ProPublica User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience75.2% of reviews
Neutral5.7% of reviews
Negative experience19.0% of reviews

~ Based on 105 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is ProPublica Safe?

ProPublica appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for ProPublica is 87/100.

This assessment is based on 102 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.5/5.

Safety Analysis

85.3% of ratings point to a safe experience
5.9% of ratings suggest some concerns
8.8% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 102 App Store ratings for ProPublica.

Is ProPublica Legit?

ProPublica appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for ProPublica is 78/100.

Based on 78 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

WTF

Why the frack ate half the articles in spanish? Wjy can I not turn it off? My surname is grackimg jewish, not hispanic!!!

Fact!!!

Thank you ProPublica for the in-depth journalism. Please donate to keep the light and the truth going strong in our dark times.

Real journalism that’s needed now more than ever.

Real journalism that’s needed now more than ever.

thank you for your work

we appreciate what you do. 5/5

News

Very reliable.

Nothing but factual integrative journalism.

I go to ProPublica first and support it financially because it’s the kind of factual integrative journalism we need to hold the powerful to account. No fluff pieces at ProPublica. Every story gets to the point and most lead to action. This is what the fourth estate was meant to be.

Share to social

Your app doesn’t send through the headline text to socials (Facebook; on iPhone), just the photo at the top of the story. So you are reducing the likelihood of people using their ‘share’ function to spread your news. Your stories just won’t be shared as much.

Needs Bookmarks 🔖

This app needs a bookmark function. It could also use a dark mode for nighttime reading.

Needs dark mode

The articles that are published are great and the app works smoothly. But it’s always a bright white screen so if you want to read in the evening be ready for those sore eyes

Good but needs dark mode

Until then I will stick to the website and Dark Reader, because my eyes can’t take it.

Needs a widget

I like to use widgets to always see news headlines from my other news apps - I tend to read more from my other apps than ProPublica because of this, but I wish it weren’t the case. News apps might be missing out when they don’t provide a widget!

Great but lacks dark mode

The articles that are published are great and the app works smoothly. But it’s always a bright white screen so if you want to read in the evening be ready for those sore eyes

The last bastion of independent journalism.

Mainstream media has fallen lock and step with the ultra-right wing. CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, etc., have all lost their journalistic integrity, failing to challenge absurdity of the Republican agenda. Fascists are seig heiling on national TV, and the sitting U.S. president is a multi-felon convicted r*pist. Pro Publica is still here, independently reporting the facts, even when it goes against the current administration. Keep up the great work, Democracy is counting on you.
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Great articles

But app needs a dark mode

Amazing Journalism

Absolutely love this app and the investigative journalism content. With the release of iOS 18 it would be nice to see them update the app to adhere to the tinting and light/dark theming. Additionally, have a dark mode in the app that followed iOS settings would make the articles easier to read at night/low light environments.
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Never Updated

I was looking forward to what I heard was a great source. The headlines and stories have remained the same for several weeks now.

WOW Honest Journalism That’s Refreshing

I’ve pretty much lost all faith in journalism. They’re mostly all self-serving propagandist outlets at this point. Some I even consider as domestic terrorism organizations for the millions of people they’ve contributed to killing from reporting outright lies & lying about useful medical treatment that isn’t profitable for Big Pharma companies. BUT PRO PUBLICA IS NOT THAT! AMAZINGLY ACCURATE, TRUTHFUL, & INTERESTING NEWS!!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!
ABSOLUTE MUST DOWNLOAD!!
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Esse

Dark mode

A true public asset

ProPublica feels like such a rarity today. Well-researched investigative reporting with no ads and no clickbait. I love you Propublica!!!

Dark mode

Your app needs a dark mode