# Kitsap Sun — user reviews > 81 indexed App Store user reviews of Kitsap Sun by Gannett, rated 4.20/5 from 572 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kitsap-sun/id1119333831/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kitsap-sun/id1119333831.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 334 · 4★ 133 · 3★ 53 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 40 ## What do users think of Kitsap Sun? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Great local news - 💡 Appreciate the news source - 👍 Wonderful reporting - 👍 Best news on the peninsula - 👍 Great hometown newspaper - 👍 New version looks great **Cons** - 🐛 Not working properly - 💸 Too many ads - 👎 Clunky and not user-friendly - 👎 Lacking local news and features - 👎 Buggy and unstable - 👎 Difficult to navigate - 👎 Selective and biased reporting **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes and freezes - Issues with login and subscription management - Content not updating properly **Most requested features** - More local news and coverage - Better customization options - Improved search functionality - Restore previous app version ## Newest reviews (15 of 81) ### 3/5 — Local Newspaper *2026-04-09* I like to o read the local stories. My suggestion is to hire locals or pay locals for stories. I like the USA Today stories in the USA Today section of the paper but they get doubled a used for filler in the Kitsap Sun section. ### 2/5 — Local news *2025-11-19, version 8.6.0* Please offer more local news ### 4/5 — Good except for vague TV sports listings *2025-11-03, version 8.5.4* Hard to tell specifically what games are going to be aired in our area. Other than that I enjoy the Kitsap Sun. ### 4/5 — Not enough customization *2025-04-17* I got this to read local political news and am bombarded by national pieces, and local sports. I wish I could block all the sports pieces because I do not care that someone else’s kid is good at sportsball. If they covered the youth arts with the same interest I might not mind so much but they don’t ### 4/5 — Needs work *2025-04-15* Sizing the pages to my preferred reading size causes pages to jump right or left. The prior app was better, I think. Hopefully they’ll get that sorted. ### 3/5 — Better app but not great *2025-03-31, version 8.1.0* This version far better than The last, but still it is somewhat disfunction. ### 4/5 — Lacking Local News *2025-03-29* Would be nice to have more local reporters, news and local features. ### 4/5 — Not working properly *2024-02-12* Since the app changed I have been having problems with it. It freezes at least once every day. Very annoying as I have to exit and come back in. Never had this problem before. I also don’t like the ads. ### 3/5 — Not working properly *2023-12-25* Since the app changed I have been having problems with it. It freezes at least once every day. Very annoying as I have to exit and come back in. Never had this problem before. ### 3/5 — Clunky but serviceable *2023-12-05* This newspaper looks like it is trying to maintain the look of a traditional newspaper while offering digital abilities. Unfortunately the results are not intuitive or user friendly. I still enjoy reading the news, even with the many ads, but am not sure if I will keep it after my intro offer. ### 2/5 — Too Many Intrusion Ads *2023-12-01, version 7.3.2* Why pay for a subscription and receive ads with time delays that prohibit you from reading the news? Why? ### 2/5 — Needs work *2023-12-01, version 7.3.2* Sizing the pages to my preferred reading size causes pages to jump right or left. The prior app was better, I think. Hopefully they’ll get that sorted. ### 4/5 — Local news app *2023-11-28, version 7.3.2* The Kitsap Sun app allows me to get the local news right on my phone. Easy to use ### 2/5 — Dislike new version of app *2023-11-26* New app is not appreciated at all! Quirky, freezes up. HATE intrusion of ads while I am reading. I paid good money for a subscription, I do not need to be bothered by pop-up ads disturbing my read!! Fix it or bring back the old versions! ### 1/5 — What a hassle *2023-11-23* I just want to tap the app, see the front page of the newspaper and have it fit my phone screen like before, and read it. But no. Now I have to sign in 3 times. Keep being asked to download the app and log in 3 times. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Restore previous app *2025-03-01, version 8.0.0* New app is a definite step backward, not user friendly. I am on the verge of canceling. Why the ads? Eliminated access to prior editions. Navigation is degraded. One other problem: the app locks up. ### 1/5 — App is fine, but… *2025-01-21, version 7.14.0* Selective reporting on Inauguration Day and sanewashing Trump is not what I want to see. Also the Elon n4zee salute is not reported. Why? The local journalists are biased is an obvious answer ### 1/5 — Restore previous app *2025-01-06, version 7.14.0* New app is a definite step backward, not user friendly. I am on the verge of canceling. Why the ads? Eliminated access to prior editions. Navigation is degraded. One other problem: the app locks up. ### 1/5 — Not worth it *2024-11-25* They don’t report anything that goes on. Takes weeks just for basic stories to show up. There is never any information on road closures or major accidents. They have a section for 911 but the last time it was updated was 3 months ago. Not sure what I am paying for as there is no news reported on this app that I can’t find days earlier anywhere else. ### 1/5 — E edition slow to come up; balky *2024-07-19, version 7.11.1* Third morning in a row. ?????? ### 1/5 — The new Kitsap Sun app is awful *2024-06-01, version 7.9.1* Doesn’t connect on a daily basis! I must reboot & sign in several days a week! ### 1/5 — Flashing ads *2024-06-01, version 7.9.1* Make it difficult to read content. Is there any way to address this? ### 1/5 — What a hassle *2024-04-29, version 7.9.0* I just want to tap the app, see the front page of the newspaper. This app used to be great. It is no longer user friendly, the cost keeps going up and I have trouble locating other days papers ### 1/5 — Hard to navigate and annoying adds *2024-02-19* I am a print subscriber for years, why are there adds when I am paying? Why does the flip feature not work? Navigating to hold my print copy is painful! You make it hard to continue my subscription! ### 1/5 — Where's the Sun? *2024-01-16* I pay online & the access requires that I need to list all my information before the "news" shows up! It's easier to skip & open up the Seattle Times or New York Times! Oh, I did call the listed phone number that is connected to someplace in another state. That person couldn't locate my account. Help! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2025-12-07* I like that I can see an actual newspaper, the exact layout of the paper one. I’m so glad I got a subscription. ### 5/5 — Great local news *2025-11-15, version 8.6.0* Great local news ### 5/5 — Fantastic! *2025-09-04, version 8.1.0* Loving this. ### 5/5 — Love the e-print version *2025-07-09, version 8.1.0* Start my mornings with it. Love the comics, ### 5/5 — Kitsap Sun *2025-04-08* I love having my on-line paper from the town I was raised in. This keeps me current with the community now that I live in another state. ### 5/5 — Appreciation *2023-11-19, version 7.3.2* Thanks to the Kitsap Sun I can start my day with what’s new?? The e-edition fits my schedule perfectly. ### 5/5 — News we need to get *2023-08-26* About community that has the power to change people lives, one story at a time. Love David Nelson’s approach and PeiYu fantastic stories. ### 5/5 — What Happened… *2023-08-01* I have been an e-subscriber since moving away in 2020. Until about a month ago, it was a great way to keep updated with my Kitsap ties including families, schools, and the community that I spent 40 years in. However, recently the whole app has changed. I now have ads galore that I have to click to get rid of which since I pay for a monthly subscription I should not have to deal with. I enjoy looking at the paper as it were s paper copy in front of me, turning the pages and such. It is still there, however it is jumpy and a lot smaller. I don’t like this new app. Why has it changed? ### 5/5 — Good app *2022-10-30, version 6.12.5* Works well and is a good digital subscription. ### 5/5 — Great Local News *2022-10-22* They keep me in touch with everything going on in my community especially with high school sports since I have a child playing varsity soccer for CK High School. --- *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 2026-09-06.*