Columbus Dispatch User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience48.4% of reviews
Neutral9.0% of reviews
Negative experience42.6% of reviews

~ Based on 188 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Columbus Dispatch Safe?

Columbus Dispatch: Local News appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Columbus Dispatch is 86/100.

This assessment is based on 2,478 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.3/5.

Safety Analysis

82.1% of ratings point to a safe experience
5.7% of ratings suggest some concerns
12.2% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 2,478 App Store ratings for Columbus Dispatch.

Is Columbus Dispatch Legit?

Columbus Dispatch: Local News appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Columbus Dispatch is 90/100.

Based on 90 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Broken

I bought a subscription through Apple, and it did not work

Great paper

While, I think it is a great paper, I do not appreciate ads popping up when I already paid for it the app.

Enjoy my Daily read

I continue to enjoy the Dispatch as it it more efficient than an actual paper. Continue to enjoy the experience.

Good App

Love the dispatch

Mike

Yes

Great comics pages

I enjoy the Dispatch and especially the comic pages.

iPad freezes

I get n
Two thirds to 3/4 a way through the issue and my iPad freezes.

great app

i love the easy download when it’s working.

Great paper

While, I think it is a great paper, I do not appreciate ads popping up when I already paid for it the app.

NOT Fair and balanced

If you’re looking for a news source (local or National) to support your liberal views….while not even attempting to have shared/balanced news, the Columbus Dispatch and the Gannett Media family of publications is for you. Shameful!!

Once great paper

The Columbus Dispatch, a once great newspaper,is now too left leaning to be enjoyed. In addition, sports news is a day late on all local sports teams. Actually I’m not certain why I still subscribe to same.

Too many ads

I pay for a subscription yet get constant pop up ads.

Stop the Pop up marketing

Why do we get Pop Up Marketing with a paid subscription! If I wanted more email from you I would subscribe to it! STOP THE POP UP MARKETING!!

Miserable experience

You are forced to view ads promoting all sorts of
“dispatch “ ads promoting the Dispatch which you already subscribe to. And you have to wait for a while to be able to click off them!…

Enjoying the paper

Our Dispatch writers are great. I have enjoyed the spotlight on each of the reporters.

Great six days a week

Not a big fan of a lot. Of the Sunday features. Am happy with the USA Today sections.

Extremely frustrating because I cannot use the app. It doesn’t let me anymore.

A few months ago I signed up for business dispatch, digital annual subscription for $19.99 but now, for some reason, I cannot use the app at all and I don’t understand why because it says that I can subscribe and it says that the subscription will be good for like an entire another year into 2027 so not ideal but if it works it’s a good app but I haven’t had a problem ever since subscribing months and months ago
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Review

The news is very dated & biased on the liberal side

Restore iTunes subscription not working

I don’t read the dispatch regularly but I subscribe bc it my hometown newspaper. Haven’t been able to get my iTunes subscription to the paper to work for about a month now. I will be canceling my renewal because I don’t have time to mess with it. I’ve tried deleting the app and adding it back and rebooting my phone. I’ve also tried on multiple devices.
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Subscription

I pay 69.99 yr but my phone asks me each time to reenter email and password in order go to read article. Please help!