# The News-Herald

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id520206415](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id520206415)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id520206415`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Journal Register Company
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (166 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.0.60
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-20
- **First published:** 2012-05-02
- **Size:** 187 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-news-herald/id520206415)
- **Website:** [https://www.news-herald.com](https://www.news-herald.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.medianewsgroup.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.medianewsgroup.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

The News-Herald Chrome extension delivers a faster, personalized news experience by letting you customize topics and receive tailored recommendations in Your News. Save articles for later, enable offline reading, and browse the digital replica of the day's paper via E-News to stay informed even without a connection. If you’re a subscriber, log in again after updates to restore your subscriptions and continue uninterrupted access.

Notifications are topic-based and customizable, so you only receive alerts for the subjects you care about. Follow or unfollow topics, swipe to switch sections, and enjoy a streamlined newsroom experience directly in your browser. Manage your preferences in Settings for an optimized reading experience across devices.

## Rankings

- #112,258 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise the app for its mobile-friendly design and strong local coverage, with obits a valued feature for some. However, recurring login/access problems, slow updates, lack of search/local prioritization, removal of obituaries, and intrusive ads are the most cited drawbacks.

### Pros

- Very user-friendly, especially on mobile, with the app improving over time.
- Strong local coverage and easy access to local topics (e.g., school news).
- Obituaries feature is valued by some users.
- Text size can be increased for readability.

### Cons

- Frequent login problems and ongoing prompts to subscribe (even for current subscribers).
- App updates slowly and headlines can be hours old; reliability issues.
- Missing search and local-news prioritization; cannot filter or locate topics easily.
- Obituaries are missing or hard to find/removal of obituary section.
- Ads are intrusive and heavy, affecting readability.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id520206415)