# Rock Hill Herald Local SC News — user reviews > 31 indexed App Store user reviews of Rock Hill Herald Local SC News by The McClatchy Company, rated 4.50/5 from 639 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rock-hill-herald-local-sc-news/id507321327/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rock-hill-herald-local-sc-news/id507321327.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 425 · 4★ 149 · 3★ 27 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 27 ## What do users think of Rock Hill Herald Local SC News? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Easy to read for low vision users - 📰 Draws news from multiple sources - 📰 One-stop news source - 👍 Supports local newspaper - 👍 Great local sports coverage - 👍 Well-designed and works well - 👍 Fast and easy local news access - 👍 Great app for Rock Hill folks - 👍 Easy to follow new format - 👍 Love it and use it daily **Cons** - 😞 Demands subscription/sign-in issues - 😞 Terrible service - 😞 App jumps around while reading - 😞 Expensive subscription price - 😞 Customer unfriendly app - 😞 Subscription required to view local news - 😞 Cannot access anything without subscription - 😞 Not interested in searching for items - 😞 Poor app design - 😞 App requires iOS 7.0 or higher - 😞 Intrusive ad space at bottom - 😞 Small window for reading articles - 😞 Locking page view in landscape mode - 😞 Article reading limits - 😞 App crashes - 😞 App doesn't work - 😞 White screen then closes - 😞 Press+ account requirement **Commonly reported bugs** - Continues to demand subscribe/sign-in - App jumps all over while reading - Opens to white screen then closes - App states "unable to load some content" and force closes - Locked page view in landscape mode - Article limit - Ad space intrusive - Double red bars reduce reading window **Most requested features** - Dark mode option - Local events section - Comments section visible ## Newest reviews (11 of 31) ### 1/5 — App doesn't work *2017-04-25, version 6.0.0* App states "unable to load some content" and the force closes. ### 1/5 — Bad update *2015-04-16, version 5.12.0* Made a good app bad by locking page view in landscape mode. Should allow user to choose view mode! ### 1/5 — Get rid of Press+ requirement *2015-01-28, version 5.8.0* Your website does not require a Press+ account and neither should this app. I'm uninstalling for trying to force me to create an unnecessary account. ### 1/5 — Poorly designed *2014-08-01* I used this app for over one year and enjoyed it. Now the app now requires user to have IOS 7.0 or higher. Why? I, along with millions of other iPhone users, am not upgrading to IOS 7.0 but would still like to use the app. Not user friendly at all. There are other apps available that are user friendly for IOS 6.1 users. ### 1/5 — Great App, Crappy Price *2014-05-14, version 4.8.0.0* Great app for the local Rock Hill, SC newspaper. $8.95 per month is excessive. Make it $0.99 per month and I'll subscribe. Otherwise I'll just get my news elsewhere. ### 4/5 — Great local news *2014-04-28* Fast and easy way to get local news! ### 2/5 — Don't like article limit *2014-03-24, version 4.7.1.0* Wish it wouldn't limit the number of articles you are allowed to read. ### 4/5 — So far So good *2014-02-25, version 4.7.1.0* Just like the actual mobile site. No issues for me ### 1/5 — $79.00 *2013-01-10, version 1.0.18.0* Was once free now $79.00 to subscribe. ### 2/5 — Poorly designed interface *2012-11-27* The ad space at the bottom is intrusive. With the larger than needed ad space and the double red bars, there is only only a very small window for reading the article. The two red bars could easily be made smaller and reduced to one bar and the ad bar only needs to be about half its size. It would also be great if the comments section to the articles were visible. ### 4/5 — Great app *2012-07-04* I really like this app. Would be a 5 star if it had a local events section. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work on my iPad *2021-03-25* Demands that I subscribe or sign in; I sign in, but it continues to demand that I subscribe or sign in. I can sign in and read from my browser, but why have an app? **Developer response:** We apologize for the issues. Please email us at customerservice@heraldonline.com for assistance. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2020-02-16* Terrible service! ### 1/5 — Terrible *2019-10-11* This app must have been developed by a six year old. It jumps all over while trying to read an article. There was nothing wrong with the Olive app. I don’t really need it if this is the best you have. Mike Sines ### 1/5 — Terrible *2019-10-08* Still does not work ### 1/5 — $129.99/year?! *2019-10-07, version 7.3.0* Get real. I’ll make do with the Fort Mill Sun, Fox 46 and other free sources. ### 1/5 — Subscription *2019-10-06* Disappoint that I have to pay to view my local news.... ### 1/5 — App *2019-09-23* This is the most customer “unfriendly” app I have on my tablet. Seems every time you want to make improvements you fail miserably. You should get feedback from interested readers and not the younger generation who could care less about reading a paper. You are about to lose a long time customer if user friendly version isn’t established. ### 1/5 — It was fine until... *2019-08-08* It was fine until it became subscription based. I had no problems until today and now I can’t access anything. I’m sorry Rock Hill Herald. I am not paying for a subscription to your service. Return this to how it was please. ### 1/5 — Poor app *2019-06-10* Not interested in searching for the item I want. I liked the old app that I could read like the newspaper. Where are the comics? They are the only thing in the paper you could trust the content to be correct. ### 1/5 — New app does no work *2017-09-24* Old app was working fine without much problems except for the Obituaries which has alway had a few issues. Downloaded new app as suggested. It opens to a white screen then it immediately closes. I have deleted and reloaded app several times with no luck. Old app was a 4 star, new app 1 stars. It just will not work, please fix. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — No title. *2026-07-29* Need more local news and sports. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. This will be passed along to our newsroom for review. We Thank you for being a subscriber and want to be your number one source for news and local content. ### 5/5 — E-edition for Low Vision Works Well *2022-11-14* I read the E-edition evwey day, they adapt it on the iPhone for low vision users. You increase the font size so it's easy to read the black on white page. I wish a dark mode were available. The alternative is copy the text and paste it into a reader like voice dream. I listen to articles with Voice Dream as well as read the articles in white with black background. I like how the paper draws news from Tribune News service, Washington post, AP news and local bureaus. I like that I do not need to subscribe to other papers. The herald is truly a one-stop news source. I am happy to support our local newspaper. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback and supporting local journalism. ### 5/5 — The Herald *2018-06-22* The Herald is the best way to keep people up to date on the thriving and expanding Rock Hill community. ### 5/5 — Heraldonline sports *2018-04-25* Love the job Bret McCormick does on local sports! Compelling stories, helpful informative graphics and great videos! Loved the recent interviews with Stallion-now-college football stars! Thanks Bret!! ### 5/5 — Fixed crashes *2017-04-25* App no longer crashes ### 5/5 — Great app *2014-05-25, version 4.8.0.0* Love it .. And use it daily ### 5/5 — Great App *2014-05-14* Ap works great. The new format is very easy to follow and is great on the iPhone or iPad. Highly recommend for the Rock Hill folks. ### 5/5 — Thanks *2014-04-25, version 4.8.0.0* Great app! ### 5/5 — Like it *2014-02-26, version 4.7.1.0* Like it😃😃😃😃😃 ### 5/5 — Well designed, works well *2012-03-30* If you wish to keep up with what's happening in Rock Hill South Carolina USA -- this is the #1 app! --- *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 2026-09-03.*