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From the latest 102 reviews on the United States App Store, Apr 22, 2012 to Apr 6, 2026: 70% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.
13 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.
★★★★★ I had a paid subscription to the paper but was still bombarded with advertisements while using the app to include full screen ads.
★★★★★ Going to delete this app due to constant subscription requests & teasing me with partial headlines before asking me to pay for this so called news app.
★★★★★ The news content is often several days old and no longer accurate, and you are limited in the amount of free content you can read before being asked to purchase a subscription.
11 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.
★★★★★ Wait before using they have some bugs to fix.
★★★★★ My Home Screen repeatedly pops up “error fetching feeds”, and “pull to refresh”.
★★★★★ The app simply doesn't work even after updates.
10 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.
★★★★★ Click on some news articles and the app crashes.
★★★★★ App crashes intermittently and sends tons of data out while using.
★★★★★ Completely unstable crashing at launch consistently since Aug 17.
9 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.
★★★★★ As a digital subscriber, I opted to first see the updated news, and click on to the e-edition.
★★★★★ But there is no new version!
★★★★★ This new, updated app is garbage.
7 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.
★★★★★ I had a paid subscription to the paper but was still bombarded with advertisements while using the app to include full screen ads.
★★★★★ Too many ads, poor layout, horrible visual interface.
★★★★★ No way to see the newspaper as it is published, just a bunch of stories, some old, with disgusting ads.
7 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.
★★★★★ Load errors, out of focus pages, crashes, inability to login, lock ups, inability to enlarge pages!
★★★★★ App keeps logging me out and not recognizing my login Evan with resetting the password.
★★★★★ Spent 30 minutes try over and over to activate and sign in.
4 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.
★★★★★ Deleted app and reinstalled on iPad and still same issues.
★★★★★ I deleted and re-download the app hoping it would help, but it doesn't.
★★★★★ Much more of this and you will lose another reader.
4 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.
★★★★★ As a lifelong resident of Columbia, SC, and a former subscriber to The State, I still enjoy reading the publication, but only minimally slow.
★★★★★ This will drain your battery.
★★★★★ Slow to load, crashes frequently, hard to move thru.
Nothing stands out.
3 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.
★★★★★ Since you are going more and more to online paper, please continue to make the online version more user friendly.
★★★★★ It could be more user friendly if it was not so hard trying to find the app.
Found by matching words and phrases in the reviews, not read by a person. A review can count toward more than one theme.
Latest reviews, United States App Store.
I started reading The State over 50 years ago and I’m glad to see it survive the transition to digital. But the skimpy local coverage is disappointing, and I am frustrated that sections like Business and Local have 4-6 month old articles it the top of the feed.
A GREAT CITY deserves a GREAT Newspaper! South Carolinians are lucky, we have The State!
Too little local news.
Bad update. Wait before using they have some bugs to fix.
Motormouth article will not open in the app.
Over half of the download keeps clocking. Eventually if I go back they show up. Click on some news articles and the app crashes. Deleted app and reinstalled on iPad and still same issues. It is also getting to where most articles are 2 or more days behind the local or national news on tv.
Apple Search Ads this app ran in the last 90 days, from Apple's public ad repository.
Apple only publishes ads shown in the EU (EU Digital Services Act), with a 7 day delay. An app that advertises only outside the EU shows nothing here.
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Released Mar 27, 2012. Current version shipped Oct 19, 2026.
Prices, ranks and reviews are per country. Revenue above is already worldwide.
