# Belfast Live

> Northern Ireland news, events, and sports app with subscription for premium content. (iPhone/iPad app by Trinity Mirror Digital Media Limited.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/belfast-live/id1066821187 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Trinity Mirror Digital Media Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/360153141)
- Category: News, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 60 App Store ratings · 64 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 115 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2016-03-07
- Data updated: 2026-09-07
- Monetization: subscription
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/belfast-live/id1066821187/reviews.md

## What is Belfast Live?

Introducing Belfast Live: Your Ultimate Northern Ireland Experience

Welcome to Belfast Live, your go-to app for all things Belfast! Immerse yourself in a world of local news, entertainment, events, and more. Stay connected with the heart of the region and never miss a beat on what's happening in Belfast and beyond. With our user-friendly interface and comprehensive coverage, you'll have your finger on the pulse of Northern Ireland like never before.

What’s included?
Stay Informed:
Get the latest breaking news, compelling journalism and exclusive reporting at your fingertips. From the Senedd to traffic and travel updates, we've got you covered.


Breaking News Alerts:
Be the first to know about important news, updates and events with our real-time push notifications. From breaking news stories to traffic updates, we'll keep you informed and connected.


Personalised Content:
Customise your newsfeed based on your preferences and interests. Stay up-to-date with the topics you care about effortlessly.


Live Sports Coverage:
Never miss a moment of the action with our extensive coverage of our rugby and football teams. Get the latest team news, interviews, expert analysis and more. 


What's On: 
Plan your weekends with ease and stay up to date with Welsh culture, from the biggest gig announcements to the latest restaurant reviews.


Interactive Features:
Share articles with friends, leave comments, and participate in polls to voice your opinions.


Save For Later:
Save articles to read later, even when you're offline, so you can enjoy your news on the go, anytime. 


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To unlock all features of the app, an active subscription is required. 


Subscribers benefit from unlimited access to our journalism, including premium analysis and opinion articles, listen to articles, unique puzzles and more.


Subscribe to Belfast Live Premium


The best way to get the most from this app is with Belfast Live Premium
Ad-lite*, a cleaner and faster reading experience
Access to exclusive subscriber-only journalism and all our newsroom’s brilliant content across website and app
Keep up to speed with Daily Briefing, a curated round-up of the most important stories every day in the app
Insight and analysis on Welsh sport, politics, current affairs you won’t find anywhere else
Daily puzzles: unlock crosswords, sudoku & more each day
Bespoke special offers, rewards & competitions from our partners


*Ad-lite indicates that you will be shown far fewer standard advertising display formats within the article pages that you read, selected articles may contain commercial messages/affiliate links where contractually required.


To view our latest introductory offers, please check the app.


Terms and Conditions
https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/terms-conditions/

Privacy Notice 
https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/privacy-notice/

## Key features

- Breaking news alerts
- Personalized content feed
- Live sports coverage
- Event listings
- Interactive features
- Save articles for later
- Daily puzzles

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yearly | $49.99 | per year |
| Monthly | $4.99 | per month |


## What do users think of Belfast Live?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 📰 Up-to-date local news
- 👍 Easy to use and download
- 📱 Keeps users informed
- ✅ Covers local stories BBC misses
- ✨ Brilliant app for updates
- 🌟 Great news reports
- 🗞️ Always current
- 💡 Useful content
- 💯 Robust app
- 📰 First for news
- 🗺️ Local news updated by the minute
- 👍 Fab app
- 📰 Good up to date news
- 🚀 Latest updates to phone
- 👍 Great for local news
- 📰 Very informative
- 👍 Fantastic service
- 👍 Brilliant app
- 👍 Love it
- 👍 Keep me up to date

**Cons**

- 💸 Premium service required
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with login
- 🚫 App not working
- 👎 Cookie consent overwhelming
- 🗑️ App deleted due to cookies
- 📉 App destroyed by payment requirement
- 😵 Glitchy app
- 🚫 No notifications
- 🤐 Censored comments section
- 🤢 Sectarian elements in app
- 💸 Paywall for articles
- 📱 App not loading properly
- 🎥 Videos not encoded properly
- 🔄 Phone rotation issues
- 🗑️ Unusable app
- ❌ App not working
- 👎 Rubbish content
- 💥 Crashing on iPhone 14 pro
- ⚠️ Comments not working
- ❌ Oops error message
- 🐛 Buggy mess
- 🚫 Registration issues
- 🔄 Crashes and needs reinstallation
- 🍪 Cookie nonsense
- 🚫 No comments loading
- 📝 Spelling mistakes
- 😠 Trolls and misinformation
- 🗣️ Biased and one-sided stories
- 🚫 Bigotry and personal assassination
- ✍️ Poor grammar and punctuation
- ❌ App shuts phone down
- 💩 Amateurish and childish update
- 😵 Aggressive marketing swipes
- 🧐 Unbalanced and biased reporting
- 🚫 Anti-Protestant owners/mods
- 🐛 App not loading stories
- 🎦 Part of screen shows on notification
- ⚙️ Orientation off, top third populated

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Bookmarks gone after update
- App not working on older smartphones
- Login via Apple/Google not working
- App not loading properly
- Photos not loading in articles
- Videos misbehave and don't work
- App crashes
- Notifications not received
- Comments section not loading
- App bombs out regularly
- Comments section disabled
- App crashes on iPhone 14 pro
- Comments not working
- Oops error message when viewing comments
- App crashes and requires reinstallation
- Comment section won't load
- App doesn't load properly, orientation off
- App shuts phone down when launched
- App not loading stories
- Problem fetching articles

**Most requested features**

- Option to 'not agree to all' cookies
- Easier cookie management
- Dark mode option
- Improve video encoding
- Fix phone rotation issues
- Option to deny all cookies
- Better moderation of comments
- More in-depth articles
- Update news stories when app opens
- Fix registration code error

## Recent user reviews (10 of 64)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/belfast-live/id1066821187/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Where did my bookmarks go??

*2026-04-09*

Used to be practical to see the local news. 
Now they moved to a “premium” service. So basically every article is premium. So unless you subscribe, you can read anything. 
Even old articles!!! 
Very disappointing….

**Developer response:** Hi, the bookmarks are attached to your email, if you logged back in with the same email address the comments should be available to you, otherwise it'll be recognised as a different account. 

We are sorry for any inconvenience this has caused.

The ReachPLC App Team.

### 1/5 — Now requiring a login

*2026-01-24, version 9.5.14*

Gutted to let this app go, as it was very useful. But it now requires a log in, via either Google, Apple ID, or an email and I’m not comfortable giving my privacy away. So, bye for now

### 1/5 — The app has stopped working

*2026-01-11, version 9.5.11*

Unsure why it happened - possibly because my smartphone is “too old”. Remember some don’t care about the latest phones and you’re losing money out of slamming us out. Cheers

### 1/5 — No options

*2025-10-27*

When you first access the app it asks you to accept or manage cookie preferences. If you try to manage them you have to go through hundreds of vendors etc individually to exclude yourself. The option to ‘not agree to all’ would be so much better. I deleted the app for this reason, I don’t have the time to go through them one by one and I don’t want to consent to them!

### 1/5 — App not working

*2025-09-02, version 9.5.6*

Horrible to see app not working. It isnt even allowing to login with apple or google id. App is updated too. This is happening far too often

### 1/5 — IT deserves a raise

*2025-07-21*

I can pass by the articles that in my opinion are not news but, the App is not loading properly, in some articles photos don't load at all. Videos misbehave and are not encoded properly and don't work.  If you rotate the phone then you rotate it back it's all a mess. Bad ergonomics and user experience overall. You should give your IT and design a raise. Unusable !

### 2/5 — Health care

*2024-12-30*

It’s the Senior Doctors and Governments own fault we never had this problem before, all the hospitals were closed example Whiteabbey and all the other hospitals was the beds lost in these hospitals ever replaced ? I can speak about Whiteabbey they had approximately 20 cardiac beds when it closed they were never replaced.
And there were many more hospitals around the province closed and lost beds never replaced not to mention AandE departments.
So Government and Doctors get on with providing services I have no sympathy for you this was brought upon yourselves, you ignored the people who protested against closures and you just went ahead full steam and done it you knew better now you reap the consequences.
Trooper 1945

### 1/5 — Where are the notifications?

*2024-12-13*

Downloaded this app for the iPad and a new iPhone. This app doesn’t push out notifications anymore?

### 1/5 — North Korean level or censorship

*2024-08-07*

I’ve never seen the comments section of any discussion platform so heavily and over-excessively censored.
You can type out legitimate conversation. Not a single profanity etc. And it won’t even allow you to post it. “This message failed to send” you try and reword it (maybe its algorithm is picking up words that are sensitive etc) and it’ll continually give you the same message.
If you do manage to type out something - it’ll show “content disabled” after a few mins.
A cheap little app, ran by (clearly) the most sensitive moderators in existence.
Still soooooo many sectarian elements to this app also.
I’d give it minus if I could.

### 4/5 — Invasion

*2024-06-30, version 9.3.0*

I hope N Ireland is not heading down the same path as Eire which is being swamped by illegals making things difficult for the locals in small villages

## Frequently asked questions about Belfast Live

### What does the Belfast Live app do?

The Belfast Live app provides comprehensive coverage of local news, entertainment, events, and sports in Northern Ireland. It offers breaking news alerts, personalized content, and interactive features to keep users informed and engaged with the region.

### What are the key features of the app?

Key features include breaking news alerts, personalized news feeds, live sports coverage of rugby and football, event listings, interactive sharing and commenting, and the ability to save articles for offline reading. Subscribers also gain access to exclusive journalism and daily puzzles.

### How much does the Belfast Live app cost?

Access to all features of the app requires an active subscription to Belfast Live Premium. While the app may offer introductory offers, a subscription is necessary for unlimited access to journalism, premium analysis, and exclusive content.

### What kind of content can I expect in the app?

You can expect a wide range of content including breaking news, in-depth journalism, exclusive reporting, traffic and travel updates, sports news and analysis, event listings, restaurant reviews, and cultural highlights. Subscribers also get access to daily puzzles and curated news briefings.

### Who is the target audience for this app?

This app is designed for anyone living in or interested in Northern Ireland, particularly those who want to stay updated on local news, entertainment, and events. It's ideal for individuals who want to feel connected to the heart of Belfast and the wider region.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 26.9.17 — 2026-09-03

This release is mostly bug fixes, tidy up and maintenance, all meant to improve your experience.
• Some general UI and UX tidy up here and there around the app.

There are bigger changes on the way so stay tuned for more.

### 26.8.16 — 2026-08-20

This release is mostly bug fixes, tidy up and maintenance, all meant to improve your experience.
• Some general UI and UX tidy up here and there around the app.

There are bigger changes on the way so stay tuned for more.

### 26.8.15 — 2026-08-13

This release is mostly bug fixes, tidy up and maintenance, all meant to improve your experience.
• Some general UI and UX tidy up here and there around the app.

There are bigger changes on the way so stay tuned for more.

### 26.7.14 — 2026-07-23

This release is mostly bug fixes, tidy up and maintenance, all meant to improve your experience.
• Some general UI and UX tidy up here and there around the app.

There are bigger changes on the way so stay tuned for more.

### 26.6.10 — 2026-06-15

This release is mostly bug fixes, tidy up and maintenance, all meant to improve your experience.
· A small number of premium users were finding the app was losing track of their subscription status. This has now been resolved.
· Some general UI and UX tidy up here and there around the app.

There are bigger changes on the way so stay tuned for more.

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