# Ithaca Journal — user reviews > 28 indexed App Store user reviews of Ithaca Journal by Gannett, rated 3.95/5 from 156 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ithaca-journal/id520501616/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ithaca-journal/id520501616.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 76 · 4★ 33 · 3★ 19 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 18 ## Newest reviews (8 of 28) ### 1/5 — Cannot tell if I am signed in or not *2019-12-05, version 5.22.2* The app keeps saying that to ge better content to sign in but I think I am signed in. So am I or am I not getting the full version? Cannot tell! ### 1/5 — Honestly this is the worst *2017-11-20, version 5.3.1* Apparently no matter how many times I sign in, this app cannot remember that I pay for a subscription each month for years. I’m so tired of it. ### 1/5 — Disappointing *2016-03-27, version 2.5.7* Poorly organized slow to load ### 2/5 — Frustrated *2015-07-13, version 2.5.7* Articles not kept up to date, and I get error message a lot saying "unable to load story" with option to try again or read offline. When it opens most stories are from days ago. Not happy at all with Ithaca Journal app. ### 1/5 — Does not work! *2015-06-26, version 2.5.7* This app has a huge bug that makes it unusable. If you have voice over turned on anytime you select and article it will take you back to the main article only. I pay $10 a month for a broken app. Please fix this so people with visual impairments can use it also. ### 2/5 — Slow, needs better navigation *2014-11-25, version 2.0.3* Pics are very slow to load, sometimes don't load at all. I want to easily view and navigate among the obituaries. This app makes doing so very frustrating. Please fix. ### 2/5 — App is OK, newspaper is awful *2013-07-19, version 1.1.3* App works ok to deliver ITHACA. News from metro Binghamton, the hills of PA. and suburban Elmira. More foreign content than local. You might hear about a robbery, bad accident, homicide or drug bust 3-4 days after it happens and after YNN and the TV stations have had it for days. ### 1/5 — An that is as bad as the paper *2013-01-08, version 1.1.2* Does not rotate on iPad. Fuzzy presentation. Missing sections of the paper such as obits. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ithaca hides criminals *2025-06-07, version 8.1.0* People arrested in Tompkins county are hidden from the public for the sake of college students. The Ithaca journal is a liberal rag. ### 1/5 — Newspaper app *2025-03-06, version 8.0.0* I use the newspaper view because I want to read the funniest as well as the news. The current version of the newspaper app is one of the worst I’ve ever had to deal with. It is terribly unstable with too many overlapping controls. I’m about to give up on it. ### 1/5 — I need to see the page version *2024-09-20, version 7.12.0* Kathy Hopkins ### 1/5 — previous app was much better *2023-09-02, version 7.1.2* This app makes it more difficult to go through pages. You cannot squeeze to enlarge articles any longer, on the laptop moving from one page to the next is difficult because you continue to get the calendar. Terrible update. ### 1/5 — Not worth it *2022-06-13, version 6.10.0* Local content is virtually nonexistent, Gannett is stealing the subscription money. If they ever update the obituaries again (it’s been a week) I hope to see theirs is included. Don’t waste your money. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2021-12-10, version 6.8.1* This app and the account interface makes it difficult to support local media. Please improve it! ### 1/5 — Where did the death notices go? *2021-08-17, version 6.5.9* The app reports no death notices for weeks. There’s always something with this app. ### 1/5 — Sadly, very bad app *2020-03-07, version 5.23.1* App constantly “forgets” that I have a paid digital subscription and constantly wants me to “subscribe”. I get the morning news email digest but if I actually want to click through to read an article - oh boy what a headache!!! An endless loop of login attempts as if I am a new subscriber. This app and UI has been awful for years. Cluttered with ads and pop ups. I actually use to work in a Gannett newsroom and really want to support the IJ. But this app is awful! I can see why the Ithaca Voice is so popular. ### 1/5 — Broken *2020-02-28, version 5.23.1* App no longer functions. Opens to home page and immediately quits. Tried throwing out and reinstalling to no avail. ### 1/5 — Don't bother reading this paper *2019-12-23, version 5.22.2* Worst news app ever. Maybe one storyline per day of local news. Sports section is a joke with old scores still posted. Rarely do they cover local colleges. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Ithaca Journal *2020-12-01, version 6.2.0* Not really any in depth Ithaca, NY news... ### 5/5 — Great App *2016-12-07, version 4.7.1* Always ahead of the paper! ### 5/5 — Easy navigating on cell *2016-10-01, version 4.1.1* I like moving quickly around the paper. ### 4/5 — Keeping in touch *2017-09-13, version 5.0.2* If we can not be there, it is a way to stay in touch.. ### 4/5 — Main headlines ok *2016-10-09, version 4.5.0* You get the main headlines and some good local reporting with this app that works fine. Ads not too annoying. ### 3/5 — Updates are ? When ? *2019-10-15, version 5.18.1* Thanks but. If the app would update the paper on a daily basis it would be great. It is an add on to our hard copy subscription. We pay the price and would love to have a daily update. It is at times 3-5 days behind . ### 3/5 — Subscribe how many times ? *2014-12-11, version 2.0.3* So I had subscribed to IJ for my iPhone, things work ok until I want to look at pictures of the journal. Cannot look at them, they want me to subscribe again? How many times do I have to subscribe to view the IJ in its completion? ### 2/5 — The new font is harder to read *2023-10-04, version 7.3.2* The old app used a san serif typeface that was easier to read. Now I need stronger reading glasses. A dark screen mode would also be appreciated. ### 2/5 — Update is not good *2019-09-01, version 5.18.1* Can no longer access the print edition through the app. I have a paid subscription. I can’t even check my account- it keeps taking me to the o line edition. Can’t get comics, editorial, etc. what happened?? ### 2/5 — This is not my newspaper! *2019-05-19, version 5.16.1* I want to read the paper from front to back. This doesn’t work for me. Why did you disable the old app? Bring it back now or I’ll drop my subscription. --- *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 2026-07-25.*