# Greensboro News & Record — user reviews > 41 indexed App Store user reviews of Greensboro News & Record by BH Media Group, rated 4.40/5 from 349 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/greensboro-news-and-record/id502509041/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/greensboro-news-and-record/id502509041.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 239 · 4★ 54 · 3★ 25 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 21 ## What do users think of Greensboro News & Record? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 📰 Local news updates - 📰 Political updates - 👍 Easy to navigate - 👍 Good layout - 👍 Concise reporting - 👍 Timely fashion - 👍 Push notifications for headlines - 👍 Good for staying connected to hometown - 👍 No crashing issues - 👍 Awesome app - 👍 Easy to use - 👍 Great for local and national news - 👍 Good for local information - 👍 Keeps up with local news **Cons** - 👎 Worst app - 👎 Major known faults - 👎 Not user friendly - 👎 App keeps freezing - 👎 App doesn't refresh - 👎 Old news - 👎 Limited articles - 👎 Lagging pop-up ads - 👎 Woefully incomplete - 👎 Horrific content - 👎 Blocked after reading 30 articles - 👎 No response to emails - 👎 Irritating login issues - 👎 No search function - 👎 Useless for specific topics - 👎 Obligatory afterthought app - 👎 Horrible ad layout/content - 👎 Too many ads - 👎 Jumbled and confusing - 👎 Slow to change pages - 👎 No direct e-edition access - 👎 Lazy and sloppy work - 👎 App shuts down - 👎 No longer loads content - 👎 Articles are old - 👎 Syncing and searching issues - 👎 Search feature not working - 👎 Always changing formats - 👎 Must pay to read full article - 👎 Not a free app **Commonly reported bugs** - Major known faults - Cannot advance beyond second page of e-edition - Access problem not solved - App kept freezing - App doesn't refresh - Seeing old local news items - Alerts are days late - Initial pop up ad lags - Pop-up ad will not swipe up or close out - Woefully incomplete sections - No 'Sports' section - Blocked for reading 30 articles in 30 days - No way to get into e-edition - Sites come and go - Must enter and re-enter ID and password - No search function - App is more of an obligatory afterthought - Ads are horrible - Too many ads - Jumbled and confusing - App completely shuts down - No longer loads content - Articles are old - Syncing and searching issues - Search feature will not pull up articles - App is too slow to change between pages - Each page seems to load individually - Regional section appeared once and not since - Sections outside main news not updated - App always changing formats - Must pay to read full article **Most requested features** - Fix major known faults - Repair app for weeks - Allow subscribers to advance beyond second page - Address access problems - Respond to email contacts - Plan for addressing issues - Invent newsprint easy on allergies - Fire person who created poor app - Allow users to read more than 15 articles - No account needed for local news - Improve pop-up ad lag - Update app - Add a 'Sports' section - Stop publishing horrific and Hollywood crap - Allow reading more than 30 articles in 30 days - Provide a search function - Make app a true complement to newspaper - Improve ad layout and content - Fix jumbled and confusing layout - Improve speed between pages - Add an index to navigate sections - Bring back regional section - Improve app to be as good as previous app - Add a home delivery 'Hold - Vacation request' option ## Newest reviews (15 of 41) ### 3/5 — Meh *2019-08-13* Like the paper but the app doesn’t refresh — still seeing an item from 3 months ago under Local News. ### 2/5 — Alerts are DAYS late *2019-06-24* I assume it’s an editorial decision to push out stories that are days and days old? Just like the updates sent via email, OLD news. Application seems to be working better than it was. ### 2/5 — Initial pop up ad lags *2017-05-22* Your initial ad, usually a real estate company, will not swipe up or close out in a timely matter. I'd like to spend more time in your app, but the lag is frustrating so I am deleting this from my iPhone. I'm not technically challenged and have a newer model phone, so no issues on this end. Please update. ### 4/5 — Review of news & record app *2017-03-22, version 4.21.290025496* It is as timely and accurate as any newspaper app. ### 4/5 — Go to app for What's Up in G'boro *2015-11-25, version 4.16.100014114* This is the first place I go to find out what's happening in my hometown, Greensboro ### 2/5 — Article Limit *2015-11-16* Was a good little news app but now they limit the number of articles you can read. I understand this is probably due to lower hard copy sales. ### 4/5 — Getting better *2015-01-31* Tried this app recently and it seemed to work o.k. Nice to be able to read the N&R while away. Keep improving it, please. ### 1/5 — Bad *2015-01-11, version 4.11.5* I realize ads are necessary to keep content free, but the layout/content of the ads on this app are horrible. Wanted to like this app. Couldn't. ### 1/5 — Still Bad *2014-12-17, version 4.11.5* The old News and Record app was bad. This one is even worse. To many ads, jumbled and confusing. Don't waste your time downloading - you'll also be spending time deleting it. ### 2/5 — Getting better but *2014-07-12* Thanks for making improvements but you still have a ways to go to be as good as your previous app. Why is there no obvious choice on the home page to go directly to the eEdition? This app is too slow to change between pages. Each page seems to load individually. Would there be a way to have an index to navigate directly to sections such as obituaries, comics, etc. The regional section appeared one Sunday as we requested a million times but we haven't seen it since. We dropped our print subscription and believe you are heading in the right direction. No more cold or wet mornings to fetch a paper, no more vacation stops, and our paper goes with us wherever we go. ### 1/5 — New and Improved? Think again. *2014-01-12* So taking an app that the Akron Beacon-Journal has had out there for 2 years and jury-rigging it for the News & Record is someone's idea of an upgrade? Think not. Plus none of the sections outside of the main news have been updated since before Christmas. The whole app is an example of lazy and sloppy work. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2013-12-30, version 4.6.0.0* App completely shuts down and no longer loads content ### 3/5 — News and Record *2013-10-22* Could use some work . Articles are old. A lot of time syncing and searching. Search feature will not pull up articles that I've searched for. iPhone 4S 7.0 ### 4/5 — A very good app for local information! *2013-09-22, version 4.6.0.0* I have never been one to sit with a news paper and read front to back. Having our local news and info presented in this format is great. There are just a few sections I read every day, but am glad all the paper is available in this app. There have been some issues in the past with some stories or sections not opening correctly. Since the latest update was done to the app, I can not think of any problems I've had with it. I'm please with it got the most part!! ### 1/5 — Obituaries *2013-09-06, version 4.4.0.1* This app is always changing formats from day to day. It's never the same. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — GNR online *2025-03-05* I read a number of publications online. GNR is by far the worst,. **Developer response:** I’m sorry that you are having trouble with our app. Please email me at csc-digital-escalations@lee.net with the details of the issue and I will look into it. We want to make sure you have the best experience possible and can quickly get back to reading local news. ### 1/5 — Avoid this app! *2023-08-12* This app has major known faults, yet it has not been repaired for weeks (Aug. 2023). Avoid downloading until it is fixed. Current, paid-up subscribers cannot advance beyond the second page of the e-edition. Despite multiple phone calls to online support and individual N&R staff members over a period of more than two weeks, this access problem has not been solved. Email contacts with staff have been ignored. One online support person acknowledged the issue but had no plan for addressing it. Considering the current diminished state of print journalism, it seems the least a publication can do is to allow those who have already paid for the service have access to it! **Developer response:** I am sorry to hear that you are having a trouble accessing and using our app. Please email me at csc-digital-escalations@lee.net with the details of your issue and I will look into it. We value our subscribers and want you to have the best experience possible. ### 1/5 — Needs a lot more work *2020-01-11* Not user friendly. I am allergic to newsprint so I keep adding this app, . Then I have to delete because of all the frustration. This morning the app kept freezing. My speed tester reported that the problem is not my Ipad so I deleted the app AGAIN! So now I have to suffer the newsprint again. Someone please invent a newsprint that is easy on allergies. Someone fire the person who created this poor app. ### 1/5 — Only let’s you look at 15 articles *2019-01-25* You can only look at 15 articles and it will make you make an account not worth it. Try Fox 8 app for local news no account needed. And it’s a lot better ### 1/5 — Woefully incomplete *2016-01-05* Pretty pitiful. Whatever happened to a section labeled "Sports"? ACC and high school boxes just don't cut it. Headline news: "jailer forces oral sex..." (The very first news item!) On the front page? How pitiful is that? Surely something worth publishing can be gleaned from the state, local or national news. When do we stop with the horrific and Hollywood crap? I'll stick to the other sources of the news. ### 1/5 — It WAS my go to new app *2015-11-30, version 4.16.100014114* I just don't go on the app anymore since they limited the articles to read. I tune in to fox8 where it's free to read all day and everyday. ### 1/5 — Do not read over 30 articles in 30 days *2015-11-29, version 4.16.100014114* I have been block for reading 30 articles in 30 days. Email New & Record and have not gotten a response back this has been over 90 days. ### 1/5 — Not Great! *2015-08-11, version 4.13.1* This app has no way to get into the e-edition. I have subscribed thru e-edition for quite some time, but this paper does not meet needs of e-subscribers. The sites come and go and I must enter and re-enter my ID and password to read stories. Very irritating! ### 1/5 — Moderately Useful *2015-02-05* There is no search function. Passable for browsing a few headlines but useless if looking for news or updates on a specific topic. The print version of the paper is quality. Disappointing the app seems to be more of an obligatory afterthought than a true complement to the newspaper. ### 1/5 — Worst app for Newspapers I take *2015-02-03, version 4.11.5* Look at Palm Beach Post and WSJ for a good app....News and Record the worst newspaper app I subscribe to ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great local paper *2026-03-24* We read it daily and appreciate the political updates and local news. ### 5/5 — Layperson *2016-07-02* Mostly, I appreciate push notifications of recent local and state headlines. ### 5/5 — Good layout and easy to navigate *2015-10-11* Good layout of stories and very easy to navigate ### 5/5 — Great *2015-09-09* The News-Record app is well laid out and consistently reports the top news stories in a concise and timely fashion. ### 5/5 — Love the changes *2014-01-06, version 4.9.3* Thanks!! The improvements are great. Love the new layout! ### 5/5 — Good app *2013-08-31, version 4.4.0.1* I like checking local new this way. ### 5/5 — Good app *2013-08-25, version 4.4.0.1* Love it ### 5/5 — Long Way From Home *2013-08-24* I live in Florida now for 6 years. I read the News & Record every day to stay in touch with the community In which i was born and raised. It helps me feel connected even though I've been gone for 30 years. ### 5/5 — Great App *2013-08-22, version 4.4.0.1* Good stories and no issues with crashing. ### 5/5 — Very good app *2013-08-06, version 4.4.0.1* Yes it's really good and awesome app And easy to use --- *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 2026-08-28.*