# Bellingham Herald News \| NW WA — user reviews > 61 indexed App Store user reviews of Bellingham Herald News | NW WA by The McClatchy Company, rated 4.30/5 from 710 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bellingham-herald-news-nw-wa/id435829113/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bellingham-herald-news-nw-wa/id435829113.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 424 · 4★ 166 · 3★ 58 · 2★ 16 · 1★ 46 ## What do users think of Bellingham Herald News | NW WA? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use interface - 📰 Great local news coverage - 🏠 Convenient access to community information - ⭐ Foundational institution for Bellingham news **Cons** - 🐛 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 **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on startup or during use - Pages zip to the right and disappear while reading - Freezing and sluggish performance - Frequent unexpected logouts mid-session - Articles fail to load or load very slowly - Cache clearing does not resolve issues - Incompatibility with iOS 7 updates - Narrow sidebar display on iPad - App won't progress past splash screen - Subscription status errors and false expiration messages - Pinch-to-open articles prevents return to full page view - Settings and options do not function properly **Most requested features** - Restore search functionality - Increase daily local news articles - Bring back job listings and classifieds - Improve e-edition/replica paper accessibility - Better iPad/tablet optimization - Ability to resize view pane on tablets - Print article functionality - Landscape mode support for comics and crosswords - Remove or reduce paywall restrictions - Improve national/northwest news section visibility ## Newest reviews (17 of 61) ### 4/5 — Bellingham Herald app *2022-08-29* 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. **Developer response:** 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. ### 2/5 — freezing, minimal content *2021-08-18* 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. **Developer response:** 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. ### 2/5 — App requires frequent logins while I am trying to read articles. *2021-04-19* Once I am logged in the app frequently logs me off when I switch articles. Annoying. ### 1/5 — Paywall lifted for COVID-19, not *2020-03-11* 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. ### 1/5 — Poorly managed *2019-10-31* 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. ### 1/5 — Very buggy *2019-10-21* 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. ### 1/5 — To glitchy compared to old app *2019-10-01* The new app is not as user friendly as the old app was, I see no real improvement and would rather have the old one back. ### 1/5 — $$ *2019-09-25, version 7.3.0* What happened? Now you have to pay for the app content... no warning? ### 1/5 — Articles aren’t free *2019-09-01* For some reason I try to open an article and it’s prompting me to pay for a subscription. It was free yesterday ### 1/5 — Poor App *2019-07-14* Seems like my view of the paper is different every time I log on. Poor local coverage. ### 4/5 — Better than delivered *2019-04-27* My husband reads the print edition...I like the online edition best ! ### 1/5 — Need help *2019-02-13* My subscription does not end until June. I keep getting msg saying my free time is up. I have reported this before and it stops for a short time only. It's a pain Trying to report this is even a bigger pain and very time consuming **Developer response:** Hello and thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. We apologize for the problems you have been experiencing with accessing your account and content. We have rolled out some new fixes in a recent release that should address the login issues you are seeing. Please do let us know if you are still seeing this problem in the app after updating to 7.2.0. If you are still having any issues, please contact us directly at the email or number below so we can work directly with you to resolve any remaining account problems. Again, sorry for the issues you have experienced, and thank you again for reaching out. Customer Service Contact Information customerservice@bellinghamherald.com (360) 483-4324 ### 3/5 — More local stories *2018-09-09* I know national news is important, but there are plenty of other places where someone can get that. BH I feels needs to have more local news on a daily basis. ### 1/5 — Worthless small hick town rag *2017-12-25, version 6.2.0* Useless for actually getting up to date news. The “local” tab is usually showing the same stories from 4 days previously. You can get more news about Bellingham from the Seattle Times than this waste of electrons. This is where failed journalists go when they can’t make it in the outside world. ### 3/5 — Missing the replica e-edition *2017-06-04, version 6.0.2* Finding digital replica was difficult. I'd like it to be one of the first options available. To find it now, you have to go to "obituaries and more" I still like viewing the replica paper. I like to see the layout. ### 4/5 — Big change *2017-05-07, version 6.0.1* I now like the APP. I finally found what I was looking for but only by luck. I wanted to read the actual paper and found your other APP the bellingham herald that goes direct to the e-print edition. Disregard, I'm on a tablet. The view pane can't be resized. The settings do not work. Option to read the actual paper is gone. Looks like your trying to compete mor with larger news outlets which is saturated. Hope you get this more local. ### 1/5 — No print edition option *2017-05-05, version 6.0.1* This is not a good change... where's the print edition?? ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Trash *2026-03-12, version 10.4.0* Trash ### 1/5 — App is unstable *2024-08-27* 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. ### 1/5 — Bham herald website app *2022-11-30* 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?! **Developer response:** 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. ### 1/5 — New App is Terrible *2022-06-13* Help me find the search function before I cancel my subscription! **Developer response:** We are currently working on enhancing our search feature and will be included in our next version release 9.1.6. ### 1/5 — New app is terrible! *2021-09-02* This redesigned app is terrible. There’s also less current articles. I’m going to unsubscribe to this useless “news” app. ### 1/5 — No search function *2021-08-27* 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. **Developer response:** 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. ### 1/5 — New App doesn’t work! *2021-08-09* 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!!! **Developer response:** 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. ### 1/5 — Search? *2021-05-14* No search functionality apparent. Poor design if you have to search for “search”. ### 1/5 — Like the Herald. Hate the Ap *2020-07-21, version 7.9.0* Suddenly I can no longer read the daily BH on my iPad. It opens but only as a narrow side bar. Irritating. ### 1/5 — Broke! *2020-07-11, version 7.9.0* Looks like the new update borked the app! I cannot even get it to fully download. 😾 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great Local News *2022-03-16, version 9.1.5* 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. ### 5/5 — Excellent *2020-12-09, version 7.10.1* Easy to use. $15.99 Is a bit pricy for subscription. But it’s local and I’m okay with the price. ### 5/5 — My hometown *2018-09-09* The app is super easy to use, nothing complicated about it and have had no issues so far. ### 5/5 — Great New Look *2017-04-26, version 6.0.0* Fantastic app for local news. ### 5/5 — Perfect. *2015-05-18, version 5.13.0* Great for anyone who lives in Bellingham or whatcom county, quick easy access ### 5/5 — Local news *2014-03-11, version 4.7.1.0* Great for local news that I can't get anywhere else. ### 5/5 — Won't open *2013-10-24, version 1.2.4.0* The app won't open after recent iOS7 update. ### 5/5 — Bellingham Herald executive editor *2012-10-11, version 1.1.17.0* We're excited to offer this app and hope you find it useful. If you are having trouble seeing content after our Summer redesign, you may need to reset your cache. In the app, click on More, Settings, Reset and Reset all settings and cache. ### 5/5 — Convenient *2011-06-12, version 1.1* Easy to use. Nice. ### 5/5 — Wonderful app! *2011-05-13, version 1.0* This is amazing and a great way for Whatcom County residents to get local news. Matt needs a raise! --- *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 2026-08-27.*