocal.com/advancelocalUserAgreement/privacy-policy.html](https://www.advancelocal.com/advancelocalUserAgreement/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

The Republican Online Newspaper app delivers award-winning local news, daily features, sports updates, and entertainment highlights—available anytime, anywhere. Enjoy an enhanced reading experience with online-only perks, including bonus magazines, supplements, interactive puzzles, and easy article sharing.

Republican subscribers receive full access to each edition without extra cost—log in with your existing email and password. For non-subscribers, an app-only subscription option is available (1 Month Auto-renewing, $24.99).

## Rankings

- #69,033 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, users praise the app for ease of use, reliable daily access, and strong local coverage with varied content. The redesign is a frequent source of frustration, especially around readability and navigation (smaller text, zoom issues, forced orientation or horizontal scrolling). Some report subscription/e-edition access problems and desire broader national/international news. Positive notes include fast performance, sharing capabilities, and the option to view comics and obituaries within one app.

### Pros

- Easy to use and responsive interface
- Strong local news coverage with broad, varied content from home
- Reliable daily access (7 days a week) and availability anytime
- High-quality content and variety including comics, obituaries, and photos
- Sharing features (send articles with comments and to others)

### Cons

- New format reduces readability: smaller text, harder to enlarge, and navigation requires horizontal scrolling or forced orientation
- Subscription/e-edition access problems (unable to access e-edition despite payment; issues with email reading)
- Perceived political bias in content
- Limited national/international news coverage

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