SFGATE Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience81.3% of reviews
Neutral0.0% of reviews
Negative experience18.8% of reviews

~ Based on 16 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is SFGATE Safe?

SFGATE appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for SFGATE is 89/100.

This assessment is based on 124 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.6/5.

Safety Analysis

90.3% of ratings point to a safe experience
1.6% of ratings suggest some concerns
8.1% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 124 App Store ratings for SFGATE.

Is SFGATE Legit?

SFGATE appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for SFGATE is 80/100.

Based on 80 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Keeping up with everything California

I have been enjoying your publication so much that I decided to become a paid subscriber. I was won over because I missed finding put about all things California. Having been born in Southern California and spent the first quarter of my life there I’m still engaged in what happens in Southern California. I still have places I loved to reminisce on and know any new developments that might be happening. I feel the same way about San Francisco and then I moved farther north again so I’ve spent most of my life all over California. We are the greatest State in this union hands-down. So it’s important to keep up and if I pay for the publication, my hope is that I will be buying old-fashioned truthful journalism….So-far-so-good💕…
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Loving the app

I signed up for the app 3 weeks ago. My favorite thing is the puzzles section and using the app makes it easy to access the California Mini Crossword!

Only worth it if you’re subscribing

The teasers say the app is free, but unless you’re going to subscribe the app is a downgrade from reading on the web - stories don’t display at all. The app makes you create an account to find this out.

From other reviews this is a good app if you want to subscribe, but the app should be marked (and marketed) as “subscription required.”
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Disappointed

I have been an SF Chronicle subscriber since the mid 1970’s. When SFGate came online it was free and I read it along with my SFComical. Now the suits want to charge me to use the SFGate app too!? NO bleeping WAY. They can explain all they want about the Comical and SFNotSoGreat have separate editorial staffs and they must charge for its content,but they’re the same publisher. Contact me when you make it free to SFChronicle subscribers. Until then I’m gone.
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Enjoying SFG

Like the quick info format.

Zero stars is not available?

I registered for the paid ad-free version and now I can’t get ANY version. If I click on a story all I get is a solid red screen for two or three seconds followed by a full-screen ad asking me to upgrade to a paid ad-free version.

Love it!

This is so worth the tiny fee to get A+ Bay Area journalism with no ads.

Same solid journalism. But no ads!! <3

Appreciate sfgate’s commitment to thoughtful honest coverage. Glad to finally have no ads.

What events will you have?

NO ADS!! CLEAN-SCROLL!!! CAN LISTEN TO ARTICLES!!

Take my $4.99 a month! This app is great. Love the different intro greetings every time i open up the app, the crossword tab’s cute animation, and that i finally don’t need to be pestered by mobile ads for my go-to news source.

Easy. Simple. Cool.

A must-have now for Bay Area news seekers!

No ads!

The best way to read SFGATE

User-friendly

Such a clean add-free reading experience. I love that I can bookmark stories to come back to when I have more time!

Great add to the news landscape

So smooth and easy to navigate, too.

Best for CA news

Ad free version of all the best California journalism. Plus a fun California crossword!

Finally

I’ve been waiting for a way to experience SFGATE ad-free for so long. Glad it’s finally here and it looks amazing!!

Wow

Love the story bookmarks, and customizable notifications and the games, but the ad-free part is seriously giving me life.