# Rockford Register Star, IL — user reviews > 72 indexed App Store user reviews of Rockford Register Star, IL by Gannett, rated 4.32/5 from 273 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rockford-register-star-il/id424389277/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rockford-register-star-il/id424389277.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 174 · 4★ 50 · 3★ 21 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 20 ## What do users think of Rockford Register Star, IL? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Easy navigation and user-friendly interface - 📰 Reliable local news coverage - 🌍 Access to news while traveling - 📱 iPad-friendly reading experience - ⚡ Fast website performance - 🔖 Ability to bookmark/save articles - 🌱 Environmentally friendly digital alternative **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and instability - ⏱️ Slow app loading times - 🔄 Subscription authentication issues - 📅 Outdated and stale news content - 🔁 Repetitive article recycling - 📉 Poor sports coverage and inaccuracies - 💰 Pricing inconsistencies and poor value - 📵 Device compatibility issues - 🎯 Limited article availability in free version - 📰 E-edition format no longer accessible - 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertisements - 🪦 Inappropriate ads near obituaries - 📸 Poor photo cropping and display - ✍️ Grammar and spelling errors - 🔔 Discontinued push notifications **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when clicking 'read more' button - App crashes when accessing obituaries - Subscription refresh fails to update access - Subscription validation error - 'no subscription found' - App won't load on older iOS devices - Network error messages preventing app opening - Offline mode errors on iPhone - App crashes after 15 seconds - Photo thumbnails don't match intended images - App quits frequently after iOS updates - Refresh functionality not working - Articles disappear after app crash **Most requested features** - Full newspaper format with all sections - Article date stamps for clarity - Filter to display new articles only - Entertainment showtimes information - Classifieds section access - Subscriber login to remove ads - Improved sports coverage and scores - Better photo display formatting - Delivery feedback mechanism - Paid premium app option with full content ## Newest reviews (11 of 72) ### 4/5 — The Price is Right *2026-08-06, version 8.10.2* We are two 79 year olds who have been starting the day with the Rockford Register Star since we moved here 49 years ago. Our child rearing/work years required getting up extra early. But the quiet time, the knowledge we gained, and the conversations we we were able to contribute to made it all worth it. Reading it on a device is a bonus that makes it possible for us to be reading and discussing the news at the same time. ### 4/5 — Much improved *2025-06-03, version 8.1.0* Good local sports and news ### 3/5 — I like the newspaper format better *2021-04-11, version 6.4.0* I like the newspaper format better The daily push notification for the newspaper format has been discontinued. Very disappointed. ### 3/5 — Rrstar crashes *2020-11-25, version 6.2.1* Crashes quite often and news isn't updated timely enough. Continues to crash. iPhone Xr ### 4/5 — Fast, easy to navigate *2020-11-25, version 6.2.1* The website is fast and easy to navigate. It displays multimedia easily and accurately. It has plenty of points of entry into sections and articles. ### 3/5 — Becomes unstable with ipadoOS14 *2020-09-20, version 5.5* This app has been behaving pretty well on my iPad until now. I installed ipadOS-14 yesterday and now the app is quitting frequently. I hope the app techs will look into this quickly. ### 1/5 — Bad *2019-12-16, version 5.5* I have an online subscription to the Rockford Register Star. I pay them every month. And every month I have a problem with this app. I can only read a couple articles then it tells me I have to pay for a subscription. When I click on “already have a subscription” and enter my info it says “no subscription found”. Calling them does NO GOOD. Their answer is to delete the app and reinstall it. Don’t bother unless you like paying for something and not getting it. ### 1/5 — Bad App *2019-10-20, version 5.4* I have a subscription to read the stories in the app but almost every other day, it tells me my subscription is expired and can’t read the story. My subscription IS active and the only way to fix this is to delete the app then reload it from the App Store...EVERY OTHER DAY!!🤬 ### 1/5 — Concerned *2019-09-28, version 5.4* This app is junk. Do better. ### 1/5 — Frequent crashes ruin the experience *2018-06-14, version 5.0* Will likely cancel my online subscription because the app often crashes when I click the “read more” button on stories and obits. I wanted to reconnect with local news but this isn’t working out well. ### 1/5 — Crash *2018-05-17, version 5.0* Every single day, trying to read an obit of a friend, boots me out. Frustrating! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Super Glitchy *2025-05-16, version 8.1.0* I’ve been a subscriber for decades but the app refuses to let me refresh my subscription so I get no subscriber access. (We get the paper version delivered to our mailbox, but that’s always 2 day old news by that point.) ### 1/5 — No Paper on Saturday 2/22 *2025-02-22, version 8.0.0* There was no online paper on 2/22. Plenty of sports and real estate listings. Unacceptable!! ### 1/5 — So sad *2023-12-21, version 7.5.1* “Old” paper e edition was much better but can’t get it now, only this poor on line “new” version. If my husband didn’t like the print version we would just drop our subscription. ### 1/5 — Poor visibility *2023-05-14, version 7.1.1* This is almost impossible to read as a “newspaper “. ### 1/5 — Refresh the articles *2022-02-19, version 6.10.0* I find the E-edition of the paper very irritating. Today is Feb 19th and we still have articles on finding your best live Christmas tree. Sssssoooo many articles are repeated over and over. The app should provide a way to display new articles only. I read each day. 50% of my time is looking for new articles. Even if you put a date on the article it would help. ### 1/5 — Changes are No Good *2022-02-17, version 6.10.0* I got this app through Apple somehow. I used to be able to use the E Edition of the paper with a different app through this subscription, but the E Edition stopped working for some reason. When I contacted the paper, they told me that I got the app through a third party and could not help me. I contacted Apple and they told me they could not help me. The E Edition is not included any more and it’s four times what I pay for this app. Needless to say, I am deleting both apps and canceling my subscription. This app seems like it repeats articles and is hard to “read the paper”. I liked the other app better (the E Edition), but am not willing to pay more than my subscription for the Chicago Tribune for it. ### 1/5 — Awful *2022-01-03, version 6.8.1* No news paper for 2 weeks No way to contact. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2021-12-21, version 6.8.1* I can’t find the e-edition. ### 1/5 — Awful *2020-12-08, version 6.2.1* The new format is horrible! ### 1/5 — So sad *2020-11-24, version 6.2.1* “Old” paper e edition was much better but can’t get it now, only this poor on line “new” version. If my husband didn’t like the print version we would just drop our subscription. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Saving resources *2026-03-23, version 8.9.0* Using paper newspaper is antiquated and bad for the environment. ### 5/5 — Very unhappy *2025-12-06, version 8.6.0* I want the full newspaper as printed That is what I subscribed for Please return ### 5/5 — My IPad can’t load the enews *2025-04-29, version 6.10.0* I guess after all the years of enjoying the enews I will have to cancel my subscription. I have an older device that won’t load 16 so I can’t get the enews. Thank you for the years of good service and information that I have enjoyed. Please cancel my subscription. Ray Gruber ### 5/5 — Very unhappy *2025-04-10* I want the full newspaper as printed That is what I subscribed for Please return ### 5/5 — Mr Gary Menzies *2025-03-22, version 8.1.0* Prefer the IPad way of reading the paper.A plus. ### 5/5 — Good *2024-09-21, version 7.12.0* Working well, not a fan of opening ad for 6 months at $1 when I paid $10 for a year. ### 5/5 — Keeps me in the know *2021-12-19, version 6.8.1* Keeps me “in the know” with Rockford area news when I am in Florida for the winter. ### 5/5 — Great for local news! *2020-12-05, version 6.2.1* The Register Star has all the local news I can’t find anywhere else. It’s very reliable, and the stories are quite accurate. ### 5/5 — ..... *2018-07-13, version 5.0* The app closes on you every time you try to read the obituaries. Very frustrating!!! Please fix this. ### 5/5 — Rockford Register Star *2017-06-03, version 4.22.260028176* Like format --- *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 2026-09-09.*