# The Flint Journal

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id792752403](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id792752403)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id792752403`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** MLive.com
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (109 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-27
- **First published:** 2014-03-02
- **Size:** 32 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-flint-journal/id792752403)
- **Website:** [https://mlive.com](https://mlive.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.advancelocal.com/advancelocalUserAgreement/privacy-policy.html](https://www.advancelocal.com/advancelocalUserAgreement/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

Welcome to The Flint Journal's Online Newspaper app! Dive into the newspaper anytime, anywhere with award-winning local news, daily features, sports updates, entertainment highlights, and special sections. Enjoy an enhanced reading experience with online-only perks, bonus magazines, supplements, interactive puzzles, and easy article sharing. 

Flint Journal subscribers receive full access to each edition at no extra cost—simply log in with your existing email and password to explore everything we offer. If you’re not a subscriber, an app-only subscription is available: 1 Month Auto-renewing for $24.99, with standard renewal and account management options.

## Rankings

- #133,769 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise the app for convenient digital access on iPad and a print-like reading experience, plus strong local journalism and timely coverage. Recurrent downsides include reliability and performance problems tied to an aging codebase, frequent login/authentication issues, and inconsistent digital edition performance on iPad/iPhone. Some users also want more cultural/human-interest content and easier access to obituaries. Overall, the app is valued for local coverage but needs modernization and improved reliability.

### Pros

- Strong local news coverage and quality journalism, including investigative reporting.
- Convenient digital access on iPad and away from home; interface resembles the print edition.
- Timely, varied news coverage across local, national, and international topics.

### Cons

- Reliability and performance issues: sluggish app, poor backend communication, frequent logouts.
- Login/authentication issues, including verification button failures and frequent logouts.
- Digital edition unreliable on iPad/iPhone devices.
- Content balance issues: excess sports content and missing obituaries or cultural/human-interest coverage.

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