# Bismarck Tribune — user reviews > 39 indexed App Store user reviews of Bismarck Tribune by Lee Enterprises, rated 3.60/5 from 363 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bismarck-tribune/id376116429/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bismarck-tribune/id376116429.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 148 · 4★ 71 · 3★ 63 · 2★ 25 · 1★ 56 ## Newest reviews (13 of 39) ### 3/5 — Bis Trib *2026-03-26, version 9.20.2* PB ### 3/5 — Solid Newspaper *2026-03-24, version 9.20.2* Very helpful with local news. ### 3/5 — Local newspaper *2026-03-24, version 9.20.2* I thirst for local news so much and I believe that the Bismarck tribune generally does a good job of that. However, I am having a terrible time reading the PDF on my iPad because it keeps moving to its original position and will not allow me to enlarge. this is the only app that this happens to my iPad ### 3/5 — Challenging *2026-03-24, version 9.20.2* I love that we still have a local newspaper, but I find it very hard to find things using the search feature. Can anything be done to make it more user friendly? ### 2/5 — Breaking news alerts are not breaking news *2019-09-15, version 5.7* I regularly read the Tribune on my home computer and rely on the app for breaking news alerts. Well, 90% of the alerts are stories that have already run in the print edition. Sorry, that's not "breaking news". ### 1/5 — Updated app *2019-01-02, version 5.1* I do not like the updated version. For 17 a month I read trib on my phone but it is frustrating paying that amount ### 1/5 — Not an improvement *2018-11-15, version 5.1* This update is not good. Previous version was much better. Disappointing. ### 1/5 — Terrible Update *2018-10-28, version 5.1* The recent update is terrible. The same stories run in the feed for days on end. Home page has mostly local sports and not much for local news. The prior version of the app was much better than this updated version. ### 1/5 — Quality has dropped drastically *2015-12-31, version 2.1.2* This app, when it was newly released, once had prompt updates on local news stories. Every article had to do with local or important national and world news. I must stress important in the last sentence, as the national stories are now mostly sensationalist articles aiming at pulling at the heartstrings of those reading.("dog saves owner in house fire", halfway across the country....not important). The abundance of these type of articles and even double posting of such lame headlines has really taken away from what once was a reliable hub to stay up to date on local news in the Bismarck Mandan area. The ads are more than annoying as well, but that has been a shift many free apps have been selling out for. ### 2/5 — Sub-standard delivery, but still the news *2015-11-18, version 2.1.2* Oftentimes the stories are duplicated in the list of news items, and a quarter of them are simply taken from the AP. The app will do the job if you don't want a subscription, but you're not getting the quality you've come to expect from other free news apps, local or not. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2015-08-02, version 2.1.0* Doesn't work after upgrade. ### 1/5 — Minnesota nice *2015-07-31* Doesn't work. Will load but then doesn't work. Typical of upgraded apps that never work. App Store do your reviews better. Junk, junk, junk. ### 2/5 — Great Content, Terrible Ads *2015-07-05, version 1.10.3* Ads are extremely annoying and make the app unresponsive. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bismarck Tribune *2026-03-25, version 9.20.2* Yes ### 1/5 — Dumb *2026-03-25, version 9.20.2* Why would an app open with a message that there’s an update to the app then take you to a review window. ### 1/5 — Minnesota nice *2026-03-22, version 9.20.2* Doesn't work. Will load but then doesn't work. Typical of upgraded apps that never work. App Store do your reviews better. Junk, junk, junk. ### 1/5 — I want to read the ENTIRE page! *2022-09-30, version 8.13.5* It is IMPOSSIBLE to read the bottom of any/all pages…please fix this or I will cancel my subscription … ### 1/5 — Bismarck Tribune *2022-08-10, version 8.13.5* This E addition just plain stinks. I have paid for my subscription and can not read a thing . Who in the world set this stupidity up ? I pay $5.00 a month and am getting nothing but blank pages. Mega Rip off.!!! I really would like to read the obituaries. ### 1/5 — Poor app and worse customer service. *2021-09-09, version 8.11* Impossible to read the complete page because of stupid ads at the top of the page. Customer service isn’t smart enough to fix problem and doesn’t care. Just there to fill a chair. Bismarck could sure use a News Paper. ### 1/5 — Unreliable App *2020-11-21, version 8.5* This app is a pain to use. Sometimes it works, most days there is some kind of issue. Digital subscription not worth it when you have to fight with the app every day to try to read the paper. ### 1/5 — Might as well shut this app down! *2020-11-06, version 8.5* Never has been great but now worthless. Click on a story and all you get is “no content available”. And I pay for an online subscription! ### 1/5 — If Zero was an option *2020-07-07, version 6.3* Is there anyone at the tribune in IT? Have you used this app? I know your future is bleak, but having a working mobile version would help. ### 1/5 — Always asking us to renew our subsciption *2019-08-04, version 5.7* We just to read the news not to renew our yearly subscription every day and sign in every day ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love the Tribune *2026-03-25, version 9.20.2* The Bismarck Tribune is very important to me as I lived in ND for 86 years , 63 of those years in Bismarck. After my husband passed I moved to NC to live with my daughter. I’m happy here but need to know the news of ND and your Tribune does just that beautifully. Thank you so much. Alice Halling ### 5/5 — Update *2026-03-23, version 9.20.2* Love to read the Trib. ### 5/5 — Great paper *2026-03-22, version 9.20.2* Read it every day ### 5/5 — Yy *2026-03-21, version 9.20.2* Yy ### 5/5 — Mark Tanner *2026-01-04, version 9.19.2* Great way to stay on top of local business news! ### 5/5 — Good local newspaper app *2011-11-02, version 1.6.2* Great app, has everything a major newspaper app has. Well worth the free download. ### 5/5 — Good *2011-08-06, version 1.6.2* What I would expect for a newspaper app ### 4/5 — Bis *2026-03-27, version 9.20.2* Tribune ### 4/5 — Read every day *2026-03-24, version 9.20.2* First thing I do in the morning is open the digital version. ### 4/5 — User Friendly *2012-08-25, version 1.6.13* Great app, easy to use. Always up to date with local news. It's nice knowing what's going on in Bismarck. I would recommend this free download. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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