# Ithaca Journal

> Breaking News + eNewspaper

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id520501616](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id520501616)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id520501616`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gannett
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 3.90 / 5 (157 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.10.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-27
- **First published:** 2012-05-15
- **Size:** 182 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ithaca-journal/id520501616)
- **Website:** [https://www.ithacajournal.com](https://www.ithacajournal.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://cm.ithacajournal.com/privacy](https://cm.ithacajournal.com/privacy)

## Description

From critically acclaimed storytelling to powerful photography and engaging videos, the Ithaca Journal app delivers the local news that matters to your community. Access in-depth journalism, events, sports coverage, and more with a fast-loading, streamlined experience that makes it easy to view stories, photos, and videos.

Get breaking news, real-time alerts, and weather updates tailored to your interests. Personalize your reading with saved stories, adjustable text size, night mode, and offline access. Plus, the eNewspaper feature brings the print edition to mobile, with access to USA TODAY and 200+ local newspapers.

## Rankings

- #121,939 — Overall

## Review summary

User reviews repeatedly flag reliability and content problems: login/subscription failures, crashes or slow performance, and outdated or missing local content (including obituaries). Additional recurring UX issues include confusing navigation, overlapping controls, and features that disappear or don’t work properly. Some praise exists for timely headlines and easy movement through the paper, but overall the app is seen as unstable and not reliably up to date.

### Pros

- Timeliness: often ahead of the print edition
- Easy and quick navigation around the paper
- Main headlines and some local reporting are accessible in the app

### Cons

- Persistent login/subscription authentication problems (sign-in loops, not recognizing paid status)
- App instability and crashes; slow performance
- Content not current and lacks local coverage (delays, missing obituaries)
- Obituaries/death notices frequently missing or hard to access
- Poor navigation/UX with overlapping controls and other UI issues (not rotating on iPad, zoom/navigation quirks)

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