# The State News: South Carolina

> Local articles in Columbia SC

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id511921363](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id511921363)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id511921363`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** The McClatchy Company
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (2,497 ratings)
- **Version:** 11.1.18
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-08
- **First published:** 2012-03-27
- **Size:** 145 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-state-news-south-carolina/id511921363)
- **Website:** [https://www.thestate.com/](https://www.thestate.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://mcclatchy.com/privacy-policy](https://mcclatchy.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

**The State News: South Carolina** delivers trusted local journalism from Columbia, Richland County, Lexington County, and communities across the South Carolina Midlands. Stay informed with daily coverage of breaking news, crime, weather, business, politics, community developments, and statewide stories, plus national and world headlines curated by local editors.

Follow local, college, professional, and high school sports, watch live news videos, browse photos, read opinions and editorials, and explore digital newspaper editions. Personalize your experience with favorite topics, article search, bookmarks, dark mode, AI-generated article summaries reviewed by the newsroom, and commenting and sharing tools. The app also includes access to previous newspaper issues, puzzles, and games.

## Rankings

- #37,570 — Overall

## Review summary

User reviews show a mixed sentiment: the app delivers solid content and digital access to The State, appealing to loyal readers, but it is plagued by instability, delayed local coverage, heavy paywalls/ads, and a frustrating reading experience (small text, poor layout on iPad) with unreliable notifications.

### Pros

- Content is good and reliable; readers describe the journalism as solid and balanced.
- Long-time readers appreciate the paper’s digital transition and value having The State accessible online.
- The app represents and preserves The State’s presence for the community in a digital format.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and ongoing instability (launch crashes, error fetching feeds).
- Local news coverage is stale or not timely (articles can be days to months old; behind TV/national news).
- Paywall and aggressive subscription prompts; ads disrupt reading experience.
- Poor readability and display on devices (text too small, iPad display not filling screen; e-edition missing).
- Push notifications are unreliable or not linking to the full stories.

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