# The Town Talk

> Breaking News + eNewspaper

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id528046166](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id528046166)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id528046166`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gannett
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (132 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.11.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-23
- **First published:** 2012-06-01
- **Size:** 184 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-town-talk/id528046166)
- **Website:** [https://www.thetowntalk.com](https://www.thetowntalk.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://cm.thetowntalk.com/privacy](https://cm.thetowntalk.com/privacy)

## Description

The Town Talk delivers local news with compelling storytelling, powerful photography, and engaging video. Access in-depth journalism, community events, and sports coverage from high school to the pros, all in a fast-loading app built for speed and clarity.

Key features include real-time breaking news, push alerts tailored to your interests, saved stories, adjustable text size, and night mode. Read offline and enjoy the eNewspaper experience—plus access to USA TODAY and 200+ local newspapers from your mobile device.

## Rankings

- #126,634 — Overall

## Review summary

Many users praise the app as easy to use and good for daily updates (weather and sports info). However, repeated issues include crashes/loading problems, flaky edition access, intrusive navigation/ads, limited content access, and update/login problems after updates. Overall sentiment is mixed: useful daily news features but reliability and navigation problems are frequently reported.

### Pros

- Easy to use and well-organized interface with good white space.
- Keeps you up to date with daily news and updates all day.
- Includes weather details and national sports scores, adding useful context.
- Overall positive app experience with infrequent bugs and regular updates.
- Often preferred over competing apps (e.g., KALB) for reading The Town Talk.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and loading issues, including pages not loading or only briefly loading.
- Difficult navigation with multi-layer menus and intrusive pop-up ads; edition access is flaky.
- Content access is limited or outdated: difficulty reading full editions, missing content beyond obituaries, and lack of sort-by-newest options.
- Update/login problems after app updates, causing login failure or app not working on newer iPhone versions.

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