# Grand Rapids Press — user reviews > 72 indexed App Store user reviews of Grand Rapids Press by MLive.com, rated 4.30/5 from 667 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grand-rapids-press/id491938463/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grand-rapids-press/id491938463.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 429 · 4★ 130 · 3★ 49 · 2★ 16 · 1★ 43 ## What do users think of Grand Rapids Press? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 📰 Reliable local and state news coverage - 📱 Easy navigation and user-friendly interface - 🌍 Accessible from anywhere on mobile devices - 🎨 Flexible text sizing and reading options - ⏰ Early morning availability of daily editions - 💾 Access to past issues and archives - 🎯 Good mix of local, state, and national news - ✨ Clean digital experience without ink on hands **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues - 📵 Poor iPad compatibility and display issues - ⏳ Slow page loading and navigation - 🔄 Endless login loops and authentication problems - 📊 Low resolution downloads making content illegible - 🗞️ Difficult multi-page article navigation - ⚠️ Inconsistent app performance and stability - 💰 High subscription cost relative to content - 🎭 Perceived liberal bias in editorial coverage - 📄 Missing or incorrect issue deliveries **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when moving between pages - Blank page display after updates - Login credentials not recognized despite confirmation - Endless loop when attempting to close login screen - Page does not fit in portrait mode on iPad - Constant scrolling required for content viewing - Articles spanning multiple pages fail to open - App becomes unresponsive and freezes frequently - Missing issues in delivery queue - Unable to access past editions selectively **Most requested features** - PDF download of entire paper - Daily TV schedule for sports - Improved iPad portrait mode compatibility - Better multi-page article navigation - Coverage of Grand Rapids Griffins - More balanced editorial perspectives - Better article forwarding functionality - Improved page-to-screen fitting ## Newest reviews (15 of 72) ### 2/5 — Biased *2026-03-12* It’s quite obvious if this paper is far left of center in choice of topics to report and how they report them. There’s a very anti-republican tone to this newspaper. Editorials are frequently copied from the Washington Post and do not reflect the values of the West Michigan community. The Grand Rapids Press is not intellectually honest and rarely presents both sides of a topic. Very disappointing. ### 2/5 — Missing Issue *2025-01-13* What happened with the January 12, 2025 issue? You sent the December 25, 2024 issue in its place. And, there was no searching for this issue in case it was posted incorrectly. It just was not there. ### 4/5 — Press *2021-01-18, version 3.2.46* I enjoy reading the digital version of the Grand Rapids press. ### 4/5 — Timely *2020-12-20* Would give it a 5 if each day there was a TV schedule for sports. ### 5/5 — Grand Rapids Press *2020-11-09* I always enjoy reading the Press and look forward to my Sunday puzzle. I use the app during the week but get the real paper on Sunday! ### 5/5 — GR Ress *2020-10-28* This app allows me to read the newspaper everyday no matter where I am. It is very easy to use. Has become my “Go To” method to stay in touch with what is going on in my home town. Good work! ### 5/5 — Unbiased *2020-10-27, version 3.2.44* I appreciate getting news that is unbiased and timely. ### 4/5 — Good app. News is news. *2020-10-27* The Grand Rapids press is a good app. Easy to use, read and navigate. It is my main news source. I enjoy the local and state news that is not available from nationwide sources, yet has adequate national and world coverage. I don’t always agree with the opinion commentary which has a liberal bias. I like when they invite articles from both sides on a topic. They need more of that format. I enjoy the option to have hard copy news available and especially enjoy the Sunday edition that way. And oh, I do enjoy the daily comics!😀 ### 5/5 — Retired *2020-10-26, version 3.2.44* Thank you ### 5/5 — GR Press review *2020-10-23* Enjoy reading the GR Press on-Line and when delivered to my door. Sorry to hear that M-Live is having financial issues with the advertising revenue being down. Hope your situation is better. News to me is an essential service, thanks for keeping on!! 👍😎 ### 5/5 — Digital edition... *2020-08-23, version 3.1.80* I like it better than the print edition! No inky fingers. ### 5/5 — Love Local *2020-07-14* I subscribed to the Press to help balance the noise of national news. It seems a little pricey, but it’s been well worth it. I get a great mix is local, state & national news. The reporting is balanced and informative. Well worth the investment! ### 5/5 — Best newspaper app *2020-06-21* This newspaper app offers great flexibility in reading. I can make the print as big as I like. I can capture puzzles and complete them with my Apple Pencil. I can save interesting articles. I can send articles to friends and family...all with getting newsprint on my hands. ### 4/5 — Convenient *2020-06-13* I like having this app to get my daily grand rapids press. It does work most of the time. Every once in a while it doesn't. There are times when I've had to go into my email to open up The latest issue. But more often than not it's fine. ### 4/5 — Mlive works well *2020-05-14, version 3.1.76* I like getting my digital edition of the Press. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Griffins *2026-03-22, version 8.0.2* How about covering the Grand Rapids Griffins. ### 1/5 — Total Bias *2025-07-28, version 6.1.0* The Press is written with totally liberal slant covering up the truth of what is actually occurring. ### 1/5 — New version *2025-02-23* The new version of the online Press is much harder to read in an IPad. Articles that span multiple pages do not open, you have to scroll to the continuing pages. You can not jump from section to section, you have to go page by page through the paper. While I used to read the digital version I find myself going back to the print version. Bring back the old software or fix the new one ### 1/5 — New version on iPad *2025-01-08, version 6.0.0* The page does not fit when in portrait mode on an iPad. Need to constantly scroll up and down. ### 1/5 — Downloads are low resolution *2021-05-06* If you try to download an article or any of the puzzles, the resolution is so low that the blurry text is almost illegible. It’s worthless if doing the puzzles is a major use of the app. Subscription amount is high for limited articles and content which is normally a day or so late compared to other news outlets and papers. ### 1/5 — Well, you people are very consistent.... *2020-02-13, version 2.9.61* Godawful, incompetent, unaware and uncaring. You might try being a newspaper...just this once. ### 1/5 — Quitting soon *2018-12-27, version 2.9.16* Does not work ### 1/5 — Can't load on I pad *2018-11-23, version 2.9.16* I pay to be able to read on 3 days maybe this is last subscription ### 1/5 — Won’t open actual paper *2017-12-29, version 2.6.73* Program doesn’t load the paper. Clicking on the app icon brings up the paper and icons of stories surrounding the “paper”, click on the paper and the program goes on an endless loop looking for past issues. But, if you click on one of side story windows before trying to read the paper, that window does open. Deleting and reinstalling does not change this issue. ### 1/5 — Keeps asking me to login *2017-04-22, version 2.6.73* It keeps asking me to login, and then I'm caught in a constant loop! I also would prefer the "paper" format vs. a webpage look. As another reviewer stated, if I wanted a webpage, I'd just go to the webpage. It also won't let me access any other edition except for the current day. Super frustrating. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Daily papers *2025-02-16* I can only get the Sunday Paper delivered. To. The house...This is the only. Way. I can get the news., online is OK. But ### 5/5 — Good app but *2023-02-16* I would like to see the pdf download of the entire paper returned. ### 5/5 — News *2021-03-24* The “Press” continues to be a reliable source of local and state news. One needs more than sound bites to understand current affairs. Editorials also offer readers a perspective on current issues that may have not otherwise been considered. We need good news journals and journalists. Thank you Grand Rapids press. ### 5/5 — Daily papers *2021-03-09* I can only get the Sunday Paper delivered. To. The house...This is the only. Way. I can get the news. ### 5/5 — Just a few clicks needed *2021-02-21* When reading the GR Press on my phone or iPad, only a few clicks are needed to navigate to what I want to read next. I did have to learn the functionality of the command icons, as these are not intuitive. I like the access to past issues and the option to access live news. Load times between pages is acceptable for the service I have. The way I set my credentials makes logging on a snap. This is a benchmark app. ### 5/5 — Love GR Press! *2021-01-16* Never got around to reading the newspaper when I was receiving a hard copy. This makes it easy to breeze through the paper when ever I have a minute. ### 5/5 — Local news *2020-11-22* Does a fair job in reporting the local news and I appreciate the weekend addition of Washington Post. Not too happy about paying $6.00 extra for the Thanksgiving Edition. Nothing but advertisements that GRPress gets paid for. So what should the subscribers pay for it as well? ### 5/5 — Grand Rapids Press *2020-11-21* A great news paper! Thoughtfully done with relevant information and always with a sense of humor. ### 5/5 — Daily Must Read *2020-11-15, version 3.2.46* If you live in West Michigan you must read The Grand Rapids Press every day. Reading it on line with the MLive.com app is the way to go. Local, national and international news are included in every edition, along with advice columns, comics, cooking and fashion news, weather, sports and obituaries on certain days of the week. With GR Press app, it’s so easy to access and read on your phone or iPad before you start your day. ### 5/5 — Grand Rapids press *2020-11-15, version 3.2.46* I like that it is available early in the 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 2026-08-30.*