The Hill

Name: The Hill
Rating: 2.5 (283 reviews)
Author: Nexstar Broadcasting

by Nexstar Broadcasting

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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At a glance: Free to download

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News

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News & magazines

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Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Free app	Yes	Free	—	Store published

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Shown for US

Free

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

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2.5 283 ratings · App Store

3/5Works great, but needs notifications!
I like the app. A lot of the issues other reviews complain about have been fixed. The reporting is good, with (roughly) an equal amount of bias in either side. A BIG issue, though, is that it does not have breaking news notifications. This is a major downside. If it weren’t for this issue, this app would be one of my primary news sources. Honestly, it’s kind of worthless to me without breaking news updates. I strongly encourage the all developers: add notifications!!

nflenfmdlskkejfke · 31 Jul 2026
2/5Don’t Is Too Small
I use reading glasses but my eyes are not bad enough to need a prescription. Most apps I can read without my readers but this app pretty much mandates that I use them. Other news apps will allow me to zoom in on the words where The Hill won’t. The font is already very small and not allowing a person to physically zoom the font in any way turns me off completely. It can’t be that difficult to permit some type of zoom to allow us to make the font bigger. I had to give this app 2 stars because it’s so inconvenient to actually use. Very unfortunate that the developers won’t make an accommodation. I’ve asked before but they seem to just not care.

Cdellamura · 31 Jul 2026
2/5Ads are a nuisance
The ads in this app are completely out of control. I can never really get to the news story because the screen scrolls with videos and pop-ups that are some of the most annoying I’ve ever encountered. Why does every news story have to have a video attached to the top of it, most of which don’t even relate to the story? I appreciate the attempt at being unbiased, but if it means paying for a subscription to get these ads out-of-the-way, and if there is some possible way for you to remove the videos on top of every news article, I might use it more. Until then. the app stinks.

eugenewilliams · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Great News Organization
The Hill as a news outlet is, most of the time, awesome. So much less biased than other options out there and a lot of fact based reporting which is what we all really need. The app itself isn’t the best out there. Don’t let that stop you from getting your news from the Hill. I don’t have as many issues with the app as others have but I do wish it had notifications.

Incognègro · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Easy to Use, Informative
I don’t normally rate apps, but as someone learning about and focusing on current federal events, I find The Hill app to be a reliable news source, lacking in bias, while boasting an excellent interface and relatively unbiased writing. It’s really something when a news source can not only get you articles quickly, but also provide a thorough argument and all of the facts. Great job!

Bearcat Chris Mitchell · 31 Jul 2026

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41.16.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
41.17.1
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
41.19.0
If you’re holding your device in landscape when entering an article screen, the video will no longer automatically jump into full-screen mode. If you’re holding your phone or tablet in portrait orientation when you’re on an article, then you can still quickly launch video full-screen mode by rotating it to landscape. We also fixed some minor bugs.
41.20.0
If you're holding your device in landscape when entering an article screen, the video will no longer automatically jump into full-screen mode. If you're holding your phone or tablet in portrait orientation when you're on an article, then you can still quickly launch video full-screen mode by rotating it to landscape. We also fixed some minor bugs.
500.1.1
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.1.4
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.3.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.4.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.5.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.6.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.7.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.8.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.9.0
This release includes a new video SDK player as well as fixes to some bugs and improved general performance.
501.0.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
50.11.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
502.0.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
502.0.2
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
503.0.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
503.0.1
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
504.0.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
505.0.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
507.0.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
508.0.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
509.0.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
510.0.0 · 29 Jul 2026
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.

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