Honolulu Star Reviews: Is It Legit?

Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Customer Experience

Positive experience77.3% of reviews
Neutral7.4% of reviews
Negative experience15.3% of reviews

~ Based on 176 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Honolulu Star

Is Honolulu Star Safe?

Honolulu Star-Advertiser appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Honolulu Star is 90/100.

This assessment is based on 1,557 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.5/5.

Safety Analysis

89.6% of ratings point to a safe experience
4.0% of ratings suggest some concerns
6.4% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 1,535 App Store ratings for Honolulu Star.

Is Honolulu Star Legit?

Honolulu Star-Advertiser appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Honolulu Star is 100/100.

Based on 100 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Media Matters

Great articles

Too Many Adverts

Full Screen Ads keep popping up; even after closing them they keep taking over the screen so I can’t even start reading an article.

Continual ad tracking

Watch out for the two continous ad tracker icons continually present even if you click on it and choose to opt out.
Ads galore.

Local news keeps our community strong

The Star Advertiser other local news organizations keep us up on what’s going on in government, business and the community. This makes us more cohesive and able to act together as needed with common understandings. Mahalo Star Advertiser and subscribers:)

Advertisements too obtrusive

The ads in this app have become more and more frequent and obtrusive. I cannot read an article without repeated interruptions by ads, to the point where I give up and look for the story at a different news source.
I realize that ads are a source of revenue for the newspaper but this is getting ridiculous. If you must, show me ONE ad when I open the app but then let me read without further interruption.
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Go back to the first article !

It would be nice if with one tap “home” the app would scroll up to the top article.

Too much annoying video ads

I appreciate that the business model requires ads, but as you scroll through an article a video ad will pop up half a dozen times in a row after successively closing it. Impossible to actually read the acrile

Unskippable ads that glitch out

Articles that are locked behind a paywall and unskippable ads that pop up randomly, glitch out, and are unclosable prevent this app from being my go to

Outdated

Outdated app with minor glitches. AI could clean it up for you.

Continual ad tracking

Watch out for the two continous ad tracker icons continually present even if you click on it and choose to opt out.

Local and state news

I currently live in CA, but I was born and raised in Hawaii. So I like reading about what’s currently going on in Hawaii.

Continual ad tracking

Continous ad tracker icon present even if you click on it and choose to opt out.

Online only subscription

A green way to keep up with local news. A nice change.

Like it a lot!

Any time I can sit in my recliner with a cup of coffee and read the paper on line, makes for a great morning.
I have gotten used to reading on line and only read Sunday’s edition in print.
I find it easy to read, move about the different sections, and zoom in when necessary due to aging eyesight.
My finger tips stay clean and ink free!
Reading is more enjoyable this way.
I love it!
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Thomas HAPPY

Wonderful civic service and public trust

Love the pop-up!

The only local paper I look up to.

Politically Biased Reporting

I respect and appreciate balanced & fair reporting on all events, social, financial, and political issues; however, the reporting & editing crew is obviously slanted Blue. As such, management should seriously ponder if it is a barrier to increasing daily subscribers. I don’t want politically driven newspapers editing world events, I can do that on my own.
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Easy to use

My go to app every morning to get the latest local, national and world news. Easy access to subscription newspaper, and The Big Q. Get it!

Slow

The only local paper I look up to.

Good summary of the news

Look forward to it every day.