Journal User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience15.4% of reviews
Neutral15.4% of reviews
Negative experience69.2% of reviews

~ Based on 13 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Journal Safe?

Journal-News appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Journal is 89/100.

This assessment is based on 651 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.5/5.

Safety Analysis

86.7% of ratings point to a safe experience
6.2% of ratings suggest some concerns
7.1% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 649 App Store ratings for Journal.

Is Journal Legit?

Journal-News is no longer available in the App Store. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Journal is 35/100.

Based on 35 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Score capped because this app is no longer listed.

Top reviews

Obituary

The obituary section is atrocious. Very time consuming and confusing!

App needs a Dark Mode option

The white is too bright at night. The app needs a dark mode option.

No search?

What kind of news app doesn’t have search?

Nothing special with this app. If alerts are old, doesn’t open the story the alert was for

Pictures of fair

I especially liked the photos of photographer Nick Graham, as I always do. He certainly captured the moments at the Butler County Fair!!

Balanced news

Generally the Journal provides both sides to most stories.

Stop the continuous updating

The newest version continuously updates articles while you are trying to scan the articles making it impossible to read.

Where’s the content

Since App update cant see anything. Says it lost internet connection.

Response from developer

If you haven't already done so, please update to the latest version of the Journal-News app. If you continue to experience issues, please reach out to onapps@coxinc.com.

Won’t open with new update

The app no longer will open. It says there’s no internet connection & to try again. But everything else works on my phone. Only the Journal News app doesn’t work.

Response from developer

If you haven't already done so, please update to the latest version of the Journal-News app. If you continue to experience issues, please reach out to onapps@coxinc.com.

where is the “back” button?

Where did the “back” button go? Now, after reading a story, your only choice is “home” which returns you to the top of the article index and you have to scroll all the way down to get back to where you were. Aargh!

Update the screen size!

It’s 2019 and new iPhones have been out for 4+ years. Update the app!

Response from developer

Good News! We have :) The redesigned app is now available. We think you'll like the changes we've made. Be sure to check it out!

Don’t do it.

Unless you like auto-play pop up ads, don’t even bother. You’re not even able to click on an article without it being loaded with ads. 👎🏼

Text headlines too small

My text size is set to the highest level, and it displays that way for the *body* of the articles after I click into them. However, the *headlines* view of the top stories is not displayed in the same text size; it is instead very small and difficult to read.

Really lacking.

Just going straight to the web is better.