# Marin Independent Journal

> Digital replica of Marin Independent Journal newspaper for mobile devices. (iPhone/iPad app by MediaNews Group.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/marin-independent-journal/id461505795 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [MediaNews Group](https://appshunter.io/developer/364357227)
- Category: News
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 197 App Store ratings · 57 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 127 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France)
- Released: 2011-10-03
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/marin-independent-journal/id461505795/reviews.md

## What is Marin Independent Journal?

The Marin Independent Journal.
Printed on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.

e-Edition puts Marin’s hometown paper at your fingertips. Every page exactly as printed, including: 

• In-depth reporting from the IJ's own local newsroom, plus award-winning state, national and world coverage from Bay Area News Group, northern California’s journalism leader.
• Local entertainment, culture and recreation — everything worth seeing and doing.  
• Sports coverage that scores the extra point, on-the-money Business, special sections and much more . . . including all the ads and even the funnies!
• PLUS a text-searchable archive of every issue published in the past 30 days.

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If you like our app, please leave a five-star rating in iTunes. We thrive on encouragement; it helps us improve the content and the way we deliver it to you.

## Key features

- Digital newspaper replica
- Local news reporting
- Entertainment and culture coverage
- Sports and business news
- Text-searchable archive
- Includes ads and comics

## What do users think of Marin Independent Journal?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 📰 Excellent local news coverage
- 📱 Accessible anytime, anywhere
- 📰 Digital edition mirrors print layout
- 📰 Access to back issues
- 📰 Sharing and emailing articles is simple
- 📰 Good national news coverage
- 📰 Fair pricing
- 📰 Convenient for reading on various devices
- 📰 Intuitive interface
- 📰 Great for keeping up with Marin news
- 📰 Loads quickly
- 📰 Clear and bright color photos
- 📰 Good for iPad use
- 📰 Well-designed app
- 📰 Supports local papers
- 📰 Great balance of national and local news
- 📰 Can read news from home while away
- 📰 Good view of national and local news
- 📰 No newsprint ink on fingers
- 📰 Ability to highlight and read full articles
- 📰 Ads do not distract

**Cons**

- 🐛 Broken search functionality
- 🐛 Intrusive ads, especially near obituaries
- 🐛 Single words broken with excess spaces
- 🐛 Scrambled text sections
- 🐛 Login can be tiresome and requires repeated logins
- 🐛 App randomly closes on iOS 14
- 🐛 Slow loading of previous editions since iOS 14 update
- 🐛 Text disappears and reappears
- 🐛 Not thrilled with staring at a lit screen early morning
- 🐛 Delivery issues with Sunday paper

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Search function not working, results are outdated
- App randomly closes on iOS 14
- Slow loading of previous editions since iOS 14 update
- Text disappears and reappears
- Requires repeated logins
- Sunday paper delivery issues

**Most requested features**

- Simplify login process
- Update app for iOS 14 stability
- Improve search functionality
- Reduce intrusive ads
- Fix text formatting issues (broken words, scrambled sections)
- Improve Sunday paper delivery consistency

## Recent user reviews (10 of 57)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/marin-independent-journal/id461505795/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Broken search

*2024-02-28, version 4.0.0*

I can enter literally any search term and the most recent newspaper in the results will be 8/23/23. You can’t make search work?  Seriously?

### 4/5 — Local news

*2022-07-24, version 3.6.13*

Love our local news and restaurant reviews.

### 5/5 — My favorite morning newspaper

*2022-05-21*

I really enjoy the local news and slants on sports and in particular the opinion section. Thanks for your daily reports.

### 5/5 — Love the app

*2022-04-13, version 3.5.04*

The app puts the newspaper at my fingertips anytime and anywhere

### 5/5 — It’s number 10

*2022-03-30, version 3.5.04*

I like I.j newspaper very much

### 5/5 — Marin IJ app works well

*2022-03-22*

Much improved over time, reading the IJ on all my devices is easy and intuitive. I like that I can access back issues as well. Sharing and emailing articles also simple.

### 5/5 — Love my IJ

*2022-03-10*

Not only is my local news well covered, but so is the national news.... and I can't live without Jeff Burkhart's Barfly column. The digital edition is easy to use and the ability to access which edition I need to look at is spectacularly easy to use. I'll give up lots of things before I'd give up my IJ.

### 5/5 — IJ digital improved

*2022-02-25, version 3.5.04*

The digital IJ is easy to read . It is priced fairly and has the best Marin news.

### 5/5 — IJ online

*2022-02-21, version 3.5.04*

Easy to use and handy.
Great to have access to past issues.

### 4/5 — Good App

*2022-02-09, version 3.5.04*

Easy to use and has all the local news.

## Frequently asked questions about Marin Independent Journal

### What is the Marin Independent Journal app?

The Marin Independent Journal app provides a digital replica of the printed newspaper, accessible on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. It delivers all content exactly as it appears in print, including news, entertainment, sports, business, ads, and comics.

### What kind of content can I find in the app?

The app features in-depth local reporting from the IJ's newsroom, as well as state, national, and world coverage. You'll also find local entertainment, culture, recreation, sports, business news, special sections, all advertisements, and the comics section.

### Is there a cost to use the Marin Independent Journal app?

Based on the provided information, the app is available for free. There are no mentions of subscription fees or in-app purchases within the description.

### What devices is the Marin Independent Journal app compatible with?

The application is designed to be printed on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. This indicates compatibility with Apple's mobile operating systems and devices.

### Can I search for past articles?

Yes, the app includes a text-searchable archive of every issue published in the past 30 days. This allows you to easily find and revisit content from recent editions.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.0.1 — 2024-04-25

General Bug Fixes

### 4.0.0 — 2022-11-10

-Fixed an issue with zooming on tablets.

-Fixed an issue preventing users from turning pages while zoomed in.

-Other Minor Bug Fixes

### 3.6.13 — 2022-06-22

What's new:
New and improved app
Ability to bookmark articles
Better page navigation and article readability

### 3.5.04 — 2021-11-03

- Bug fixes

### 3.5.00 — 2021-10-20

Added read and swipe modes in the menu bar.

Read Mode (previous default viewing mode)
- See pages in full screen
- When you single tap an article it will show in text mode
- Double tapping will zoom you into the page

Swipe Mode
- The page fits the width of your screen
- Tap the screen with two fingers to select an article in text mode
- Single or Double tap to zoom in page
- Simple horizontal and vertical swipes to view all content of all pages

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