# Altoona Mirror

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id561497286](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id561497286)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id561497286`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ogden Newspapers, Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 3.10 / 5 (12 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2017-10-13
- **First published:** 2012-09-20
- **Size:** 37 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/altoona-mirror/id561497286)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/category.detail/nav/5068/Terms-of-Service.html](http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/category.detail/nav/5068/Terms-of-Service.html)

## Description

Local News from The Altoona Mirror, the leading provider of news for the Allegheny region of West-Central West-Central Pennsylvania

- Breaking News Alerts 
- Local News 
- Local Sports 
- Polls 
- Full Article Search

## Rankings

- #363,231 — Overall

## Review summary

User reviews are mixed. Many praise the app’s clean, easy-to-use layout and well-organized, readable news, with several calling the app excellent or surprisingly good. However, multiple reviewers report crashes, instability, and a lack of timely updates, along with compatibility issues with newer iOS versions. Additional concerns include weak search and navigation (difficulty finding specific articles or earlier editions) and notification links that don’t reliably open the intended stories. A few reviewers note the app’s limited headlines. Overall, readability is strong when functioning, but stability and feature completeness are recurring drawbacks.

### Pros

- Easy-to-use, intuitive layout and navigation
- News/content is well-organized and easy to read
- Overall positive app quality and favorable impressions

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and instability across versions
- Needs updates / compatibility with current iOS versions
- Search and navigation limitations (no effective search; limited edition history)
- Notification issues (notification links not reliably opening the article)

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