# Illawarra Mercury — ACM

> Local news, sports, and digital newspaper replica with interactive puzzles. (iPhone/iPad app by Rural Press Pty Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/illawarra-mercury/id1567231800 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Rural Press Pty Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1527270001)
- Category: News, Magazines & Newspapers
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 8 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 59 MB
- Languages: British English
- Released: 2021-08-09
- Data updated: 2026-08-20
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/illawarra-mercury/id1567231800/reviews.md

## What is Illawarra Mercury?

The Illawarra Mercury app brings together the best of your daily newspaper and its website to take your local news experience to another level.
As the Illawarra’s trusted voice, we keep you up to date seven days a week with news that’s important to our community. 
Whether it's the breaking news you need to know from around the region or across the nation, the latest Dragons, local NRL and Soccer sporting results, in-depth analysis explaining the decisions and events affecting our lives, or incisive commentary, you will be the first to know using the Illawarra Mercury app.
The app is free to download, but you need to be a Illawarra Mercury digital subscriber to read articles. Features include:

- Access to breaking news updates 24 hours-a-day

- Browse the latest articles in the topics that interest you most

- Save articles to read later

- Alerts for breaking news and big stories

- Read a digital replica of the day's newspaper

- Play our daily interactive puzzles

Please note: This app features Nielsen's proprietary measurement software which will allow you to contribute to market research or audience ratings services. Please see http://www.nielsen.com/digitalprivacy for more information.

## Key features

- Breaking news updates 24/7
- Browse articles by topic
- Save articles for later
- Breaking news alerts
- Digital newspaper replica
- Daily interactive puzzles

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Subscription | $12.99 | per month |
| Annual Subscription | $129.99 | per year |


## Recent user reviews (8 of 8)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/illawarra-mercury/id1567231800/reviews.md

### 5/5 — So far great

*2024-11-09*

Cheers

### 2/5 — Hard to manage

*2023-09-23*

Hello. I have just had to spend an hour working out why my app has not been working. It is not an easy process. There needs to be a helpline on phone to and a person on other end to guide seniors through the updates ect. This needs to happen and be a tech expert . Please set this up. 
Thanks Tom. Ps my daughter has helped me.

**Developer response:** Hi Tom, Glad your daughter was able to assist you.  The digital subscription support team can be contacted Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm on 1300 131 095, option 2 for customer service assistance. Alternatively you can go to settings on the app, then contact us to send the team an inquiry for them to contact you for assistance

### 1/5 — Hopeless and clumsy

*2023-06-03*

I want to use safari along with my other news articles on different tabs. This always directs me to the new app. I will uninstall it and if I can’t get the webpage up on safari I’ll cancel my subscription.  Talk about not giving the customers what they want.  You’re a news service not a software developer, you don’t need an app -there are plenty out there.

### 1/5 — Good Newspaper to Wrap Hot Fish n Chips or Household Trash

*2023-06-01*

Not happy with our Illawarra Mercury. Full of furniture and electrical product advertisements, letters to the editor are from the same contributors day after day expressing hate or political bias, Green ideology usually lacking scientific facts or the truth, news articles that are not newsworthy. I was very generous giving a one star rating.

### 1/5 — Slow, clunky not as good as old app

*2023-03-02*

The app is slow to load to look at whole paper.
If I leave it to look elsewhere and come back I get a blank screen until it re establishes itself.
Have a look at the Daily Telegraph app, much smoother and quicker.

**Developer response:** Hi Subscriber, 

Thank you for your feedback and our developers have been made aware of this.

I have tested on the iPad (5th Generation) on iOS 16.3.1 and it is loading the articles and interactive puzzles and the Digital replica of Todays editions fine.

I can only suggest to ensure your background apps are closed and see if the issue continues.

Otherwise I would try reinstall the App. 

Feel free to contact the support team on 1300 131 095, option 2

### 5/5 — New app has a downside

*2023-02-21*

The new Illawarra Mercury app opens the newspaper as a double page spread in my device. This is unreadable on my device, as the print is too small. When I try to zoom in to increase the page size, I often find I’m directed to one particular story - when I want the whole page. After I am funnelled to one story, I cannot find my place back to the page I was on. All in all the new app is annoying ..

**Developer response:** Hi Subscriber,

The new App is more refined for viewing and content access.

To zoom in, using your thumb and index finger you can stretch out to zoom on the article and pinch motion to minimize again.

The single tap is a new layout option and you can revert back to the paper view with a tap on the icon on the bottom right.  

Please contact the support team on 1300 131 095 Option 2 if you are still have concerns with the new App

### 2/5 — Poor performance and major inconvenience!

*2022-01-27*

Reading stories through the app, no issue at all, it’s perfect! 
But try to read a story posted on Facebook, nothing! It prompts me to subscribe (I already do), so I login only to be booted out back to Facebook and told I need a subscription again and am no longer able to open the story at all! Prior to this happening, it was just the annoying inconvenience of having to login everytime I wanted to read a story on Facebook, now I can’t even login. I don’t use the app to read the paper, I read the ones that peak my interest in my Facebook feed, if I can’t do that, there’s no need for me to pay for a subscription when I can get the same stories for free from ABC News Illawarra

### 1/5 — Paywalls

*2021-09-06*

Too many

## Frequently asked questions about Illawarra Mercury

### What is the Illawarra Mercury app?

The Illawarra Mercury app delivers local and national news, sports results, and in-depth analysis. It provides access to breaking news 24/7, allows users to save articles, and includes interactive puzzles and a digital replica of the daily newspaper.

### Is the Illawarra Mercury app free to download?

Yes, the Illawarra Mercury app is free to download. However, to read articles, you need to be a digital subscriber to the Illawarra Mercury.

### What are the subscription costs for the Illawarra Mercury app?

The app offers a Monthly Subscription for $12.99 and an Annual Subscription for $129.99. These plans grant access to read articles within the app.

### Does the Illawarra Mercury app have ads?

Yes, this app contains advertisements. It also features Nielsen's proprietary measurement software for market research and audience ratings.

### What devices is the Illawarra Mercury app compatible with?

The Illawarra Mercury app is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. It is designed for iOS users.

### How often is the Illawarra Mercury app updated?

The app was last updated on January 28, 2025, with version 3.7. This indicates regular updates to improve functionality and content.

### What is the age rating for the Illawarra Mercury app?

The Illawarra Mercury app has an age rating of 4+. This means it is suitable for children aged 4 and above.

### What kind of news does the Illawarra Mercury app cover?

The app covers breaking news from the region and across the nation, local sports results (Dragons, NRL, Soccer), in-depth analysis of events, and commentary relevant to the Illawarra community.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.1 — 2026-06-18

Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 4.0 — 2026-06-10

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 3.7 — 2025-01-28

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 3.6 — 2024-12-12

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 3.5 — 2024-09-25

Choose between seeing single pages and double-page spreads on Today's Paper in landscape orientation. Go to Settings>Today's Paper to toggle between options.
Choose to automatically delete old editions
Performance improvements and minor bug fixes.

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