AppCorpus
Market US

Journal Star

by Lee Enterprises

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Quick verdict

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

Categories and search queries

Official categories

AppCorpus categories

Key functions

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

Screens

App Store

27 store screenshots

Journal Star ipad screenshot 1
Journal Star ipad screenshot 2
Journal Star ipad screenshot 3
Journal Star ipad screenshot 4

Pricing & paywalls

App Store

  • Subscriptions — $29.99
  • Subscriptions — $42.99
  • Subscriptions — $44.99
  • Subscriptions — $50.00
  • Subscriptions — $289.99
  • Subscriptions — $344.99
  • Subscriptions — $379.99

Ratings & reviews

App Store

2.7 309 ratings · App Store

  1. 4/5Annoying Scrolling

    The articles are well written, but the annoying “being taken to adds” when trying to scroll up or down on the article will make me cancel my subscription!

    fhawk73 · 6 Aug 2026

  2. 5/5Long time subscriber

    I get most of my news on the app and really enjoy that. It is all I need for local news and the Journal does a good job. Not a fan of crossword puzzles and comics and the other extras in the big paper.

    Slseven · 6 Aug 2026

  3. 1/5Bush league

    I understand the needs for ads if you're providing the content for free. No problem with that. But, please learn how to display the ads tastefully and intelligently. As your app becomes more and more unusable, it won't matter how many ads you have if no one is using your product. Please fire your developers (one look at the app tells you they have no idea what they're doing) and fix this app. Update to new version: Wow, you managed to make it worse. Please Journal Star, fire these people. They have no idea what they're doing.

    irishmac473 · 6 Aug 2026

  4. 1/5App functionality needs update

    The menu alternates between an old one that only shows local news and one that appears well organized with tabs for national, state and regional news, etc. please fix this to be consistently the latter. Also have no ability to get back to a better menu. If you want people to support local news you need to take all those ad dollars you must be getting and provide a good product.

    lincoln stan · 6 Aug 2026

  5. 1/5A bad ap becomes worse? Pointless download.

    I remember having this ap a long time ago and couldn’t figure out where it went. When I went to the ap store to get it again I read other reviews and remembered all the ads that kept the ap from working properly by slowing it down to a crawl and hiding all the content the ap was designed for. I deleted this ap a long time ago because I decided it had been a pointless download that just took up space on my phone.

    MDaddy2013 · 6 Aug 2026

Privacy & accessibility

App Store

Privacy

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

Accessibility

No accessibility labels collected yet.

Versions

App Store

  • 9.10

    General updates and bug fixes.

  • 9.10.1

    General updates and bug fixes.

  • 9.11

    General updates and bug fixes.

  • 9.12.3

    General updates and bug fixes.

  • 9.13

    General updates and bug fixes.

  • 9.13.2

    Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

  • 9.13.3

    Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

  • 9.13.5

    Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

  • 9.14.1

    Go ad-free with our new upgrade to News+ for an uninterrupted reading experience.

  • 9.15.1

    Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

  • 9.16

    General updates and performance enhancements.

  • 9.16.1

    General updates and performance enhancements.

  • 9.17

    General updates and performance enhancements.

  • 9.17.1

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 9.17.2

    General updates and performance improvements.

  • 9.17.4

    General updates and performance improvements.

  • 9.18

    General improvements and bug fixes

  • 9.19

    Improved login and authentication for a smoother experience. Plus, a new subscription plan, bug fixes, and more.

  • 9.19.1

    This update includes performance enhancements and minor bug fixes.

  • 9.19.2

    Improved login and authentication for a smoother experience. Plus, a new subscription plan, bug fixes, and more.

  • 9.19.3

    Puzzmo, a game-changing collection of additional games and puzzles

  • 9.21

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 9.22

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 9.22.1 · 6 Aug 2026

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 9.9

    General updates and bug fixes.

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Last verified
6 Aug 2026
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