The Modesto Bee: Local News CA

Name: The Modesto Bee: Local News CA
Rating: 4.4 (1280 reviews)
Author: The McClatchy Company

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Overview

Version:

11.1.18

Last updated: 2026-09-08

Features & Capabilities

The Modesto Bee delivers trusted local journalism for Modesto, Stanislaus County, and California’s Central Valley. Follow daily coverage of local government, public safety, education, business, crime, community developments, sports, statewide news, national headlines, and investigative reporting. AI-generated article summaries are reviewed by the newsroom.

Personalize your experience by following favorite topics, searching and bookmarking articles, browsing past newspaper editions, and choosing dark or light mode. Watch live news videos, explore photo galleries, comment and share stories, and enjoy puzzles and games—all in one local news app.

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By:

The McClatchy Company

Rating:

4.40

(1,280) 0.10

Version:

11.1.18 Last updated: 2026-09-08

Version code:

890850692

Creation date:

2012-03-27

Compatible devices:

Size:

145.02MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

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Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-18

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# 50,664 ▼ 325

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#53 in article keyword 24 ▲ 1

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The McClatchy Company

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-modesto-bee-local-news-ca/id511925305

Website:

https://www.modbee.com/

User Reviews

Users praise readability, speed, and local news quality, plus richer online content. However, widespread paywalls and subscription prompts, reliability and login problems after updates, limited archival access, sharing/friction with replica editions, and navigation/readability issues heavily dampen overall experience.

Pros

Easy-to-read article layout and readability.
Fast app performance compared with other newspaper apps.
Strong local news content and reporting from The Modesto Bee.
Rich online edition with full-color content.
Useful for readers on the go to stay updated while traveling.

Cons

Heavy paywall/subscription cost and frequent prompts to subscribe.
App reliability and login problems after updates (loading failures, sign-in issues, crashes).
Limited archive/search capability; difficulty finding older articles.
Sharing restrictions and replica edition login friction (hard to share subscription, extra steps to access replica content).
Reading/navigation quality issues (accidental isolated view, zoom limitations, fuzzy pages, pages disappearing).

Recent reviews

More than half of the news articles are from/about Fresno or Sacramento issues that have absolutely no relevance to Modesto and its surrounding cities. Some days there might be 2 local stories and the rest is filler. For the price and being that it’s electronic why is that the case?