# 星島新聞 (加拿大版) — user reviews

> 43 indexed App Store user reviews of 星島新聞 (加拿大版) by CCUE Chinese Media Inc., rated 4.00/5 from 1 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id491763946/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id491763946.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 0 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0

## Newest reviews (12 of 43)

### 1/5 — One of the worst app

*2020-07-30*

There are googles ads on every single article you browsing, so annoying and feeling like hijacked! Worst app like YouTube!

### 1/5 — Terrible app

*2020-07-16*

Always ask: are you human ?
When you open this app, your phone is  stuck.

### 1/5 — Advertising

*2020-05-15, version 3.1.1*

Nonstop advertising can not shutdown so bad

### 1/5 — Block ad.plus

*2020-05-14, version 3.1.1*

Block ad.plus on your router to stop the noisy video ad.

### 1/5 — 愚蠢设计

*2020-05-12, version 3.1.1*

在安静的环境中阅读新闻，突然出现很大的广告声音。👎👎👎

### 1/5 — Terrible noisy advertisement

*2020-05-12, version 3.1.1*

No matter how I turn off the ad or leave the app, the noise keep come back! It is very annoying and the only way to stop the noise is delete the app🥵

### 1/5 — 廣告擾人！

*2020-03-25, version 3.1.1*

請把廣告聲音放小！非常不滿意！

### 2/5 — Advertising with sound

*2020-03-25, version 3.1.1*

It was very good. Now I don’t like the advertising with sound. Can I turn it off?  Otherwise I won’t use it anymore.  Thanks.

### 1/5 — Noisy pop up ads, do not download app!!

*2020-03-23, version 3.1.1*

I’ve been using this app for over a year and recently there’s been loud noisy disruptive ads every time I open an article. This is so annoying and I’ve deleted the app already. Stay away, there are better news outlet apps.

### 1/5 — Advertising

*2020-03-22, version 3.1.1*

Advertising very annoying. Loud, unwanted.

### 2/5 — No sound advertisement please

*2020-03-22, version 3.1.1*

I used to enjoy reading singtao in a quiet and peaceful manner. All the sudden, loud voice kick in from advertisement. Please remove the sound! No one want to read the ad when they become annoying.

### 1/5 — No way to turn off add sound. Avoid to using it.

*2020-03-19, version 3.1.1*

Can add a function block auto play add?

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Not readable due to ads blocking and  noise

*2024-11-11*

Not readable due to ads blocking and  noise

### 1/5 — Not good

*2024-10-15*

News is not cartoon please remove those boxes it’s annoying and prevent people to read the news

### 1/5 — 不推薦

*2024-09-18*

新聞內容預設立場明顯，不客觀的媒體

### 1/5 — 有毒軟件不斷出現，不中肯

*2023-04-13*

選擇性新聞

### 1/5 — Too much advertising

*2023-01-21*

There is an advertising whenever you switch from one topic to another.

### 1/5 — 新聞內容不能即時觀看

*2023-01-17*

隨時代改變而取消報紙，讀者𨍭用手機觀看即時新聞或其他內容。但往往都不能即時觀看，有點失望。希望能夠改善這個問題。

### 1/5 — 太多偏幫反華的文章

*2022-01-31*

太多偏幫反華的文章了。多些中肯的報道吧！

### 1/5 — 廣告

*2021-05-13*

請盡快停止有声音的廣告！非常驚嚇和滋擾！

### 1/5 — 常常寫錯字

*2020-11-15*

中文傳媒連中文字都寫和用都錯，點先😩，新聞內容常常跳至另外新聞內容，想點🤬

### 1/5 — Play advertisement

*2020-07-30*

Unable to stop ad, don’t make sense, sound on going too bad

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Thank you for providing me cultural support!!

*2026-02-17*

App is great, gives me exposure in my cultural language with our geological location. Keep going and keep Chinese Canadians going! Thank you!!!

### 5/5 — 好

*2020-06-14*

好很好非常好

### 5/5 — A reader

*2019-04-15, version 3.0.7*

It’s been improved a lot in the last few months. It is the main Chinese language news source for myself, I use it as often as Apple Daily and ONCC apps now.

### 4/5 — Advertisements

*2020-03-18*

Advertisements with sound are too noisy and too scary

### 3/5 — drain my battery

*2025-08-17*

Every time I use it, my phone getting hot and battery run out quickly. Need to fix this issue.

### 3/5 — Phone is getting hotter

*2022-07-11*

News is good but please fix it!

### 3/5 — Noisy advertising

*2020-05-17, version 3.1.1*

Popped advertising with sound is seriously annoying, stop the noise

### 3/5 — Annoying sound

*2020-03-20, version 3.1.1*

Please make the annoying sound of the ad goes away. It shocks people even the phone is in silent mode.

### 2/5 — 圖片不能放大

*2025-02-11*

唯一驅使我九成時間都是用明報app的原因是星島app裏面的圖片不能放大

### 2/5 — 讀者

*2020-05-10, version 3.1.1*

實在嚇人的宎來声音廣告，為了广告收入也不应這樣做，所得的結果是越來越少人看星島。

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