The Times of Israel

Name: The Times of Israel
Rating: 2.9 (134 reviews)
Author: RGB Media Ltd

by RGB Media Ltd

iPhone

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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What it is: Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
At a glance: Free to download

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Official categories

News

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News & magazines

Key functions

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

Screens

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4 store screenshots

Pricing & paywalls

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Free

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

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2.9 134 ratings · App Store

3/5Constant Ads and Browser verifications
Lately I get pop up ads every time I change pages. Also I’m getting page verifications constantly and takes a long time even never before cloudfare is happy and opens the app. Very frustrating. I’m very pro-Israel but not so much on this app in it’s current state. As I write this review the app is stuck alternating between the ad and cloud fare but never opening up the news. Please fix.

Scoobydoodoodoodoodoo · 31 Jul 2026
5/5$6 removes all ads
The App isn’t perfect, but pretty good. From the looks of it a webview, but it’s reasonably fast and intuitive. The app has received horrible ratings exclusively from people using it for free, just thought to add a different pov. $6 for ad-free access on web and mobile to a quality paper is worth every penny in my books. I’d usually give it 4 stars, but an extra star due to all the negative reviews.

Flips3000 · 31 Jul 2026
1/5Great journalism horrible app
The live updates are a key feature of my day but lately every few minutes it automatically takes me out of the app to load an ad in safari and I haven't even tapped anything. It is beyond frustrating. Then of course when I go back the entire page reloads and I have to scroll all the way back down only to do the same thing again in a few minutes. PLEASE FIX! I finally just deleted the app entirely and now just use the website bookmarked on my home screen. It works a million times better.

EnglerM · 31 Jul 2026
3/5Great content but too many glitches
There is great content on here, but there are many glitches in the app. For example, continuously there are issues where a video pops up or an advertisement as if you clicked on it, but you have not done so within an article. This is a relatively recent issue which I hope can be corrected.

Jonathan Scott P · 31 Jul 2026
2/5Great content but many problems
I really like TOI and go to it first for my news. It often glitches with the “wheel” circling while it tries to load or reload and I have to shut my phone or delete and reinstall the app. Also, there are often noxious, and possibly harmful, pop-ups associated with this app. I often get a “you have won...” that doesn’t let me enter the app. I also suspect that a few “call immediately, your phone is infected, don’t shut this or else,” have come through this app. Use the desk top website

Sugardoc18 · 31 Jul 2026

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Privacy

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Data Not Linked to You — Third-Party Advertising — Location — Coarse Location Developer declared
Data Not Linked to You — Third-Party Advertising — Usage Data — Advertising Data Developer declared
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Data Not Linked to You — Location Developer declared
Data Not Linked to You — Usage Data Developer declared
Data Used to Track You — Location — Coarse Location Developer declared
Data Used to Track You — Location Developer declared

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Accessibility

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Versions

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1.0
1.1
- Latest Alerts now appear in the app menu, so you can keep track of unread notifications - Changed the app's homescreen name to something shorter... - Bug fixes
1.2
- Major stability and speed improvements - Search added to the app menu - Swipe between photos in slideshows - Improved transition between pages - Added navigation to older archive pages - Other tidbits and bug fixes
2.0
- Major stability and speed improvements - Improved transition between pages - Other tidbits and bug fixes
2.1
Improvements and bug fixes
3.0
Five and a half years after we launched The Times of Israel, you’re today looking at our newly designed website - and our newly upgraded app! The upgrade is designed to showcase all of that content with an emphasis on usability. The app is meant to be easy to read, to display our content effectively and attractively, to require fewer clicks — in short, to be even more user-friendly. We’ve built elegant new templates that distinguish between news and features and analysis pieces and blog posts. Our homepage and article pages display more effectively on larger screens. Our article pages feature a cleaner, less crowded design, and also include a better representation of the homepage at the side of each article. We have introduced an infinite scroll — finish one article, and you’ll be able to seamlessly move on to another — making it easier to access more information and content. Additionally, a wealth of back-end improvements ensure that the app loads faster and functions more quickly.
3.1
Bug fixes and stability improvements
3.2
-Added Google ads -Bug fixing and stability improvements
3.3
-More relevant ads -Stability improvements
3.4
New! ToI Community members can now enjoy an AD-FREE experience on The Times of Israel app. Simply click on the menu, and select "sign in" under "Community"
3.5
Minor bug fixes
3.6
Menu updates
3.7
General improvements
3.8
General improvements
3.8.1
General improvements
3.8.10
Minor changes, bug fixes
3.8.11 · 16 Mar 2026
Minor fixes and updates.
3.8.2
General improvements
3.8.3
Stability improvements
3.8.4
General stability improvements
3.8.5
Header redesign
3.8.6
Stability improvements
3.8.7
Improvements and bug fixes
3.8.8
Security and stability improvments
3.8.9
Bug fixes and improvements

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Alternatives

Newsrael - Israel News — Same category + similar ratings
ynet — Same category + similar ratings

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Last verified: 31 Jul 2026
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