# Delaware Online — user reviews > 127 indexed App Store user reviews of Delaware Online by Gannett, rated 4.40/5 from 2,858 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/delaware-online/id493545272/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/delaware-online/id493545272.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,940 · 4★ 549 · 3★ 183 · 2★ 62 · 1★ 124 ## What do users think of Delaware Online? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 💻 Convenient reading - 📰 Great local news coverage - 🔍 Good app for keeping up with Delaware happenings - 🔧 App works well for most users **Cons** - 🔍 Difficult to navigate for current news - 💸 Expensive subscription, hard to cancel - 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes - 📢 Annoying pop-up ads and notifications - 🔍 Poor search functionality, can't find old articles **Commonly reported bugs** - Login issues, can't access subscriber content - Constant crashing and freezing on various devices - Incorrect or missing obituary listings **Most requested features** - Ability to easily print puzzles and comics - Option to increase font size for better readability - Bring back previous e-newspaper replica view - Improve accessibility features ## Newest reviews (13 of 127) ### 3/5 — Problems *2026-08-02, version 8.11.0* Can’t access easily anymore ### 4/5 — Newark reader *2026-07-27, version 8.11.0* 4 out of 5 ### 4/5 — Grateful *2026-07-18, version 8.10.2* I have heard people denigrate the News Journal and certainly it isn’t the NYT’s. But I’m grateful that we still have a hometown paper as I feel it is important to keep up on local news. However, I would like more complete world news coverage. Also, I don’t seem to be able to access the editorial page so I hope someone can help me do that. And sometimes the app is quirky to navigate Iike when I’ve read it all and then it sort of won’t allow me to go back. I know this is a difficult time for journalism so please stick with it. It’s SO important. Thank you. ### 3/5 — World news *2026-07-10, version 8.8.1* Plenty of coverage concerning Ukraine. Very little concerning positive events, and or recent developments in Africa. ### 4/5 — Nice AM read *2026-01-05, version 8.6.0* Love it online ### 2/5 — Delaware Online Review *2025-11-17, version 8.6.0* The site is dated. The stories are several days old. The app’s performance is awful. Takes forever to load. The search feature usually misses by a mile for relevant stories. It’s a shame because I want local DE news, not a national app. Not updated frequently enough. ### 3/5 — Love this app *2025-10-22, version 8.5.4* Easy to access and convenient for brief reporting of the news. ### 2/5 — Where are the obituaries ? *2025-06-25, version 8.1.0* Where are the obituaries ? ### 4/5 — Easier to read than paper paper *2025-05-18, version 8.1.0* Nice to have a paper app that’s is better than paper. ### 2/5 — Jim *2025-05-15, version 8.1.0* Have subscribed for generations ### 5/5 — Delaware on line *2025-05-05, version 8.1.0* Reception at times is an issue and screen often freezes. ### 3/5 — World news *2025-05-04, version 8.1.0* Plenty of coverage concerning Ukraine. Very little concerning positive events, and or recent developments in Africa. ### 3/5 — Delaware on line *2025-04-22, version 8.1.0* Reception at times is an issue and screen often freezes. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — E Newspaper doesn’t work *2026-08-11, version 8.11.0* My subscription is paid in full and I am currently logged in to my account. However, since the recent app update, I erroneously receive a message that the E Newspaper if available to subscribers only. I am a subscriber! This has happened following prior app updates and required additional updates to correct the problem. I presently have no electronic access to my paid in full newspaper. Print Delivery is also unreliable ### 1/5 — Bait and switch *2026-02-05, version 8.6.0* News Journal believes that the population base of New Castle County Delaware are fools. Develops version 1 of app and it allows full access to news stories. Updated version arrives and all content is behind a $15.00 per month pay wall. This is the same amount as the print version. I did not realize that bits are as expensive as paper. The Gannet company needs to get rid of its antiquated business model and join the 21st century. In short DO NOT BUY. Obviously Mike in Newark works for the News Journal. ### 1/5 — Keeps telling me to subscribe *2025-12-05, version 8.6.0* I pay $10 mo, and about 1/2 the time, I give up and just don’t read the article. It’s a great paper, but I am paying for nothing. If I could write it off as a donation, even. Update: got better and now worse than ever, but the price has increased, so I am paying more for nothing (except aggravation). I am unsubscribing. I’d love to support local journalism, but this is not working out ### 1/5 — Terrible *2025-12-01, version 8.6.0* Very difficult to navigate. Almost impossible to cancel print edition using the app. ### 1/5 — must login each time. *2025-10-10, version 8.5.4* no stay logged in button ### 1/5 — New format is HORRIBLE! *2025-09-15, version 8.5.0* Too bad Delaware online is controlled by USA TODAY. So many better news sources to use. I really only use this one to read the obituaries (thank goodness I don't have to pay to see them, but soon they probably will charge for those too). ### 1/5 — If I could give zero stars I would *2025-05-18, version 7.11.2* Forced to use the new app but yet cannot access the e-newspaper. It comes up blank for me. Clicking on top stories is not my thing. I want to “turn the pages” as if I’m reading the actual paper. Please fix the e-newspaper section. ### 1/5 — Where did enewspaper go. *2025-03-24, version 7.11.2* Unable to get enewspaper the way it was before. Left side paper. Right side for expanding article. Ugh,job ### 1/5 — Fake advertising for subscription *2024-11-04, version 7.13.3* Just be aware that this app advertises for $.99 for six month trial but as soon as I signed up for it, they took out $24.99 for a year so now I have to fight with Apple to get a refund and I would not have paid that much For the content of this paper. They have subscriber only sections that you can read for free in other newspapers that are local. ### 1/5 — DE App. *2024-09-08, version 7.12.1* This app is terrible. The original app, which is no longer available, was much easier to use. Please restore the original print Edition News Journal App. Today it isn’t working at all. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Every day *2026-07-06, version 8.10.2* Love the read! Do it every day. ### 5/5 — Jane’s *2026-06-25, version 8.10.2* Very nice ### 5/5 — Easier to read than paper paper *2026-04-10, version 8.9.0* Nice to have a paper app that’s is better than paper. So efficient and helpful to get local and national news in one spot. I can also skip stories of little interest to me. ### 5/5 — Need to know the news *2026-02-01, version 8.6.0* I was raised to read the daily newspaper. It is necessary to be well informed. News Journal does a good job. ### 5/5 — Great paper *2025-12-21, version 8.6.0* I enjoy reading this daily. Love the comics. ### 5/5 — Delaware online keeps me informed and entertained *2025-09-06, version 8.1.0* Title says it all. News, games and puzzles, commentary. It keeps me connected. ### 5/5 — Convenient reading *2025-08-17, version 8.1.0* The online epaper is a good option ### 5/5 — Good local coverage *2025-06-04, version 8.1.0* I believe we need a strong press and it starts with covering local issues and governments. I believe the News Jornal has concentrated on getting better with local investigations. The only thing I don’t like is that sport scores and coverage is almost always a day late. ### 5/5 — Much better app *2025-05-12, version 8.1.0* I did not like the other enewspaper app before this one as advertisements kept popping up and I pay a monthly subscription for the news paper. This one doesn’t do that. ### 5/5 — Love it *2025-05-09, version 8.1.0* Great was to read paper in morning --- *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 2026-09-02.*