# Poughkeepsie Journal — user reviews > 67 indexed App Store user reviews of Poughkeepsie Journal by Gannett, rated 4.31/5 from 581 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/poughkeepsie-journal/id493347726/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/poughkeepsie-journal/id493347726.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 353 · 4★ 133 · 3★ 46 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 36 ## What do users think of Poughkeepsie Journal? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Great communication method - 👍 Excellent - 👍 Improved online content - 👍 Prefer online version over print - 👍 Great local news source **Cons** - 🐛 Formatting issues with e-newspaper - 🐛 Frequent freezing and crashes - 👎 Difficult to navigate - 👎 Worse than previous app - 👎 Lack of local sports coverage - 👎 Forced ads and commercial breaks **Commonly reported bugs** - E-newspaper freezes and crashes - Login and subscription issues - Incompatibility with older devices **Most requested features** - Keep original e-edition app as an option - Improve e-newspaper formatting and readability - Enhance local sports and event coverage ## Newest reviews (12 of 67) ### 4/5 — Finally a better way to view online content!, *2025-12-14, version 8.6.0* Switching to your latest took a LONG time but much better than earlier. My main complaint however is the lack of reporting local sports and results. We have a Division I program in Marist college and a number of top notch high school sports programs in the mid-Hudson valley…..but almost no coverage. Come on!! I know the Journal is now owned by Gannet which is a national company and we get access to USA Today. That’s great but disappointing you can’t cover local teams better. Even when they have success in state tournaments the coverage is pretty sparse. Just saying! ### 4/5 — Finally a better way to view online content!, *2025-03-25* Switching to your latest took a LONG time but much better than earlier. My main complaint however is the lack of reporting local sports and results. We have a Division I program in Marist college and a number of top notch high school sports programs in the mid-Hudson valley…..but almost no coverage. Come on!! I know the Journal is now owned by Gannet which is a national company and we get access to USA Today. That’s great but disappointing you can’t cover local teams better. Even when they have success in state tournaments the coverage is pretty sparse. Just saying! ### 3/5 — Pomo print version *2024-03-21* Please fix the e print version. A black page and it freezes in the USA Today section. ### 3/5 — It mostly works *2024-01-28, version 7.5.1* Frequently freezes in enewspaper mode for several seconds. Sometimes looses access to local paper or to US News. Sometimes just hangs and a forced stop is needed. This is on an iPad. ### 3/5 — Tricky *2023-08-20, version 7.1.2* It’s not as easy to use as before the changes. Still haven’t figured out how to send an article to someone. Can’t get the print big enough to read. Just do not like what you did, ### 3/5 — Difficult to navigate *2023-07-29, version 7.1.2* Pages loaded and then went away and reloaded and ad popped up before I could sign in. ### 2/5 — This new version is terrible *2023-07-22, version 7.1.2* I like reading the paper in print version. This new version makes it almost impossible to do that anymore ### 1/5 — Previous app was much better *2023-07-19* This new app is not reader friendly at all. It is unsteady on the iPad screen and hard to magnify the article you want to read. This is not an improvement at all. Give us the option to stay on the previous app until developers stabilize the reader view so we are not getting impatient and cancel subscriptions. ### 1/5 — Deserves a zero *2022-12-11, version 6.12.5* I canceled my subscription in march and am still being charged every month. ### 4/5 — Still love local news *2021-10-26, version 6.5.9* The paper is the best source for what going on with local weather, COVID, other news in Hudson valley. Would give it a five star but having a little trouble navigating the sites, only a couple of days with app. ### 1/5 — Dreadful. *2020-09-28, version 5.25.2* I spend more time logging in than I do reading the stories. ### 1/5 — Worst ever *2020-07-17, version 5.25.1* I’m trying to halt my delivery due to vacation but i forgot my password. So I reset it but it tells me my password is invalid. I’ve tried it twice now. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Don’t get rid of the “Print” Version *2025-04-24, version 8.1.0* Your updated app dose NOT format properly. Please do not take that away. Keep it as an option. Your updated version may have some improvements but the e-newspaper function is not good. Does not format the same as the previous app. Please keep the Print version available. ### 1/5 — House fire in Salt point, Woman and child perish. *2024-10-16, version 7.13.0* Very disappointed that you apparently didn’t find this news worthy. It was a terrible experience for police and fire service, yet nothing in our local paper. ### 1/5 — Worst site ever *2024-08-19, version 7.11.2* Nothing works. You can never find the area to report a delivery issue ### 1/5 — Previous app was much better *2024-04-18, version 7.8.0* “0” Star but not an option. This new app is not reader friendly at all. It is unsteady on the iPad screen and hard to magnify the article you want to read. This is not an improvement at all. I used to be able to use my iPad screen to magnify while reading, not working on this new app. Advertisements at every opening, just horrible. Give us the option to stay on the previous app until developers stabilize the reader view so we are not getting impatient and cancel subscriptions. ### 1/5 — USA Today *2023-11-09, version 7.3.2* Why can’t I open it suddenly ### 1/5 — Keep original e-edition app and stop asking me to switch to new s *2023-08-04, version 7.1.2* Update : another difference between the Poughkeepsie Journal Print edition app and this Poughkeepsie Journal app is that this app allows pop up ads even when in the Print Edition selection. The pop ups linger on the screen (blocking content) for 10-20 seconds before an X appears to close out the ad. Effectively, these are forced “commercial breaks” when reading the paper you have purchased. This is also likely the reason readers are being forced to this app. While the pop ups are infrequent now, I am sure they will become more frequent. While I am not happy about it, I also recognize that financial support for our 4th estate is essential. As long as the reporting quality is maintained I can live with this. This app is terrible for iPad. Keep original e-edition app and stop asking me to switch to new standalone app. Every time I see that message (and it pops up EVERY time I switch screen) it makes me think it’s time to cancel my subscription! Update- if you try to change settings on e-edition app you lose access to the app all together. Then you have to use the unusable app for iPad. An absolutely unusable app! ### 1/5 — Keep original e-edition app and stop asking me to switch to new s *2023-07-30* This app is terrible for iPad. Keep original e-edition app and stop asking me to switch to new standalone app. Every time I see that message (and it pops up EVERY time I switch screen) it makes me think it’s time to cancel my subscription! Update- if you try to change settings on e-edition app you lose access to the app all together. Then you have to use the unusable app for iPad. An absolutely unusable app! ### 1/5 — Previous app was much better *2023-07-27* “0” Star but not an option. This new app is not reader friendly at all. It is unsteady on the iPad screen and hard to magnify the article you want to read. This is not an improvement at all. I used to be able to use my iPad screen to magnify while reading, not working on this new app. Advertisements at every opening, just horrible. Give us the option to stay on the previous app until developers stabilize the reader view so we are not getting impatient and cancel subscriptions. **Developer response:** Hello, Thank you for using our app and providing your feedback. We have resolved the eNewspaper pinch and zoom issue you have identified, and your comments played a part in it. We care about our readers, and work very hard to build the best news experience for you. Please email us at USATODAYmobile@USATODAY.com if you are still experiencing any issues. Thank you. ### 1/5 — Keep original e-edition app and stop asking me to switch to new s *2023-07-27* This app is terrible for iPad. Keep original e-edition app and stop asking me to switch to new standalone app. Every time I see that message (and it pops up EVERY time I switch screen) it makes me think it’s time to cancel my subscription! ### 1/5 — Terrible update *2023-07-25* The e-newspaper is unusable. Can’t use my fingers to zoom. Navigation is awful. Don’t get rid of the original app. Put an option in the original app to not ask to use this awful update. **Developer response:** Hello, Thank you for using our app and providing your feedback. We have resolved the eNewspaper pinch and zoom issue you have identified, and your comments played a part in it. We care about our readers, and work very hard to build the best news experience for you. Please email us at USATODAYmobile@USATODAY.com if you are still experiencing any issues. Thank you. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — PJ is a great communication method *2026-01-10, version 8.6.0* This newspaper has kept me up to date and informed in a great way for many years. I have muddled through the many changes knowing that the purpose of this forum is to get the news to as many people as possible in a moral and fair way. I am now living in another state and still go to the PJ for daily news. ### 5/5 — Pojo *2025-12-30, version 8.6.0* Excellent ### 5/5 — Electronic *2025-08-16, version 8.1.0* Just changed to the online version of the Journal. I like it much better that the paper delivery. ### 5/5 — Pomo print version *2024-12-01, version 7.13.3* Please fix the e print version. A black page and it freezes in the USA Today section. ### 5/5 — Great local news *2022-12-01, version 6.12.5* Gives me news. Everyday that I won’t get on tv. The real local news that affects me directly!!! ### 5/5 — Electronic *2022-03-26* Just changed to the online version of the Journal. I like it much better that the paper delivery. ### 5/5 — 64 Middie *2022-02-27, version 6.10.0* Lots of Middletown and Hudson Valley News. ### 5/5 — Great *2021-02-01, version 6.3.0* Great local news ### 5/5 — Good local coverage and ny state *2020-05-07, version 5.24.3* Good local newspaper and great coverage on NY state . I enjoy the opinion section as well. ### 5/5 — Great news *2019-05-06, version 5.16.1* no issues with the app, keeps me informed --- *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 2026-09-01.*