# The Press Democrat

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id591168598](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id591168598)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id591168598`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** MediaNews Group
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (1,493 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.0.60
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-26
- **First published:** 2013-02-08
- **Size:** 187 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-press-democrat/id591168598)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.pressdemocrat.com/privacy-policy/](http://www.pressdemocrat.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

**The Press Democrat** delivers a faster, streamlined way to stay informed with local news and the newspaper experience in one app.

Personalize your reading with **Your News**, which recommends stories based on selected interests and topics. Save articles for later reading or reference, receive reminders about saved content, and discover related stories. Custom push notifications let you choose which topics matter most, creating a more relevant and less intrusive news experience.

Use the top navigation bar to quickly switch between sections by tapping or swiping. When you want the traditional newspaper format, open the in-app **eEdition** through the Newspaper section—no separate app required.

## Rankings

- #47,272 — Overall
- #14 — press

## Review summary

User reviews mainly criticize the iOS Press Democrat app for the new edition. Recurrent complaints include frequent update prompts, cluttered with ads that hinder reading, and persistent bugs and crashes causing slow performance. Additional issues include login/subscription friction and difficulties loading the current edition (often stuck on old content or showing random articles). Overall sentiment expresses frustration with reliability and a degraded reading experience versus the prior app.

### Cons

- Frequent forced updates and update prompts that disrupt usage
- Ad-heavy interface with bottom banner ads and animating ads cluttering the reading area
- Buggy, unstable performance with crashes and slow loading
- Edition loading/synchronization issues: difficulty loading the current edition, older edition or random articles
- Login/subscription friction: repeated login prompts/errors and trouble subscribing

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