AppCorpus
Market ES

Houston Chronicle

by Hearst Newspapers

iPhone · iPad · Android

Active Last checked 27 Sep 2026

Quick verdict

What it is
Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
At a glance
  • From $14.99/mo
  • Free to download
  • In-app purchases

Categories and search queries

Official categories

AppCorpus categories

Key functions

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

Screens

18 store screenshots

Houston Chronicle ipad screenshot 1
Houston Chronicle ipad screenshot 2
Houston Chronicle ipad screenshot 3
Houston Chronicle ipad screenshot 4

13 store screenshots

Houston Chronicle android screenshot 1
Houston Chronicle android screenshot 2
Houston Chronicle android screenshot 3
Houston Chronicle android screenshot 4

Pricing & paywalls

Shown for US

  • Houston Chronicle Monthly — $14.99/month
  • Houston Chronicle — $14.99
  • Houston Chronicle for iPad — $14.99
  • Houston Chronicle for iPad — $59.99

Shown for US

  • Free to download
  • In-app purchases: $5.99 - $14.99 per item

Ratings & reviews

Shown for US

4.5 14472 ratings · App Store

  1. 5/5Deteriorated to Worthlessness and Irrelevance

    As a 12 year daily reader of the Chronicle on this app, I have lived through the good, the bad, the ugly, and the very ugly. For many of the earlier years, the problems primarily were with the apps broken functionality, instability, and accessibility. These early problems have been largely resolved by updates in recent years. Today, the problems relate to poor reporting of the journalism. As many other reviewers have highlighted, front page articles are far from the major news of the day. Instead, it is filled with insignificant local stories that remain on the front page for days at a time. How worthless is a digital newspaper whose front page stories are last week’s school board news! I suspect that the Houston Chronicle management has lost all interest in this iTunes app. Instead, they now offer their own digital subscription that is a high performing presentation of the day’s news, as printed in their daily print editions. I’ve taken advantage of a 6-month trial subscription and it is far better than the iTunes Chronicle app.

    SudokuNut3 · 27 Sep 2026

  2. 5/5Fishwrapper

    The Houston Chronicle used to be a newspaper. It has turned into nothing more than a propaganda sheet for the democratic party. We no longer can even read front page “news” stories that are not editorials. Some of the biggest stories that affect our very democracy are not even covered: The Russian collusion investigation findings. The Oval Office directing the FBI to spy on the incoming administration. Biden’s quid pro quo with Ukraine. Weaponizing the IRS against conservative organizations. The shutdown of coverage of the findings from the Hunter Biden laptop. The very real instances of fraudulent and unlawful conduct in our last election. The snap impeachment, conducted without even a single witness being called. I have found no mention of John Sullivan since the riot. No condemnation of the shutdown of speech on social media platforms. The Chronicle is complicit in all of these abuses of our democracy. You are only complicit now; you should realize that it’s only a matter of time until your “news” coverage will be dictated to you. A free and fair press is the guardian of democracy. Your job is to hold the politicians in check, and report abuses. Do. Your. Job.

    10strikes# · 27 Sep 2026

  3. 5/5Digital doesn’t work well…

    I’ve had an account with the Houston Chronicle for many years. About five years ago I went digital only. I continue to have problems trying to open an article to read. It continues to tell me that I need to subscribe or sign in. When I sign in, I get the message that I need to subscribe or sign in. It is totally frustrating. Every now and then I can get to the site to actually read the chronicle. I am actually considering canceling my subscription because it’s useless. If I can’t get to read the articles even in the emails that I have selected to download, I have a problem, opening it up and get the same message over and over, please subscribe or sign in.

    Msephus · 27 Sep 2026

  4. 5/5The Houston Chronicle is a great newspaper. It is so Houston!

    I’ve always been a newspaper reader — having been born in H-town I’ve read them all and still read the Houston Press. I want to know what’s going on and seeing the items in print allows you to make decisions as to what to do and when it is happening. I’m really a fan of the Thumbs on Saturday and Chris Tomlinson (business writer and “Forget the Alamo” author) always makes me think. The news is always there to read and digest and the opinions are fair and will make you think. And I can’t forget the Crossword puzzles—they keep your vocabulary skills sharp. Support local news organizations. They keep politicians on their toes. Thanks Chronicle!!

    Dr Tex · 27 Sep 2026

  5. 2/5Decent app, provincial content for giant metropolis

    The paper app works fine. Content is rarely updated, so you might find typically only 30% new content in each section from the day before. The paper itself is just pitiful. For a city that prides itself in being the 4th largest city in the US the largest paper in town feels like just one step above your high school newspaper. Not sure they understand the meaning of “international section” because there is none in the app and in the paper itself you might missed the news buried among giant ads. Houston has literally hundreds of thousands of expats and foreigners living in the area but the paper pays no attention to what happens beyond our borders. Oh yeah, and if you don't like football don't bother with the sport section. Want to know who won Winblendon, Monaco F1, Champions League, Boston Marathon? Find it somewhere else. Not in this paper.

    Diegofinni · 27 Sep 2026

Shown for US

4.3 1152 ratings · Google Play

  1. 5/5

    Very good easy to navigate

    Ray Leyva · 27 Sep 2026

  2. 5/5

    Great app keeps me up to date 📅

    Keiosha Brice · 27 Sep 2026

  3. 2/5

    search function antiquated. need filters. how to gift an article from the app?

    Sheri Lapin · 27 Sep 2026

  4. 5/5

    the app is easy to use. the newspaper does show bias therefore other sources of information are beneficial to get a complete picture of events

    Suzanne Knott Jackson · 27 Sep 2026

  5. 4/5

    it's very good

    Larry Hower · 27 Sep 2026

Privacy & accessibility

Privacy

  • Data Linked to You — Analytics — Contact Info — Email Address Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — Analytics — Identifiers — User ID Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — Analytics — Search History Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — Analytics — Usage Data — Product Interaction Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — App Functionality — Browsing History Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — App Functionality — Contact Info — Email Address Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — App Functionality — Identifiers — User ID Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — App Functionality — Search History Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — Product Personalization — Contact Info — Email Address Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — Browsing History Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — Contact Info Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — Identifiers Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — Search History Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — Usage Data Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — App Functionality — Diagnostics — Crash Data Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — App Functionality — Diagnostics — Other Diagnostic Data Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Developer’s Advertising or Marketing — Identifiers — Device ID Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Developer’s Advertising or Marketing — Usage Data — Advertising Data Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Third-Party Advertising — Identifiers — Device ID Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Third-Party Advertising — Usage Data — Advertising Data Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Diagnostics Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Identifiers Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Usage Data Developer declared
  • Data Used to Track You — Identifiers — Device ID Developer declared
  • Data Used to Track You — Identifiers Developer declared

Accessibility

No accessibility labels collected yet.

Privacy

  • Data collected — App functionality, Account management — Financial info — Purchase history Developer declared
  • Data collected — App functionality, Analytics — App activity — App interactions Developer declared
  • Data collected — App functionality, Analytics — App activity — In-app search history Developer declared
  • Data collected — App functionality, Analytics — App info and performance — Crash logs Developer declared
  • Data collected — App functionality, Analytics — App info and performance — Diagnostics Developer declared
  • Data collected — App functionality, Analytics — App info and performance — Other app performance data Developer declared
  • Data collected — App functionality, Analytics, Account management — Personal info — Email address Developer declared
  • Data collected — App functionality, Analytics, Account management — Personal info — User IDs Developer declared
  • Data collected — App functionality, Analytics, Developer communications, Fraud prevention, security, and compliance, Account management — Device or other IDs Developer declared
  • Security practices — The developer doesn’t provide a way for you to request that your data be deleted — Data can’t be deleted Developer declared
  • Security practices — Your data is transferred over a secure connection — Data is encrypted in transit Developer declared

Accessibility

No accessibility labels collected yet.

Versions

  • 202406.44

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  • 202408.37

    - Bug fixes and performance improvements

  • 202408.45

    - Bug fixes and performance improvements

  • 202410.17

    - Bug fixes and performance improvements

  • 202502.15

    - Bug fixes and performance improvements

  • 202503.31

    - Bug fixes and performance improvements

  • 202504.12

    - Bug fixes and performance improvements

  • 202504.54

    - Bug fixes and performance improvements

  • 202505.14

    - Bug fixes and performance improvements

  • 202505.42

    - Bug fixes and performance improvements

  • 202506.25

    - Bug fixes and performance improvements

  • 202509.10

    - Bug fixes and performance improvements

  • 202509.27

    - Bug fixes and performance improvements

  • 202510.19

    - Bug fixes and performance improvements

  • 202511.16

    - Bug fixes and performance improvements

  • 202511.19

    - Bug fixes and performance improvements

  • 202511.3

    We’ve refreshed the app store experience to help you find key features and updates more easily.

  • 202512.1

    - Bug fixes and performance improvements

  • 202601.20

    - Bug fixes and performance improvements

  • 202601.50

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 202602.35

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 202602.9

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 202603.8

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 202605.25

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 202606.47 · 24 Jun 2026

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 202608.33 · 20 Aug 2026

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 202608.55 · 31 Aug 2026

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 202608.44 · 27 Aug 2026

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Last verified
27 Sep 2026
Sources
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