The San Francisco Chronicle

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Last verified 30 Aug 2026

4.5 30873 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5SF Chronicle

   I did not realize how much I missed living in the Bay Area. I left during Covid for a multitude of reasons, but now that it’s been four ->> now five (!) years, I very much miss the Bay Area and the news about her. I am was greatly enjoying my SF Chronicle subscription at the introductory rate so much that I’m pretty sure I will continue to subscribe because I need to know what’s going on in my adopted city… update: I am on a very tight budget, due to our current government practices, which are blowing my retirement budget out of the water. cutting back whenever I can. And this is one of the areas I chose to cut back. Unfortunately, until things look a little bit more optimistic for me and my budget. Until then. Ojalá hasta proto and tristemente adiós Aliotos by the Bay.

   calinfandia · 30 Aug 2026

2. 2/5Good luck trying to cancel your subscription

   I’m a Bay Area native, but currently live out of state. I still enjoy keeping up with Bay Area news and sports, and the app generally works fine for that. However, I’ve found it nearly impossible to cancel a subscription after the promotional offer is up. There is no way to cancel a digital sub without a phone call, and the number only stays open until 2:30 pm PT. And when you do call, no one answers. It is easier to get ahold of your state Unemployment Dep’t! I sent an email to complain, and the reply was filled with lies and false information on how to cancel using a web browser - which does not even give the option. Despite all my efforts to cancel, my sub is still active. This is obviously the intent of corrupt management to make it as hard to cancel as possible. I finally had to call my credit card to block future charges, and might even have to close the card to guarantee it won’t be charged again. These types of unethical and fraudulent business practices should not be allowed on the app store!

   Double-0 Diablo · 30 Aug 2026

3. 3/5App needs work

   Love the chronicle, but the app needs work. The worst problem is when you download an issue to use offline. I do this all the time. You need to keep the issue up because if you return to the home page or settings page, you can’t get back to the saved issue without an internet connection, which is presumably why you saved it in the first place. The screen is sensitive and if you accidentally touch the wrong place you’ll get thrown out of the issue and not be able to get back in, which also happens sometimes after taking a break. Also, on the home page it lists stories in the online edition but won’t let you read them except for one monthly. Hey, I’m a subscriber! It let me link my subscription but still won’t let me access the stories through the app, only the daily paper. To read the online stories I have to go sign into the chronicle site on my computer.

   silentdivas · 30 Aug 2026

4. 1/5THE UPDATED APP IS AWFUL

   The recently updated app of the San Francisco Chronicle is really awful. The previous app was really fantastic. The updated app is annoyingly difficult to maneuver around. The only way to go into a specific section now is to go into the upper right hand corner, where the three lines are to click that and then click the section that you want to go to. The previous app you didn’t have to do that. You just clicked on the section that you wanted to go to at the top of the page. Also on the previous app, it was very easy just to scroll from page to page using your finger on the iPad. Now, if the page is enlarged, you can’t scroll from page to page. You have to set the page back to the original size. Very annoying! The original app I would give five stars absolutely fantastic way to read the chronicle. This new app if I could give zero stars I would, but I gave it one star. Very disappointing!! Please go back to the original app. The updated app is not at all user-friendly.

   lovettapps · 30 Aug 2026

5. 3/5Lack of muscle

   I have read the Chronicle my whole life, I was always happy with the content, the opinions, SPORTS, Datebook and other sections. But recently, the Chron as been “gutted”, same names of the content, but now the content resembles the spirited San Mateo Daily Journal. The Journal is good at local news, opinion and sports, to the extent it can afford to, But it is not one of the Biggest papers in California, The Chron is but it doesn’t act like it. Respectfully, the weekend sports section, is not news worthly, it is a collection of old stories. The best two months of the year for sports was always September and October, - not wanted to make you guess, pennant races in baseball, fall sports galore - high school through professional football, and all of the other sport which began ramping up for the begging of basketball and other winter sports. To me honest, your Sports section is a total embarrassment- given the cost of a home subscription, expensive! - I expect more than what you are trying to convince us is a “great paper” because it is not, not anymore. Time to up your game, figure it out. Times change but something’s remain, people what honest, high level content - professional and thought provoking and local. I hope you leaders of the Chronicle can bring back the joy of a great newspaper to the Bay Area. Brian Kelly San Mateo

   BMK 71 · 30 Aug 2026

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