# Star Gazette

> Breaking News + eNewspaper

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id520499517](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id520499517)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id520499517`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gannett
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (192 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.11.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24
- **First published:** 2012-05-15
- **Size:** 184 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/star-gazette/id520499517)
- **Website:** [https://www.stargazette.com](https://www.stargazette.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://cm.stargazette.com/privacy](https://cm.stargazette.com/privacy)

## Description

From critically acclaimed storytelling to powerful photography and engaging videos, Star Gazette delivers the local news that matters to your community. It covers things to do around town and sports from high school to the pros, all in a fast-loading app.

Customize your reading with saved stories, adjustable text size, night mode, and offline access. The eNewspaper feature mirrors print editions and includes access to USA TODAY and 200+ local newspapers.

## Rankings

- #110,001 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews for Star Gazette on iOS are mixed but lean negative. Recurring issues include frequent crashes and instability, intrusive ads with implied data sharing, and content limitations (not full stories and not equal to the print edition). Some users appreciate easy readability, straightforward navigation, early access to stories, and hometown coverage, but these positives are outweighed by performance problems and privacy concerns. The app would benefit from improved stability, clearer subscription controls (pause), fewer ads, fuller content, and closer alignment with the print edition.

### Pros

- Navigation is straightforward; articles are concise and informative.
- Easy to read.
- Early access to up-to-date information before the print edition.
- Ability to see hometown news from afar.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and instability, including the app shutting down on launch.
- Ad overload after subscribing and concerns about data sharing/selling.
- Content limitations: not full stories and not the print edition.
- Poor navigation and subscription management UX (hard to navigate; difficult to pause subscription).
- Slow loading and performance issues (long load times; hangs; disconnects).

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