# The Morning Sun

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id520224707](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id520224707)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id520224707`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Journal Register Company
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (87 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.0.60
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-20
- **First published:** 2012-05-02
- **Size:** 188 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-morning-sun/id520224707)
- **Website:** [https://www.themorningsun.com/](https://www.themorningsun.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.medianewsgroup.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.medianewsgroup.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

The Morning Sun offers a refreshed, fast news experience with personalized content. By selecting your topics in Your News, you can tailor what you see and focus on what matters most.

Key features include Saved Articles for later reading, topic-based push notifications to reduce noise, an in-app E-News replica of the day's paper, and Offline Reading for when you’re offline. Enhanced navigation supports swiping between sections, following topics for relevance, and built-in games for quick breaks. Sign in and restore subscriptions to keep access uninterrupted.

## Rankings

- #147,701 — Overall

## Review summary

Many reviews converge on a core set of issues: the app often shows stale news and rarely refreshes, and ads (especially video ads) disrupt reading. Performance problems—crashes and failed refreshes—are common, and navigation is limited (no search; obituary access is poor). Some content also appears non-local. A few users note a clean, simple UI when it works and that the app can be handy for remote reading, but overall updates, reliability, and navigation need improvement.

### Pros

- Clean, simple, and visually appealing interface when the app loads.
- Simple navigation and reading experience when the app is functioning.
- Useful for accessing Morning Sun content while traveling or away from home.

### Cons

- Outdated content not refreshing for days or weeks across many reviews.
- Excessive pop-up/video ads hinder reading and scrolling.
- Frequent crashes and loading/refresh failures degrade usability.
- No search function and awkward navigation (e.g., hard to find obituaries).
- Content sometimes comes from non-local papers, reducing local relevance.

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