# Daily Local

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id525116294](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id525116294)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id525116294`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Journal Register Company
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (172 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.0.60
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-20
- **First published:** 2012-05-10
- **Size:** 188 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/daily-local/id525116294)
- **Website:** [https://www.dailylocal.com/](https://www.dailylocal.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.medianewsgroup.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.medianewsgroup.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Daily Local is a faster iOS-native news app with a refreshed design. It delivers personalized news through Your News, lets you customize topics, save articles for later, and receive topic-based push alerts. You can also access the day’s paper digitally via E-News and read offline when enabled in Settings.

Key features include a top navigation bar for quick section switching, swipe-to-open articles, and the option to follow or unfollow topics for more relevant recommendations. After this update, you may be prompted to log in again; use Restore Subscriptions under Settings to maintain access for subscribers, and enjoy a richer news experience with built-in games and a streamlined reading flow.

## Rankings

- #109,042 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews consistently praise the app for offering local news and a clean layout but are overwhelmed by subscription gating, reliability problems, and stale content. Users report frequent crashes, slow updates, and signs of aggressive paywalls that block access unless subscribed. Navigational issues and poor search compound frustration, while ads and pop-ups further degrade the reading experience. Overall, the Daily Local app has potential for local coverage and a nice interface, but its current paywalls, reliability, and content gaps drive widespread dissatisfaction.

### Pros

- Provides local news coverage for the area (Chester County) and local events, serving as a useful local supplement.
- Modern, pleasant layout when the app is functioning.
- When it works, the reading experience is decent for local news.

### Cons

- Paywalls and subscription requirements to read articles, with auto-renewal and difficult online cancellation.
- Frequent performance issues and instability: crashes on opening, endless spinning, and content unavailable or rarely updated.
- Content is often outdated, with few current local stories and limited coverage.
- Poor navigation and search experience: morning edition hard to find, and article search is ineffective.
- Excessive ads and pop-ups that interrupt reading and degrade the experience.

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