Detroit Free Press: Freep

Name: Detroit Free Press: Freep
Rating: 4.6 (12675 reviews)
Author: Gannett

by Gannett

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 30 Aug 2026

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What it is: Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
At a glance: From $2.99/mo
Free to download
In-app purchases

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Official categories

News
Magazines & Newspapers

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News & magazines

Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Free app	Yes	Free	—	Store published
In-app purchases	Yes	Limited free	—	Store published

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Pricing & paywalls

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Ad-Free Monthly — $2.99/month
Monthly Digital Rate — $19.99/month
Monthly Digital Subscription — $19.99/month
Monthly Digital Subscription — $69.99/year ($5.83/mo)
Detroit Free Press Digital — $19.99

Last verified 30 Aug 2026

Ratings & reviews

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4.6 12675 ratings · App Store

5/5Great mobile newspaper app!
I normally will not read newspapers on line, but the Free Press app is really easy to read and find what section you want. This is the best newspaper app that I have and I definitely will keep reading it! My complaint I'm now having is that the advice column is terrible - sometimes there aren't any new questions for days - my Oakland Press has new ones daily in Dear Abby....sigh! Line Dancing Grandma The advice columns aren't any better....they disappear for days - what happens?. I just changed the number of review stars to one...why, because again and again columns are disappearing, especially the advice columns!! I will close the app if this doesn’t clear up. This has gone on for days - I have been a Free Press reader for years and really like this app since we go to Florida. This app is getting worse and worse! Is there a reason why certain sections are not updated daily! I will no longer recommend this app to my snowbird friends from the Detroit area - please do not ask me to rate this app again unless you’ve fixed this problem! Now I can’t even read the regular sections! There’s a title, but when I click on it, there’s a blank screen with black photo squares. This is a horrible app and I’m going! to need to cancel it! This is happening again - HELP!

Buddy cat & Smokey · 30 Aug 2026
5/5Local touch on import topics
The Freep provides depth to issues touching our local community with solid reporting. The format for the delivered news is solid and is easier to read than online App articles. (though I miss the larger print copy). Iusw the App daily as print is not available. The App seem a to have too many ad interruptions and non-relavant as content. I may need switch to reading the appbprivided “print” version. Which has seemed difficult in the small screen.

ALF6306 · 30 Aug 2026
4/5Sports is not breaking news!
This app is easy to use and I’m grateful to have a local paper that I can subscribe to! Unfortunately the Detroit free press uses the heading “Breaking News” a little too leniently. It actually seems that they use it only to share sports news. Breaking news is not sports. Breaking news is active shooters in our area, or updates on US war relations with other countries or literally anything other than what’s happening between two teams. I’m afraid to turn off notifications for breaking news because what if something actually important happens locally or in the world? Because of this, I get basically 2-10 breaking news updates a day about the lions. Now, I care about the lions! I want to see them win! But I don’t need multiple breaking news updates about them. I think the free press is straying away from journalistic integrity by doing this and I would be forever grateful to the editor or person in control of app notifications if they could reign this in. Please, I beg you, use the breaking news headline for actual breaking news.

kjadshfkjadshfkjahdskjghadskj · 30 Aug 2026
1/5New version. Same problem
So many errors and you can’t even leave feedback from a feedback page that is just white Ads that auto start and cannot be paused even though there is a button for that. Shame on freep. They are unable to correctly mark subscriber only articles. They mark some but most you find out when you click on them. It’s simple so are they after click bait to claim they are read or is it like their research for stories that they just don’t care They have solved the comma splice by just rewriting the rules. Out with the comma, in with the dash Just one sided psa and fear mongering. Plain bias Not doing the community any favors I like the big white screen where an article should be. This part seems to be consistent Big white screen where leaving feedback should exist but well they don’t want people’s feedback Lot of typographical errors but with feedback showing just a write page…….. Strange that what should be to national news is not mentioned. Maybe soon they will fix their feedback but i doubt it It is a challenge to read when as you are scrolling ads will load and the page will jump and now you have to scroll in the opposite direction Would be nice if they pretended to care by fixing their feedback page. Maybe they could use AI to program it as what they are doing now is not working

Triedbutnot · 30 Aug 2026
1/5Not happy!
I am a long-time paid subscriber who reads the “e newspaper” Free Press daily using the app. My first criticism is that the app has become “jumpy” when zooming in on the text. Not sure exactly when this started happening (was not an issue in the recent past), but it is such that I can completely lose my place in the article when doing so. I then have to spend time trying to recover my place in the article to begin reading again. Secondly - and most annoyingly - an ad for the Free Press taking up he whole screen will pop up randomly while reading the newspaper. I already subscribe - I do not need an ad - what is the point except to interrupt my reading? As to the latter, I will be obliged to cancel my subscription if the behavior does not cease. The whole thing becomes a waste of my time. I hope you can correct these issues… I really don’t want to cancel.

GizJ · 30 Aug 2026

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Versions

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7.10.0
• We've added a For You front to the iPad where you can personalize your feed with topics, local news and more. Check it out! • We've also resolved bugs. • For any questions, feedback or concerns, please reach out to [email protected]
7.11.1
• We've updated the For You front to the iPad where you can personalize your feed with topics, local news and more. Check it out! • We've also resolved bugs. • For any questions, feedback or concerns, please reach out to [email protected]
7.11.2
• We've updated the For You front to the iPad where you can personalize your feed with topics, local news and more. Check it out! • We've also resolved bugs. • For any questions, feedback or concerns, please reach out to [email protected]
7.12.1
• We've made stability improvements to the app. • We've also resolved bugs. • For any questions, feedback or concerns, please reach out to [email protected]
7.13.0
• We've made it easier to access content. • We've also resolved bugs. • For any questions, feedback or concerns, please reach out to [email protected]
7.13.2
• We've made it easier to access content. • We've also resolved bugs. • For any questions, feedback or concerns, please reach out to [email protected]
7.13.3
• We've made stability improvements to the app. • We've also resolved bugs. • For any questions, feedback or concerns, please reach out to [email protected]
7.14.0
• We've made stability improvements to the app. • We've also resolved bugs. • We've also improved personalization within Topics. • For any questions, feedback, or concerns, please reach out to [email protected]
7.6.1
• We've updated the For You tab so that all your personalized features are easy to find and broken out by topics you follow. • And we've resolved bugs to improve the user experience.
7.8.0
• We've made stability improvements to the app. • We've also resolved bugs. • For any questions, feedback or concerns, please reach out to [email protected]
7.9.0
• We've made stability improvements to the app. • We've also resolved bugs. • For any questions, feedback or concerns, please reach out to [email protected]
7.9.1
• We've resolved an issue where the eNewspaper did not load on initial install or update. For any questions, feedback or concerns, please reach out to [email protected]
8.0.0
• We've made stability improvements to the app and resolved bugs. • We've also updated navigation. • For any questions, feedback, or concerns, please reach out to [email protected]
8.0.1
• We've made stability improvements to the app and resolved bugs. • We've also updated navigation. • For any questions, feedback, or concerns, please reach out to [email protected]
8.1.0
• We've made stability improvements to the app. • We've also resolved bugs. • For any questions, feedback or concerns, please reach out to [email protected]
8.10.1
• This update includes bug fixes and stability improvements.
8.10.2
• This update includes bug fixes and stability improvements.
8.11.0 · 24 Jul 2026
• This update includes bug fixes and stability improvements.
8.5.0
• Bold New Look: A sleek, modern design puts powerful visuals and headlines front and center. • Faster Performance: Enjoy quicker load times and smoother browsing throughout the app. • Simplified Navigation: Easily discover top stories, trending topics, and personalized content.
8.5.2
• Bold New Look: A sleek, modern design puts powerful visuals and headlines front and center. • Faster Performance: Enjoy quicker load times and smoother browsing throughout the app. • Simplified Navigation: Easily discover top stories, trending topics, and personalized content.
8.5.4
• Bug fixes: We've made some changes under the hood for a better user experience.
8.6.0
• Bug fixes: We've made some changes under the hood for a better user experience.
8.8.0
• This update includes bug fixes and stability improvements.
8.8.1
• This update includes bug fixes and stability improvements.
8.9.0
• This update includes bug fixes and stability improvements.

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          "body": "I normally will not read newspapers on line, but the Free Press app is really easy to read and find what section you want. This is the best newspaper app that I have and I definitely will keep reading it! My complaint I'm now having is that the advice column is terrible - sometimes there aren't any new questions for days - my Oakland Press has new ones daily in Dear Abby....sigh! Line Dancing Grandma The advice columns aren't any better....they disappear for days - what happens?. I just changed the number of review stars to one...why, because again and again columns are disappearing, especially the advice columns!! I will close the app if this doesn’t clear up. This has gone on for days - I have been a Free Press reader for years and really like this app since we go to Florida. This app is getting worse and worse! Is there a reason why certain sections are not updated daily! I will no longer recommend this app to my snowbird friends from the Detroit area - please do not ask me to rate this app again unless you’ve fixed this problem! Now I can’t even read the regular sections! There’s a title, but when I click on it, there’s a blank screen with black photo squares. This is a horrible app and I’m going! to need to cancel it! This is happening again - HELP!",
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          "body": "This app is easy to use and I’m grateful to have a local paper that I can subscribe to! Unfortunately the Detroit free press uses the heading “Breaking News” a little too leniently. It actually seems that they use it only to share sports news. Breaking news is not sports. Breaking news is active shooters in our area, or updates on US war relations with other countries or literally anything other than what’s happening between two teams. I’m afraid to turn off notifications for breaking news because what if something actually important happens locally or in the world? Because of this, I get basically 2-10 breaking news updates a day about the lions. Now, I care about the lions! I want to see them win! But I don’t need multiple breaking news updates about them. I think the free press is straying away from journalistic integrity by doing this and I would be forever grateful to the editor or person in control of app notifications if they could reign this in. Please, I beg you, use the breaking news headline for actual breaking news.",
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          "body": "So many errors and you can’t even leave feedback from a feedback page that is just white Ads that auto start and cannot be paused even though there is a button for that. Shame on freep. They are unable to correctly mark subscriber only articles. They mark some but most you find out when you click on them. It’s simple so are they after click bait to claim they are read or is it like their research for stories that they just don’t care They have solved the comma splice by just rewriting the rules. Out with the comma, in with the dash Just one sided psa and fear mongering. Plain bias Not doing the community any favors I like the big white screen where an article should be. This part seems to be consistent Big white screen where leaving feedback should exist but well they don’t want people’s feedback Lot of typographical errors but with feedback showing just a write page…….. Strange that what should be to national news is not mentioned. Maybe soon they will fix their feedback but i doubt it It is a challenge to read when as you are scrolling ads will load and the page will jump and now you have to scroll in the opposite direction Would be nice if they pretended to care by fixing their feedback page. Maybe they could use AI to program it as what they are doing now is not working",
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