Island Packet News Hilton Head

Name: Island Packet News Hilton Head
Rating: 4.5 (1752 reviews)
Author: The McClatchy Company

By: The McClatchy Company App

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Overview

Version:

11.1.18

Last updated: 2026-09-08

Features & Capabilities

Island Packet News Hilton Head delivers trusted daily journalism from Hilton Head Island, Bluffton, Hardeeville, Beaufort, and communities across South Carolina’s Lowcountry. Follow local government, crime, education, business, community issues, statewide updates, national headlines, investigative reporting, opinions, and sports.

Watch live news videos, browse photos, explore past newspaper editions, and receive AI-generated article summaries reviewed by the newsroom. Personalize your experience with favorite topics, saved articles, search, dark mode, comments, sharing tools, puzzles, and games.

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By:

The McClatchy Company

Rating:

4.50

(1,752) 7 new ratings

Version:

11.1.18 Last updated: 2026-09-08

Version code:

890847398

Creation date:

2012-03-20

Compatible devices:

Size:

145.00MB

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Full description:

Source:

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Data ingested on:

2026-09-17

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# 43,509 ▲ 24

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#56 in article keyword 24 ▼ 2

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The McClatchy Company

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/island-packet-news-hilton-head/id510496152

Website:

https://www.islandpacket.com/

User Reviews

User feedback is mixed. Many subscribers praise the app for convenient online access and staying connected to local island news, even when away. However, recurring issues include incompatibility with older devices, reliability problems on launch, frequent sign-in prompts, a redesigned interface that’s hard to navigate, and ads/paywalls impacting readability. Overall, the app offers value for on-the-go access but reliability and compatibility problems dominate sentiment, leading some to cancel or revert to older versions.

Pros

Easy online access to Island Packet content through the app.
Keeps subscribers informed about local island news and happenings.
Helps subscribers stay connected to the Island community when traveling or living away.

Cons

Incompatibility with older iOS/iPad devices; requires iOS 17.
App reliability issues: won’t open, slow loading, errors fetching feeds.
Repeated sign-in prompts and login friction.
Difficulties with the new format: hard to navigate, unreadable pages, ads affecting readability.
Ads and paywalls interfere with reading.

Recent reviews

I love the local news in The Island Packet. Also, I do the crossword every day. Sometimes, the liberal politics are a little annoying with the editorials and even front page stories leaning left. Balanced, or even right leaning, would better represent our state.