# The Boston Globe

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id632761100](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id632761100)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id632761100`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (41,915 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.0.9
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-17
- **First published:** 2013-06-13
- **Size:** 59 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-boston-globe/id632761100)
- **Website:** [https://www.bostonglobe.com/](https://www.bostonglobe.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.bostonglobe.com/about/help/privacy-policy-app/?s\_campaign=bostonglobe:mobileapp&theme=light](https://www.bostonglobe.com/about/help/privacy-policy-app/?s_campaign=bostonglobe:mobileapp&theme=light)

## Description

Get full access to The Boston Globe's 27-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism, spanning local and national news, investigative reporting, and coverage of politics, business, art, travel, culture, and more. The Globe app brings a refreshed design so Globe readers can read, watch, and comment on the latest news from New England’s largest newsroom.

Key features include customizable notifications, offline article saving, in-app commenting, and Globe Today video coverage. Plus explore Globe Magazine, expansive sports coverage, and in-depth analysis from Globe columnists.

## Rankings

- #7,184 — Overall

## Review summary

Top pros: convenient digital access with online and print options; concise, unbiased, focused news; a functional, intuitive news section; timely morning updates; and the ability to share articles. Top cons: frequent login/authentication problems across devices; a buggy, clunky app with broken games and performance issues; intrusive ads and paywall popups; perceived bias and lack of objectivity; and sharing restrictions for non-subscribers. Overall sentiment: strong content quality but persistent technical issues.

### Pros

- Convenient digital access with online and print editions.
- Concise, unbiased, focused coverage of national and world news.
- Functional, intuitive news section.
- Timely morning updates and easy access to latest news.
- Ability to share articles with others.

### Cons

- Frequent login/authentication problems across devices with repeated prompts.
- Buggy, clunky app experience including broken games and performance issues.
- Ads and paywall/popups disrupt reading.
- Perceived bias and lack of objectivity in reporting.
- Sharing restrictions for non-subscribers.

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