Philadelphia Business Journal

Name: Philadelphia Business Journal
Rating: 4.8 (412 reviews)
Author: American City Business Journals

by American City Business Journals

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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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

Business
News

AppCorpus categories

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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Free to download
In-app purchases

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

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4.8 412 ratings · App Store

3/5Orientation
A very nice app, but you got to fix the orientation issue. If you select a sharing feature and the iPad is in landscape the app goes nuts. Half the app is landscape and half is portrait and it gets stuck that way requiring an iPad reboot to clear the app.

10to10 · 31 Jul 2026
2/5Terrible user interface, decent content
When I click on a link to get to the app, the app open to a web page interface inside the app, and I am never logged in. I then click on “Your News”, and the app treats me as logged in. But I may not be able to find the story that I click on. Any article that I do click on is in very small print and the app uses only about half the iPad screen. PBJ’s developers could probably make a better app interface by spending 60 minutes on ChatGPT or Claude!

PhillyTransplant84 · 31 Jul 2026
1/5Pretty but not functional
Even after I’ve logged in, the app continues to ask me to log in to read articles. I’m a paid subscriber, I shouldn’t be logging in for every article. It’s also dangerously easy to accidentally buy access to individual issues, which again, shouldn’t even be a prompt for paid subscribers. Why is there no search?!? What publishing entity app in 2018 doesn’t have a search feature?!?

TomJR1065 · 31 Jul 2026
2/5Headlines and sharing
I get email headlines but often when I try to find the article on my app I cannot. Make it easier to share articles with people who do not subscribe. Maybe they will like the articles and eventually subscribe but if not, no harm.

Harold Fry · 31 Jul 2026
3/5Great info...
The info I'd great, love how you can break it down by industry.

kfhkknb · 31 Jul 2026

Privacy & accessibility

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Privacy

Data Not Linked to You — Analytics — Identifiers — User ID Developer declared
Data Not Linked to You — Analytics — Search History Developer declared
Data Not Linked to You — Analytics — Usage Data — Product Interaction Developer declared
Data Not Linked to You — App Functionality — Diagnostics — Crash Data Developer declared
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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

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Accessibility

No accessibility labels collected yet.

Versions

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18.0
This release includes bug fixes and general stability improvements
19.0
This release includes bug fixes and general stability improvements
20.0
This release includes bug fixes and general stability improvements
22.0
This release includes bug fixes and general stability improvements
23.0
This release includes bug fixes and general stability improvements
25.0
This release includes bug fixes and general stability improvements.
26.0
This release includes bug fixes and general stability improvements.
28.0
User experience upgrades.
33.0
Performance Improvements: Optimized app performance and reduced loading times for a smoother experience. Bug Fixes: Addressed known issues and improved overall app stability.
33.1
Bug fixes and performance improvements
33.2
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
33.3
Bug fixes and performance improvements
33.4
Bug fixes and performance improvements
33.5 · 20 Oct 2025
Bug fixes and performance improvements
5.6
Major Update: Free access to all content! - access any content for a certain duration of time - no registration or payment required - explore content without any obligation - super accelerated download speeds Try it out today!
5.8
Stability improvements & other small upgrades.
5.9
• Explore content for a certain duration of time, no registration or payment required. • Stability improvements & other small updates.
6.0
Updated for iOS 9 You will notice a new updated UI to better match our brand and take advantage of what iOS 9 has to offer. In particular, the experience on iPhone has been significantly improved. We have also added the iOS share sheet so that you can now share to any of your other apps that support it. Enjoy!
6.3
This update optimizes for iPad Pro in case you are one of the lucky ones who has one.
6.6
This update optimizes for iPad Pro in case you are one of the lucky ones who has one.
7.0
This update will make the reading and consumption experience even more enjoyable and fluid, with small design tweaks and upgrades for overall improved performance.
7.3
This update will make the reading and consumption experience even more enjoyable and fluid, with small design tweaks and upgrades for overall improved performance.
7.4
This update will make the reading and consumption experience even more enjoyable and fluid, with small design tweaks and upgrades for overall improved performance.
8.1
This update will make consuming and browsing content even more of a smooth and intuitive experience for readers. Design tweaks and upgrades, including Inline Video for mobile and HTML5, have been included for continued improved app performance and end user experience.
8.3
Stability improvements and other minor bug fixes.

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Data quality & evidence

Page completeness: Live store listing
Last verified: 31 Jul 2026
Sources: App Store

Independent summary has not been published yet.

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