# Concord Monitor — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of Concord Monitor by Newspapers of New England, Inc., rated 4.30/5 from 398 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/concord-monitor/id451221319/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/concord-monitor/id451221319.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 275 · 4★ 54 · 3★ 19 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 38 ## What do users think of Concord Monitor? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use and navigate - 📰 Good coverage of local news - 📱 Convenient mobile access - ✅ Stable and reliable (for some) - 🌟 Well-written and researched journalism - 💡 Access to previous editions - 👍 Well-designed interface - 💰 Saves money compared to home delivery - 🏠 Good substitute for physical paper - 🚀 Loads quickly (for some) **Cons** - 😞 New format is confusing - 👎 Difficult to navigate - 😩 Cumbersome and not user-friendly - 🚫 Missing articles/papers - 😵 Old format was easier - 🫥 Sans serif font is hard to read - 🐌 Slow to load editions - 😠 Nickname required for sending reviews - 📉 Degraded readability - 🔄 Frequent changes to format **Commonly reported bugs** - App won't load on iPad - App crashes regularly - White screen when loading articles - App crashes on opinion pages - App cycles to sign-in page repeatedly - App crashes after iOS 14 update - Pages not rendering properly - Double-tap article view not working - Blurry text/images - App is incredibly slow **Most requested features** - Option to revert to the previous format - Full-screen article view - Page stays in place when zooming/panning - Ability to forward individual LTEs - Search function for LTEs and My Turn articles by author name ## Newest reviews (12 of 50) ### 4/5 — Two suggestions *2025-06-23, version 3.18.05* Overall I am enjoying the app but there are two things I miss from the e-edition of the last newspaper I subscribed to. 1) Double clicking to pull up the article view should be full screen instead of half screen 2) When using the Read view and moving about the page, zooming in and out with the mousepad, I would like the page to stay where I put it instead of “snapping to” some sort of invisible grid as happens frequently. See the Portland Press Herald e-edition for examples of these. Thank you and keep up the good work. ### 4/5 — I like it *2025-04-08, version 3.18.05* I enjoy getting the paper on my phone. It gives me the option of ready about local stores when I am on the road. ### 4/5 — Better than paper edition *2025-03-29, version 3.18.05* I am very pleased with the electronic edition of the Monitor. The full page view, article view, zoom in feature and access to previous editions make it a winner. ### 4/5 — I prefer this to home delivery and save $200. *2024-12-31, version 3.12.05* Ver good quality. ### 4/5 — Many Thanks! *2024-10-15, version 3.12.05* I can never thank you enough for bringing the news of our towns to the NH people! I have enjoyed reading about the importance of school athletics👍I look forward to reading my paper every morning 👍😄🎃 ### 4/5 — Review of Monitor app *2023-02-28, version 3.6.24* Well-designed and easy to use. Nice!! ### 4/5 — I prefer this to home delivery and save $200. *2022-10-21, version 3.6.05* Ver good quality. ### 4/5 — Love the Monitor *2022-06-04, version 3.6.05* Long term subscriber, great home town paper ### 5/5 — Decent substitute for the real thing *2022-04-23, version 3.6.05* I moved to a house with a long driveway, getting the real paper every morning was a chore and I basically had stopped my morning routine of checking up on local news. No more! Now I can curl up with a coffee and my iPad just like I did before. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Home delivery..electronically *2022-03-31, version 3.6.05* Because we are just outside the home delivery area for the newspaper, we’re grateful to have access to this publication on our devices. Thank you for making it possible to continue reading this excellent source of news! ### 5/5 — app craches *2022-03-21, version 3.6.05* In the last few weeks, the app has regularly crashed and gone to a white screen. Reboot or relaunch results in the app trying to load the same article and getting the same white screen. The only resolution is to delete and reinstall the app. Interestingly, it is ALWAYS an article on the opinion pages that causes this. My star rating is for the app only. The Concord Monitor is an excellent newspaper (5 star). Updated review to 5 stars. Bugs that I previously experienced have been resolved. ### 2/5 — App Crashes *2022-03-13, version 3.4.02* Every day there is one article I click on, the page goes white, and the app crashes. Can’t go into that edition again. This needs to be fixed! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Sad *2026-06-29, version 4.0.1* The “news” is mostly the same as two days ago. Stale. The app is very awkward to use. It’s a saD day for the CM. ### 1/5 — New format *2025-10-08, version 4.0.1* I do not like the new format. ### 1/5 — Missing paper *2025-10-02, version 4.0.1* The Sunday November 28, 2021 paper is not showing. Where is it? Why do I need a Nick name to send? My nickname taken October 2, 2025. Ever since the Concord Monitor app was changed a week or so ago I can’t read it on my iPad. The app won’t load. Not happy ### 1/5 — New format is confusing *2025-08-29, version 4.0.0* Please change back to the previous format. I can not easily find the day or articles. ### 1/5 — New digital version *2025-08-27, version 4.0.0* I usually like new things, but the Monitor has changed from an easily used and readable paper to something that is difficult to use. Please give us the option of using the old format. It was much easier to sit and read like one reads the physical paper. ### 1/5 — Paper *2025-08-25, version 4.0.0* Do not like the new e-paper. Very confusing and its hard to get around. I’m 74 years old and it took me a long one to get use to the old design and now here we go again!!! ### 1/5 — New reversion *2025-08-25, version 4.0.0* This update is not user friendly and very cumbersome to use. ### 1/5 — App fails *2022-03-07, version 3.4.02* When it works, the app is pretty good. However, it is not uncommon that a particular article goes to a white screen and the app crashes. Then every time you go back in, it tries to load the same page that crashes. Needs to be fixed. ### 1/5 — Missing paper *2021-11-28, version 3.4.02* The Sunday November 28, 2021 paper is not showing. Where is it? Why do I need a Nick name to send? My nickname taken ### 1/5 — Frustrating app *2018-05-06, version 2.8.15* I’ve loaded this on my iPad mini and Samsung S2, was hoping it would work well on one of them. I’ve just about given up, so will probably cancel my subscription soon unless it gets better. Super slow to pull up an edition, usually have to click on it several times to get it to show. Will likely move on soon. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Good coverage *2024-12-10, version 3.12.05* Glad to have good coverage of the State House. ### 5/5 — My opinion *2024-10-07, version 3.12.05* I would like the ability to forward copies of individual LTEs. I also would like a search function to reference LTEs and My Turn articles by authors’ names. ### 5/5 — Concord Newspaper *2024-07-31, version 3.12.05* The paper is easy to read and easy to understand when it comes to me by my I-phone. ### 5/5 — Super Paper Viewing *2024-02-28, version 3.9.19* I recently downloaded the new Monitor app and was very pleased. The whole “paper” is there for you to read. You have access to back papers - very helpful for past access. We recently were away for a week but had a taste of home being able to read the paper in the morning. We have our paper delivered as well which we enjoy. Thank you. ### 5/5 — Concord Monitor excellent local news *2023-12-28, version 3.8.21* We stay tuned in to local, state, & national news through the Monitor. The app is easy to use and my go to for a quick read of the daily news. Thank you! Drew ### 5/5 — Concord Monitor *2023-10-21, version 3.8.21* Glad to get news updates. ### 5/5 — Great way to read the paper! *2023-04-16, version 3.6.24* I’ve been reading this way for a year or two now and wouldn’t go back to physical paper again! ### 5/5 — Easy *2023-03-16, version 3.6.24* The app is easy to use. ### 5/5 — Easy *2022-11-26, version 3.6.24* So very easy to navigate, convenient and you can count on it always being there. ### 5/5 — Concord Monitor Online rocks! *2022-09-30, version 3.6.05* Provides the convenience of the news on my smartphone while maintaining the familiar layout and readability of the paper edition. I like perusing the top stories in bed in the morning, before I get up and go to the mailbox for the print edition. Now, if the e-edition could only make clippings to stick on the fridge…. --- *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 2026-09-06.*