# Fresno Bee News \| California — user reviews > 68 indexed App Store user reviews of Fresno Bee News | California by The McClatchy Company, rated 4.30/5 from 1,767 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fresno-bee-news-california/id432560099/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fresno-bee-news-california/id432560099.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,081 · 4★ 394 · 3★ 141 · 2★ 51 · 1★ 100 ## What do users think of Fresno Bee News | California? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 💡 Support local news - 🚀 Convenient app for accessing news **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs - 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find content - 💰 Subscription issues and high costs - 🔋 High battery consumption - 📰 Outdated and repetitive content - 🙈 Intrusive ads **Commonly reported bugs** - Articles closing unexpectedly - Inability to access full newspaper content - Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions - Login and subscription problems **Most requested features** - Search functionality - Offline reading mode - Improved layout and navigation - Better integration with other news apps ## Newest reviews (17 of 68) ### 3/5 — Repeat *2026-04-12* There just isn’t enough news in Fresno…the stories seem to repeat a lot. It is so expensive I probably will not renew my subscription again . If it were a couple hundred a year…yes but not four or five hundred to read it on my iPad. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. Please reach out to us at wecare@mcclatchy.com with your contact information as we would like the opportunity to help assist you. ### 2/5 — Storage hog *2025-04-11, version 10.0.8* The program uses a huge amount of storage on my iPad. The settings and FAQs do NOT provide guidance on how to minimize this problem. ### 3/5 — Getting worse *2023-08-10* It used to be when their web site would sign me in but still cover everything with a nag screen i could use the app. Well no more. Stories seem to load them blip righ back to the main screen. **Developer response:** We are sorry for the experience you are having with the app. We have shared your feedback with our product team for further review. Thank you. ### 3/5 — Enjoy the content, but *2023-07-12* There is a frequent issue I am having where if I read an article long enough, I get kicked back to the homepage. Not ideal, especially if the article is buried in another section of the app. **Developer response:** We are sorry for the experience you are having with the app. We have shared your feedback with our product team for further review. Thank you. ### 3/5 — Updated App, updated review *2021-08-30, version 9.1.3* Versions pre-9.0 were good. Versions 9.0-9.1 were buggy and unusable. Updates make it work, so far. I preferred the pre-9 version for the way non-eEdition was displayed and scrolled through news stories, to the post 9.1 version. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback, we will share this with our team. ### 2/5 — Glitchy and frustrating *2021-08-20* Seems like there has been a recent update. Suddenly the feed is repetitive, loading is slow, and crashes are common. Please get it together! **Developer response:** We are aware of an issue affecting our app and we're working to correct it. Please know that our content is also available on our website. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. ### 2/5 — New App Crashes *2021-08-19* The new updated app keeps crashing. Still duplicates the same news stories next to each other. Is this to fill space? Letters to the editor are not updated, some are weeks old. Used to be able to make comments , seems to have been taken away. **Developer response:** We are aware of an issue affecting our app and we're working to correct it. Please know that our content is also available on our website. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. ### 1/5 — poor format *2020-11-27, version 7.10.0* one of most difficult apps to maneuver poor layout. most papers offer a version that looks like virtual newspaper and Bee did at first but present app doesn’t offer this feature.it should. Hardly worth the time to look at. will never renew. ### 1/5 — Uninvited Ads are annoying! *2020-11-18, version 7.10.0* I don't like the uninvited ads of gambling, etc. I can't shake them off. ### 1/5 — Customer service didn’t answer *2020-07-21* I sent a message months ago when trying to manage my account. No one answered me. So, there was foul up with payment. A decent app would have some sort of feedback etc involved. Being ignored when you just want to pay a bill isn’t good. Especially at these prices. ### 3/5 — My viewpoint *2020-07-20* I did not see a search option, it would be helpful. When compared to a hard copy the app does not match the ease of reading an actual newspaper. There’s room for improvement. ### 2/5 — FresnoBee App not displaying paper version *2020-06-11* I noticed that others report that this app no longer displays a digital version of the daily newspaper. This happens quite frequently per my experience. To resolve this issue, I have to call the FresnoBee noting my inability to access the paper format. They resolve the issue. Hopefully they will resolve the issue with this app soon so I don’t have to call. ### 1/5 — Worthless *2020-06-06, version 7.8.1* Only works 1 out of every 3 or 4 days. But you still pay full price. It’s a total joke.... ### 2/5 — Delete and reload *2020-05-25, version 7.8.0* Asks me to sign in to read articles but signing in doesn’t open them until I delete app and reload. Happens frequently. Can’t find classifieds and NO DELBERT! ### 2/5 — This is an upgrade? *2020-05-10* This app is frustrating. The print doesn’t focus, pages independently increase in size and will not return to normal, when print does focus, it is often temporary. When my subscription is up, unless the app is improved dramatically, I will not renew. ### 2/5 — Poor app *2020-05-10, version 7.8.0* This app is poor as it keeps asking me to sign in even though it shows that I already am. Gets to be annoying! ### 3/5 — Needs Improvement *2020-04-26* Since subscribing through Apple account, I can no longer stay logged in nor will app allow auto fill of password. All other news apps I subscribe to allow this. The pop-in video ads that appear are irritating as they contain as they start unexpectedly after reading a few articles. Actually, it’s the same ad that keeps popping up. The news stories are often not updated as soon as local TV websites. The e-edition is better since it replicates the look of the newspaper with swiping gestures that simulate page turning. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Terrible *2025-04-16, version 10.0.8* Can’t get far enough to actually see any news - ### 1/5 — Paying for subscription *2024-10-11, version 10.0.4* Yet they won’t let me read anything after I sign in. ### 1/5 — How to lose subscribers *2024-05-05* I have subscribed to the bee for decades with both delivery and the app. Eventually I went to just the app as rates kept rising. With their latest update on the app it became a nightmare to navigate while they bragged how great it was. And it used to be. But now, when you open the app it opens to the last day you read it with no way to go to the current day. For that you have to type Fresno Bee in the address bar. Thus the app is useless. And they’ve increased the price and the content is coming from other news suppliers, and there are fewer local stories. Why bother? Don’t. I’m going to cancel my subscription and just stop reading it after having read it every day for 67 years. ### 1/5 — Won’t open on iPad *2023-10-11, version 9.3* This works fine on my iPhone XS Max but not iPad—Won’t even open on my iPad. Boo Hoo! ### 1/5 — Fix the app - can’t read an entire article *2023-02-13* This app is terrible. More often than not I can not get through reading an entire article without it closing the article. When I click it again it immediately closes. I’m trying to support local news but how can I when I can’t read it? Please fix the app **Developer response:** We are sorry for the experience you are having with the app. We have shared your feedback with our team for further review. Thank you. ### 1/5 — App crashes *2021-08-26, version 9.1* The app doesn’t open. I would like to read the paper I’ve paid for!!! ### 1/5 — New version keeps crashing *2021-08-22, version 9.1* I pay around $15 monthly only to have this app continually crash. The Fresno Bee is already bleeding money and if this keeps happening they will lose the income from the app as well. Fix it ASAP. ### 1/5 — New version crashes *2021-08-20, version 9.1* Although I like the new format that just came out, it repeatedly crashes, even after several reinstalls. Very frustrating. ### 1/5 — Awful Update *2021-08-16* I HATE the update to this app so much that I’m seriously considering cancelling my subscription.l altogether. The app repeats the same stories over and over, and it’s impossible to navigate. Also, I can no longer read Fresno Bee stories on Flipboard; instead I’m re-routed back to the Fresno Bee App. So infuriating!! **Developer response:** We are aware of an issue affecting our app and we're working to correct it. Please know that our content is also available on our website. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. ### 1/5 — Old News *2021-08-11, version 9.0* What’s written in the paper is usually 2 day old news. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Price increase *2026-03-19, version 11.1.1* Not happy with the large price increase ### 5/5 — Leftist politicians *2026-03-19, version 11.1.1* Constant slant on every article ### 5/5 — 👍🏼 *2026-03-04, version 11.1.1* Love the new update ### 5/5 — Update *2019-12-30* The recent update is terrible. It made accessing the app more difficult. Each page comes up blurry for a few seconds and harder to move around in the paper. I use to enjoy reading the e edition, but now I’ve been forced back to the paper edition. ### 5/5 — support local news!! *2019-06-10, version 7.2.1* spend the money and get a subscription, its worth it! ### 5/5 — Feed back *2019-05-27* Always up to date, Very informative . Keep up the great work! ### 5/5 — Fresno Bee *2018-10-09* Because of the Bee’s printing schedule, I frequently read the news the night before my paper arrives in the morning. When I travel, which is frequently, I keep tabs on the local news the same way. ### 5/5 — Death Notices *2018-09-03, version 7.0.2* So, if I forget to look at the Death Notices, I can’t go back to see what I missed. Not very helpful at all. The Legacy.com site is also frustrating. ### 5/5 — Fresno Bee *2017-05-05, version 6.0.1* Love it ### 5/5 — Intuitive and easy to read *2014-03-16, version 4.7.1.0* The app delivers newspaper content via and intuitive interface that is eat to read, even on a mobile device. --- *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 2026-09-09.*