Bellingham Herald News | NW WA User Reviews

Name: Bellingham Herald News | NW WA
Rating: 4.3 (671 reviews)

Bellingham Herald News | NW WA

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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Bellingham Herald News | NW WA. Based on 671 reviews and a 4.3/5 average, it highlights the 4 positives and 14 negatives reviewers mention most about this News app.

Positive things

👍Easy to use interface
📰Great local news coverage
🏠Convenient access to community information
⭐Foundational institution for Bellingham news

Negative things

🐛Frequent app crashes and freezing
🐛Pages disappear while reading articles
😤Inconsistent login requirements
📉Reduced content compared to print edition
💰Expensive subscription pricing
🔍Missing or hidden search functionality
📱Poor layout and navigation design
⚠️Slow article loading times
🔄Constant logout issues mid-reading
📰Limited local news stories per day
🎯Difficult to access e-edition/replica paper
🔴Paywall implementation issues and broken promises
📊Inconsistent content display between sessions
🗑️Excessive pop-up advertisements

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Trash

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4 months ago

App is unstable

And the writers are too. This paper is only for liberals and has no problem voicing their negative views of conservatives. I’m cancelling once my promotion ends.

Kbedling7456

2 years ago

Bham herald website app

I thought my older iPhone was the problem. I have new phone iOS 16 now & if anything the stories load slower than before. The website is clunky and difficult to use compared to my NYT app. Why?!

magpie 44

4 years ago

Response from developer

Try clearing the cache on the app and then delete and reinstall. If the issue continues, please take a video recording or screen shots of the app screen and email it to mobile-team@mcclatchyinteractive.com to resolve this issue. Thank you.

Bellingham Herald app

This app is frustrating. I’ve paid for a digital edition, but frequently while I’m reading an article, the page zips to the right and is gone. Then I have to hunt for the article again, and then the same thing happens. I tried clearing my cache and that didn’t help.

sam46213

4 years ago

Response from developer

We apologize for the issue you are having, delete and reinstall the app, this should resolve the loading issue. If the problem continues, take screenshots or a video recording and email them to mobile-team@mcclatchyinteractive.com for further assistance.

New App is Terrible

Help me find the search function before I cancel my subscription!

ShutYourAppTrap

4 years ago

Response from developer

We are currently working on enhancing our search feature and will be included in our next version release 9.1.6.

Great Local News

I love being able to keep up on the latest in our community. The Herald is a foundational institution in Bellingham and it is great to see them continue to strive for high quality local journalism.

AKingIO

4 years ago

New app is terrible!

This redesigned app is terrible. There’s also less current articles. I’m going to unsubscribe to this useless “news” app.

Bellinghamster2021

5 years ago

No search function

Like they want you to search through old archives and resent issues to find an article from last week. This app wastes your time and raises your blood pressure.

dsienko

5 years ago

Response from developer

Search has been updated in the section lists. There will be an in app notification when there have been any refinements to this search feature.

freezing, minimal content

I miss reading the "real" newspaper. The critical difference is the old print paper perhaps 50 articles a day, weather, obituaries, births, local news. The new Herald has perhaps 1 local, new, article a day.

Wormranch

5 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback. We are aware of an issue affecting our app and we're working to correct it. Please know that our content is also available on our website. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.

New App doesn’t work!

I loved the previous app! This new version freezes up constantly & I don’t like the layout at all. The previous version was much easier to go from story to story in the list on the left. Definitely NOT an improvement at all!!!

NKCochran

5 years ago

Response from developer

We are sorry about that and apologize. Here are our FAQs for help https://www.bellinghamherald.com/customer-service/app-faq/. Please reach out for us for assistance at customerservice@bellinghamherald.com.

Search?

No search functionality apparent. Poor design if you have to search for “search”.

Gerrythek

5 years ago

App requires frequent logins while I am trying to read articles.

Once I am logged in the app frequently logs me off when I switch articles. Annoying.

5891Jonathan

5 years ago

Excellent

Easy to use. $15.99 Is a bit pricy for subscription. But it’s local and I’m okay with the price.

Gingered1970

6 years ago

Like the Herald. Hate the Ap

Suddenly I can no longer read the daily BH on my iPad. It opens but only as a narrow side bar. Irritating.

JST Northwest

6 years ago

Broke!

Looks like the new update borked the app! I cannot even get it to fully download. 😾

Moonscream

6 years ago

Paywall lifted for COVID-19, not

If you’re saying you’ve lifted the paywall but can’t deliver on that promise then you should remove your editor's note saying so.

disAPPointed xer

6 years ago

Poorly managed

Get rid of the pay wall! The Herald has questionable journalistic integrity as-is, there is no way a significant number of people are going to start paying $13/month for a subscription. Competing area news outlets are still free. Revamp your advertising strategy and keep the news available to the whole population, not just people that can afford $150/year for the local paper.

brianbgw

7 years ago

Very buggy

This latest is version is impossible to use. It doesn’t work like an e-edition of the newspaper. More ads. Once you pinch open an article you can’t get back to the full page.

Quickjd