# Australia Local & World News — user reviews > 140 indexed App Store user reviews of Australia Local & World News by Loyal Foundry, Inc., rated 4.46/5 from 70 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/australia-local-and-world-news/id566940133/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/australia-local-and-world-news/id566940133.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 48 · 4★ 15 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 4 ## What do users think of Australia Local & World News? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🌍 Comprehensive Australian news coverage - 📱 Easy-to-use interface and navigation - 🔄 Regularly updated content - 📰 Aggregates multiple news sources - 💬 Allows user comments and ratings - 🌐 Great for expats staying connected - ⭐ Unbiased news from diverse sources - 🎯 Quick news snippets for fast browsing - 📊 Good variety of topics and categories - ✅ Reliable and stable performance **Cons** - 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertisements - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing - ⏱️ Slow loading times - 🔗 Many paywalled articles from external sources - 📰 Limited source variety and outdated articles - 🎨 Poor UI/UX design and layout - 💾 High data consumption - 🔤 Text size cannot be adjusted - 📹 Intrusive video advertisements - 🎯 Inaccurate content curation and filtering **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when opening articles - App freezes when viewing comments - Half-screen display rendering issues - Content not readable after opening - App crashes on iOS 8 - Stories don't reflect selected timeline - Reaction counter decreases erratically - Links freeze or flicker when clicked - App crashes after recent updates - Constant crashes and forced logouts **Most requested features** - Dark mode support for widget - Customizable text size options - More diverse news sources - iPad version of the app - Better filtering and categorization options - Persistent comment history - More accurate response emoji options - Local news based on user location - Improved widget design with white text ## Newest reviews (15 of 140) ### 3/5 — Help *2025-07-25* Your fix three days ago didn’t work to well, can’t even get it to open anymore. Yesterday it only appeared on half my screen then when you tapped on it to open up an item it was only half readable. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear you're experiencing issues with the app. We're always working to improve the app experience and appreciate your input. If you have any other suggestions, please let us know. ### 2/5 — Incessant ads *2024-07-26, version 4.0.9* Used to be bearable but after last update there is constant pop up ads with timers, just deleted it! ### 2/5 — Downloading, tested, now deleting. *2024-01-04* Some reviewers seem to like the app., however it’s not for me. Just nothing there I find appealing. App aggregates from other news sources. Articles aren’t refreshed very often (at the time of writing there are articles that are days old), and there is a noticeable lack of variety for the sources, with most, that I’ve seen, relying heavily on 2~3 Australian sources, and there only so many articles originating from the Geelong Advertiser I can go through without being lady feeling brain dead. So I shall delete this app and continue to use my preferred news apps, where one can gain broader news across a wider range of topics. ### 2/5 — Used to be pretty darn good for overseas Aussies. Last update ruined that. *2022-12-22* Used to be great. Of course they decided to update it and add pop up ads. Too bad, I will stop using it and delete. **Developer response:** We are glad you enjoyed our app! Though we need to run ads to keep the app free, we do offer an affordable ad free option. If you find a news outlet that is free and doesn't run ads please let us know, we have questions... ### 2/5 — Good, but… *2022-12-21* The icon selection needs an update. Often, a choice of response results in the count working erratically. The count will continue to decrease if you change your mind (eg; deselecting - going to another choice - changing mind and re-electing original choice will cause counter to go down (never up)). Also icon selection needs updating to add more accurate responses (as the available choices often do not permit an accurate response - this results in inaccurate outliers that result in the App providing a false view of public opinion- and that is the ultimate objective of the program, isn’t it!!). Try “propaganda” and “disgusting” because we are witnessing cause driven manufactured news articles and they need to be called to account. ### 4/5 — Mr Adam *2022-12-16, version 4.0.1* I’ve been using the app for a while, it’s great. ### 2/5 — Too many ads *2022-09-15, version 4.0.1* Sadly the ads on this app are so intrusive it makes it my least favourite news source. ### 4/5 — Snoops *2022-08-24, version 4.0.1* Good news outlet. ### 4/5 — Ross *2022-04-05, version 4.0.0* I find fast & up to date news . ### 4/5 — Australian News *2022-02-26, version 4.0.0* Informative and useful. ### 4/5 — Best news for the people *2022-01-17, version 4.0.0* This news update is extensive and covers end to end real news events. Well done! ### 5/5 — Aussie News *2021-12-28, version 4.0.0* Very interesting and good to read, even for a non-Aussie. ### 4/5 — Good app. *2021-12-25* Good app for current Australian news. Easy to use & well laid out. Part of my family lives in Perth, while I am in the states. Great for keeping up. Tom **Developer response:** Thanks for the review! ### 5/5 — Aussies need *2021-12-10, version 4.0.0* You probably have no idea of how much joy you’ve brought into my life! I was born in Cottesloe Wa pin 1937 and came to US in 1958 Received a cellphone from my daughter who lives in Rhode Island and she told me Mum you can get anywhere in the world and find out anything! It’s been almost 20 years since I got home and all of a sudden I find Aussie News I’m home again (once an Aussie always an Aussie)! So you have brought such joy to me, thanks so much Goodnight and G’Day Mate much love Aline in Virginia **Developer response:** Thanks for the great review Aline! So glad you are able to reconnect to home through our app. ### 5/5 — News *2021-11-26, version 4.0.0* This is my favourite news source and is always up to date.😀 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2025-07-22, version 5.1* Since your last update 17 hours ago I just keep getting thrown out of the app. This is now useless to me ### 1/5 — Sub optimal, more useless, don’t waste your time *2024-09-26* Hi all, dropped this app from my viewing. Tired of 15 articles telling me the best ISP in regional USA. tired of opinion and entertainment pieces being put forward or passed off as actual news. Tired of click bait news headlines. Tired of best prices for sales events in USA. Mmmm maybe your AI doesn’t pick up that there is a difference between AUST & USA **Developer response:** We're sorry to hear about your experience. We value your feedback and will work on providing more diverse content. Your input helps us improve. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. ### 1/5 — Zoedog *2024-05-04* I don't use social media in any form and this was a reasonable media cross section. To much woke leftist news now which goes unchallenged as many like myself only monitor this site and can’t give any written input. You do need a WHO CARES (WC) section for the social media queens as they are all about themselves. As we all know now Facebook etc are manipulated by outside influences so it’s not a moderator. Nothings changed since I wrote this review probably a year ago. Open up the responses without a so called moderator and you will have a better product. Not much to add as nothing has changed apart from more sites are requesting you pay per view, bit like a peep show. To many trying to sell news. Since writing this revue I have deleted this news app as it has become highly censored and the comments section deleted. Woke fascists at work here. BE VERY CAREFUL AS THE SO CALLED MODERATOR COULD BE ANY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. **Developer response:** We appreciate your feedback and understand your concerns. We strive to provide a balanced media cross-section and will take your suggestions into consideration. We value your input and will work to improve our platform. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. ### 1/5 — Forced video advertising *2022-08-31, version 4.0.1* Video advertising wastes my expensive data and my time. Stop it!! Just use the embedded advertising placed between the articles. ### 1/5 — Too intrusive and slow *2021-12-11* Ever since it played intrusive ads the quality of the app degraded so poor now that the app becomes useless **Developer response:** Thanks for your review, we do offer an affordable ad free option. ### 1/5 — No *2020-12-31, version 3.9.9* No good ### 1/5 — Deleted due to earwax ads *2020-11-06, version 3.9.9* I have targeted advertising turned off and started getting horrible ads about earwax in my news feed. It was stomach churning stuff. I complained and they stopped for a little while. Then they came back and I deleted this app because of it ### 1/5 — App freezes once you are in the article *2020-10-11, version 3.9.9* The App freezers once you are in the article. Very frustrating! Please fix App developers. ### 1/5 — Comments ruin this app *2020-04-12, version 3.9.9* Could be a great news app but people can label news stories as “rubbish” “awesome” or “sad” and also add comments. Thus you get people labelling news items as “rubbish” based on their prejudices not on the quality of the news item. This ruined the app for me so I deleted it ### 1/5 — Ads and popups everywhere *2019-08-14, version 3.9.7* Waaaay too many ads. An ad every second news article makes this app terrible to use. Full page pop up ads are complete overkill. Uninstalling. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Aussies need *2023-11-28* You probably have no idea of how much joy you’ve brought into my life! I was born in Cottesloe Wa pin 1937 and came to US in 1958 Received a cellphone from my daughter who lives in Rhode Island and she told me Mum you can get anywhere in the world and find out anything! It’s been almost 20 years since I got home and all of a sudden I find Aussie News I’m home again (once an Aussie always an Aussie)! So you have brought such joy to me, thanks so much Goodnight and G’Day Mate much love Aline in Virginia **Developer response:** Thanks for the great review Aline! So glad you are able to reconnect to home through our app. ### 5/5 — Good Australian coverage *2023-09-14* Finally an Australian news app that isn't mainly sport stories. Good mix of news and topics and I like how it shows you which news you have read and allows you to comment with the rating emoticons. ### 5/5 — Keeping in touch *2022-12-07, version 4.0.1* I am well impressed with this site. Worked 29 years in Australia. Returned to UK 2011. Your overall Australian coverage, and International news is very good. Thank you. It’s now 7th Dec 2022, wife and I moving back to our beloved Australia June 2023. Still watch this news app. everyday, just love your news especially about Brisbane where we are going to. 🙂✈️ ### 5/5 — Great *2022-09-23, version 4.0.1* Very informative articles that I trust. ### 5/5 — Thanks *2022-07-13, version 4.0.0* Good stuff cheers ### 5/5 — Alternative News Source *2022-05-23* Aussi News provides a broad range of news coverage generally unknown to mainstream readers. It complements other headline news style aps such as the ABC and The Age. ### 5/5 — GOOD, CLEAN HONEST NEWS *2022-04-30* I enjoy reading the news of what’s happening in Australia. The presentation appears to be honest and not political per se. Even though the political theater is typical political play. Join the world political stage! **Developer response:** Thanks for the review! You can also customize your feed by long tapping any article to block the source or pick topics and add notifications to stay on top of your favorite topics. ### 5/5 — Australian news *2022-03-30* Love reading the news and this app gives a very good coverage of everything Australia. A little too many “subscribers only” articles but generally I get my fill, and coverage, of news. ### 5/5 — Aussie News *2022-02-27, version 4.0.0* Good to get up to date with local Aussie News ### 5/5 — Keeping updated stories all the time *2022-02-26* I always look forward to seeing the latest news and information from around the world and done very professional --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-26.*