The Philadelphia Inquirer

Name: The Philadelphia Inquirer
Rating: 4.6 (17864 reviews)
Author: Philadelphia Media Network, Inc.

By: Philadelphia Media Network, Inc.

Daily news and top headlines

Features & Capabilities

The Philadelphia Inquirer app delivers breaking Philadelphia news, sports, and local stories with an uncluttered reading experience. This official iOS app for The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News offers fast access to the latest headlines, topic pages, and a customizable feed so you see what matters most.

Stay informed with push alerts, newsletters, and 24/7 coverage. Features include bookmarking, sharing, in-app subscriptions for Basic and Premium access, adjustable text size, dark mode, a Today widget, and split-screen support on compatible iPads. Personalize your reading experience and provide feedback easily through Settings > Submit Feedback.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines

By:

Philadelphia Media Network, Inc.

Rating:

4.60

(17,864) 13 new ratings

Version:

28.3.1 Last updated: 2026-05-11

Version code:

885314906

Creation date:

2012-11-14

Compatible devices:

Size:

169.77MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-25

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 12,655 ▼ 65

Other rankings

#59 in article keyword 25 ▼ 3

Other platforms

The Philadelphia Inquirer (v28.3)

98,611 4.22

(1,120)

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Developed by:

Philadelphia Media Network, Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-philadelphia-inquirer/id577251728

Website:

http://www.inquirer.com/

User Reviews

Reviewers praise the Philly Inquirer app for its quality journalism and useful features like resume reading, noting that the experience is improving. However, the most mentioned issues are technical: the app accumulates large cache/memory and is hard to control; updates restrict landscape reading on iPad; and post-update stability is inconsistent with freezes and lags.

Pros

High-quality journalism and trusted writers (including appreciation for Will Bunch's column).
Resume reading feature is appreciated and helps you pick up where you left off.
App and website experience is improving over time, with readers noting better presentation and access to news.

Cons

Excessive cache/storage usage and growing memory footprint with little effective way to limit or clear it.
Recent updates lock landscape orientation and force portrait mode, hampering reading on iPad and other devices.
Unreliable performance after updates, including unresponsiveness, freezes, and inconsistent e-version behavior.

Recent reviews

App has improved a lot!

by to*****, 2026-06-15

I’m paying monthly for a subscription yet still get obnoxious full screen ads that take over the screen and article I’m reading. Really unfortunate. I won’t be renewing my subscription.

by Tu*****, 2026-05-31

I’m really getting fed up with this app. First, while many articles land in the app days before appearing in the published newspaper; there are many “breaking” stories that don’t show up in the app. The inline adds are getting so big you can’t scroll the page without launching the ads webpage. Finally the video ads become so intrusive it’s not worth reading the story. I just close the app and go elsewhere.