# FNP ePages — user reviews > 60 indexed App Store user reviews of FNP ePages by The Frederick News-Post, rated 4.70/5 from 236 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fnp-epages/id497972674/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fnp-epages/id497972674.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 190 · 4★ 33 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 5 ## What do users think of FNP ePages? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use and navigate - 📰 Digital replica of print format - 📱 Accessible on various devices (iPad, iPhone) - 📰 Great local news coverage - 💡 Convenient for digital subscribers - 📰 Early morning download - 📰 Keeps users informed - 📰 Good for staying connected to community - 📰 Supports local journalism - 📰 Easy to zoom and read articles - 📰 Allows sharing articles with friends/family - 📰 Access to past issues - 📰 Good alternative to physical paper - 📰 Well-designed interface - 📰 Emulates paper version appearance - 📰 Easy to scan pages and read articles - 📰 Works well when physical paper is late - 📰 Good for reading anywhere, anytime - 📰 Informative about local happenings - 📰 User-friendly design **Cons** - 🐛 Page stabilization issues - 🐛 Scrolling two pages at a time - 🐛 Magnification not working - 📉 Subpar image presentation (graphs, maps) - 📉 Pixelated and out-of-focus enlarged images - 🐛 Blanking screen on iPad - 🐛 Unable to recover article without restart - 📉 Combined Saturday/Sunday paper makes Saturday news old - 📉 Comics not in color daily - 📉 Limited number of games - 📉 Recipes garbled and unreadable - 📉 Not rendering well on smartphone screen - 🐛 App crashes frequently - 🐛 Doesn't work half the time - 🐛 Subscription renewal online challenges - 📉 Reliance on US Mail is like day-old bread **Commonly reported bugs** - Page stabilization issues - Magnification not working - Blanking screen on iPad - Unable to recover article without restart - Recipes garbled and unreadable - App crashes frequently - App doesn't work half the time - App doesn't render correctly on smartphone screen **Most requested features** - Improve image presentation (graphs, maps) - Improve magnification and stabilization - Add more games (crosswords, Boggle, Jumble, Sudoku) - Allow searching archives for past stories - Make comics color daily - Improve subscription renewal process online - Make app render correctly on smartphone screens - Use a platform similar to The Herald Mail app - Learn from WBAL and WGAL apps - Remove subscription requirement - Extend puzzle archive further back (3-4 months) ## Newest reviews (16 of 60) ### 4/5 — Reading the paper online *2024-03-11, version 3.9.18* I enjoy using this app to keep up with the news ### 5/5 — Easy access to the news! *2023-11-20, version 3.8.06* The FNP app is easy to use and keeps me informed. ### 5/5 — E paper *2023-07-01* Love being able to access the paper when I’m out of town. Well organized site - easy to use ### 4/5 — FNP needs to return to Home delivery soon *2023-05-16, version 3.8.06* I began my FNP home delivery around July 1979. I have enjoyed home delivery in the Ijamsville area for over 40 years. My established morning ritual is to read & enjoy my hard copy FNP w/ a cup of coffee long before any other household members are stirring about before 6 am. This nations newspapers have provided a public service to school age girls & boys like myself back in the 1950s. I became a Daily newspaper carrier in 5th grade walking a total of six miles/day w/a seven day route. Besides being a Young businessman it enabled me to pay every penny of my college education. What opportunities are there today for young girls & boys as young as 12 years old to get a good part time job? I earned approximately $100./month when minimum wage was $1.00/hour. Corrected to today’s minimum wage I earned approximately $1,500.00/month in today’s 2023 money Receiving a US Mail FNP is like receiving day old bread. It is not just as fresh and someythe FNP piles up unread. I have decided that I shall not renew my other newspapers, the Washington Post. I do not read on Doug of ten copies since November renewal. I am of that generation that enjoys a hard copy of anything over reading from a computer screen or smart phone. I am not sure if I shall renew my FNP unless home delivery returns. Many of my senior friends no longer subscribe to anything relying upon other news sources. ### 5/5 — Saving paper *2023-03-09, version 3.8.06* I like saving paper and I like reading the FNP in the “paper format “. This allows me to easily do both ### 5/5 — We appreciate getting it *2023-01-28, version 3.6.13* FNP sends a digital replica of the daily paper as printed. Just what we want. Thanks. ### 5/5 — Frederick News-Post *2022-11-23, version 3.6.13* Great local reporting. Have done an excellent job keeping us informed of the local ramifications of the pandemic and election. ### 5/5 — Great read *2022-10-05, version 3.6.13* I am not a resident, but I love reading this paper! Keep up the good work! ### 5/5 — Starts my day! *2022-09-09* I read the on-line paper anywhere from 3-7 a.m. Glad it gets downloaded early! My day gets started perfectly after I have been caught “up to date” on local and world events. Obits are read and Dear Abby enjoyed. Local mentions are scanned over. Thanks for a wonderful “newsy” way to start my day!! ### 5/5 — Good newspaper app! *2022-06-07, version 3.6.13* See above ### 4/5 — Keeping up with local news *2022-04-23, version 3.2.64* I enjoy the Frederick Post particularly keeping me up to date with the local news. ### 4/5 — Puzzle Archive *2022-04-19, version 3.2.64* Love e-pages, but I would like the archive to date further back, at least 3-4 months. The reason is so I can retrieve past puzzles. I had a stroke a couple of years back, limiting my recall of things as recently as a month ago. I try to do at least one or two daily puzzles for cognitive therapy. also, I rely on e-pages when my writing is not provided or too wet to read (very seldom, no complaints) thanks, keep up the good work. ### 5/5 — Russ Currey *2022-04-16, version 3.2.64* Being in Texas it’s great to keep up with what’s happening in Frederick! Thanks ### 5/5 — Excellent *2022-03-02, version 3.2.64* Well done ### 5/5 — Fun to read *2022-03-02, version 3.2.64* Great coverage of our county !! ### 5/5 — FNP ePaper *2022-02-23* Love the new app. The general appearance definitely emulate the paper version. I love how easy it is to scan the pages and read the selected article without eye strain just by touching the article. Well done. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Poor Design? *2025-04-12, version 3.9.18* On my 2nd Gen 11-in iPad Pro I frequently experience a blanking of the screen while reading an article in its entirety in the lower half of the screen AND then being unable to recover the article without closing the FNP app and then reopening the FNP app. ### 1/5 — Downhill *2021-07-26, version 3.2.64* News Post has gone downhill like a snowball out of control since the new ownership I’m not sure why anyone still reads it ### 1/5 — Poor Design? *2021-02-19, version 3.2.40* On my 2nd Gen 11-in iPad Pro I frequently experience a blanking of the screen while reading an article in its entirety in the lower half of the screen AND then being unable to recover the article without closing the FNP app and then reopening the FNP app. ### 1/5 — App is a piece of crap *2015-02-05, version 2.5.56* It doesnt even render right to a smartphone screen use the browser ### 1/5 — Terrible *2015-01-01, version 2.5.37* App crashes more than it works. The Herald Mail has a good app, why don't you use that platform? This one is awful. ### 1/5 — Junk!!! *2014-10-24, version 2.5.37* Why don't u learn from wbal and wgal apps for your app also note YOU DONT NEED A SUBSCRIPTION!!! Doesn't work half the time! Somone needs to really use their head and redo this app!!! ### 1/5 — Horrible *2014-08-23, version 2.5.7* This app is horrible! ### 3/5 — Almost What I Want *2025-07-14* The app is the only FNP option available to me because home delivery no longer is offered in my area. I get the news, but the presentation of images is subpar. For example, graphs and maps as presented are too small to read. When enlarged they are pixelated and out of focus. Please improve that feature. ### 3/5 — We appreciate getting it *2023-08-21, version 3.8.06* FNP sends a digital replica of the daily paper as printed. Just what we want. Thanks. ### 4/5 — Almost like the physical newspaper *2025-10-16* App works well, but sometimes I can’t get the page to stabilize where I want to read it. Seems to scroll 2 pages at a time, making it funky to grab one to read then continue. Can’t quite figure out how to get magnification to work, particularly to stabilize, too. But I’m mostly reading things the day-of, rather than a day later, and often in the morning versus the evening when we had to settle for mail delivery. I’ve come into the 20th century, I guess, maybe there’s hope for the. 21st. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great app for a great local paper *2026-02-23* Well designed with options for an easy reading experience ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2026-01-26* The FNP app is easy to use and navigate. I enjoy seeing the pages laid out in print format and then being able to zoom in to read whichever articles are of interest. ### 5/5 — Love this app! *2025-12-07* Great way to read the paper! For those of us who get a digital subscription it’s so much better than reading the paper online. No need for stack of papers to pile up and I get to see the same edition as those with a regular subscription! ### 5/5 — Hometown Proud *2025-06-17* FNP provides me with the perfect combination of international, national, and most importantly local news. I rely on the FNP for updates on local public and political news. My favorite section is the 72 Hours insert on Thursdays. Then I can plan my weekend cultural and community activities. An integral part of our family life every day! ### 5/5 — Love the online access to FNP *2025-04-14* Easy, convenient, able to find stuff from previous editions with very little effort. And can fill out sudoku on my iPad with my finger. Big fan. ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2024-12-20, version 3.9.18* Easy to read and use on iPad or iPhone..wherever you are ### 5/5 — Daily reading *2024-08-06* Each morning I wake, make my tea and spend my quiet time with the Frederick Newspaper. It is so enjoyable for me to catch up on the daily news around the county. I am a transplant fromNY and so enjoy my daily routine. Really miss the Sunday paper but I understand the expense involved. I have called the paper several times and have always been met with lovely people(mostly women) who helped me. Joanie Poddo ### 5/5 — Frederick Newspaper *2024-07-09, version 3.9.18* Love the online edition of the paper. I am an early riser and I Like that it is there when I get up. Good job. P. Hamilton ### 5/5 — Great local newspaper *2024-07-08, version 3.9.18* The FNP is one of the last comprehensive local newspapers. The ap allows me to read it anywhere. ### 5/5 — Newspaper format makes for easy reading *2024-04-18* As an old timer, I like reading the newspaper just like I had paper in my hands. Well organized headlines on page 1, and I can see the ads as intended. The app does a good job at this, much better than the web site. --- *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 2026-09-14.*