# THE BLADE News App — user reviews > 76 indexed App Store user reviews of THE BLADE News App by The Toledo Blade Company, rated 4.41/5 from 85 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-blade-news-app/id425218323/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-blade-news-app/id425218323.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 0 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0 ## Newest reviews (17 of 76) ### 4/5 — I like the layout but... *2020-09-15, version 4.3* I can’t seem to get all the obituaries to load. Seems like only 4 or 5 will show but when I jump on the other app I see them all. ### 2/5 — Rats, rats, and more rats *2020-07-08, version 4.3* On the iPhone version of The Blade I see rats, photos of live or dead rats between every news story. Fortunately, they don’t appear on the iPad version or on my Mac. Is this a bug that can be fixed? ### 2/5 — Please keep this..and make the new crApp “slide” away! *2017-10-14, version 3.2.3* This app has more content, and less intrusive ads, than that horrible “NewsSlide” abomination! Send that piece of junk back to the socialists in Montreal where it belongs, and keep THIS platform! I’d willingly pay $10 or so per year to keep this, over the platform that has only a few stories (as well as the editorials with an obvious leftward slant) instead of all the opinion pieces (including reasonable editorials), plus the numbers of stories that are on this platform, along with being able to go back a day or two. I can’t go back to reference articles on the new platform. Again, save this app, and please make the new one like this one, with the same amount and accessibility of content, or just scrap that app and start over! ### 2/5 — Crashes *2017-06-22, version 3.2.1* Keeps crashing. Example: today I got to The Weekender got 20 pages then crash. Reload, step 20 pages to where I was then crash again. Did it a third time. It's been this way for about a week. VERY AGGRAVATING. ### 1/5 — iPad App Needs Work *2016-09-18, version 3.1.1* Currently incompatible with IOS10 on the iPad. ### 1/5 — Retired *2016-08-19, version 3.1.1* Like the above writer, mine freezes frequently when scrolling or attempting to open a story. Have tried re-booting, closing out, and reopening from App Store. May21,2016 Still junk. ### 1/5 — Opinion treated as News *2016-08-08, version 3.1.1* This version of the app displays the top Opinion story as News in the News feed with absolutely no designation that the story is Opinion. This is inappropriate. ### 1/5 — it's down again!!!! *2016-06-03, version 3.1.0* won't open ### 1/5 — No content today *2016-06-03, version 3.1.0* The paper has an article on a re-design for the website. Who knew the improved experience meant a gray screen? ### 1/5 — Crashes every time *2016-05-16, version 3.1.0* The app crashes every time it's open for more than a minute. I used to enjoy reading the poorly-written, biased articles that the Block family has been directing toward the masses for years, but their IT department has finally caught up with their reporters in terms of job skills. You're better off reading truck stop bathroom stall walls for news than anything the Blade puts out in any format. ### 1/5 — Toledo Blade app *2016-03-04, version 3.0.3* This app freezes constantly and Obituary section rarely loads. I see all these same reviews and what do we hear in response? Crickets!!! Either fix the problems, or get out of the app world. ### 1/5 — E Blade Subscrber *2016-01-24, version 3.0.3* The app freezes every time I use it. I deleted the app and reloaded it last week and still incur the same results. ### 2/5 — Freeze *2016-01-24, version 3.0.3* I subscribe to the Blade at home, like to keep up with Toledo news when I travel. But this app is too aggravating to use, freezes constantly! Please fix this problem. ### 1/5 — Hung up *2016-01-05, version 3.0.3* The latest update freezes making it impossible to open articles, thus defeating the purpose of the app. ### 2/5 — New format awful. *2015-12-26, version 3.0.3* Go back to old format. New one is not easy to see stories at a glance ### 3/5 — Its freezing already *2015-11-29, version 3.0.3* Since the last update, the app freezes every day as I scroll. I have to re-start it 3-4 times just to make it through every section. It did not do this before the previous "bug fixes". Love the Blade- wish it worked better. ### 1/5 — New version *2015-10-23, version 3.0.1* The latest version is unstable, it stalls, locks up, blanks out, and is really useless. I quit getting the paper copy due to frustration & now the electronic version is junk. Try again. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Worst App I Have *2023-08-05, version 4.4* The Blade Newslide is by far the worst performing app on my iPhone. Slow is being kind. It typically takes about 30 seconds for the app to open, way too long in today’s technology. I usually get through 3 or 4 stories and then it will freeze for another 20-30 seconds before freeing up again. That means it freezes up 5 or 6 times each day I read through the stories. The news reporting is the same as it’s always been, not great but not bad. That’s not my issue. The Blade needs to find a team of programmers who can fix the problems! ### 1/5 — Difficult to use *2021-04-11, version 4.4* Crashes repeatedly ### 1/5 — Terrible news app *2018-09-29, version 4.0* I live in Michigan but I am from Toledo, please go back to your old app ### 1/5 — Help *2018-09-29, version 4.0* I am having trouble finding the printed version of the Blade. When I click on Todays printed version - I receive Editors Choice??? And where can I find the obituaries. All of them. Did some kid write this app that never read the paper. And while I am here, I used to click on the columnist by name. Where did that go? Please go back to the original app! Thank you! ### 1/5 — A huge step backwards *2018-09-21, version 4.0* What a disappointment. Nothing but a watered down version of what a news site should be. Heck, even the obituaries only show 1or 2names. You have to be a high ranking white collar professional or a former government, civic or Blade employee to be mentioned there. This is a disaster of a site, that leaves out so much. If you want to see what’s going on in the Toledo area, other than the drive-by snippets that only cover a small number of things, then this is for you. As for the rest of us that like to see more than the barest of content and variety of items, this is the pits. ### 1/5 — Pain *2017-10-12, version 3.2.3* Pain in the a.. to navigate. Too many adds that won't move out of the way. Give me the paper! ### 1/5 — SLOW *2017-08-13, version 3.2.2* Loading daily paper has slowed to a crawl, fix it please, old version was faster. ### 1/5 — Archives *2017-04-08, version 3.2.1* Why can't I access your archives? Why don't you date your articles? Ergo no archives? ### 1/5 — Obituary Failure *2016-09-29, version 3.2* Since IOS 10 came out your obituary section does not work and continually locks up when selecting any obit past the first. Please fix asap. Thanks. ### 1/5 — Update to iOS 10 stumbles right along! *2016-09-18, version 3.1.1* I'm disappointed that once again that updating this website has been one hot mess of an effort. I expect better from an organization like The Blade! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love the new design! *2026-02-17, version 5.0* New app design is great! ### 5/5 — Local news is always relevant *2025-09-16, version 4.5* I pay for online subscriptions to NYT, WSJ, Bridge Michigan and The Blade, but turn to The Blade first each morning because local news is most important to me. ### 5/5 — Attention!!! *2016-11-16, version 3.2.1* Put dates and times on All of your articles. ### 5/5 — Cancels out on opening *2014-09-18, version 2.4.6* Please update for Apple iOS 8. ### 5/5 — Great app...even better alerts *2014-06-30, version 2.4.5* I like this app because it let you know her and events in each of the suburban areas of Toledo. This app also let you know Maj. things going on the city of Ohio and Michigan… And instant alerts the let you know about crime in traffic and other good news in the area. ### 5/5 — Informative *2014-03-08, version 2.4.6* Cool, informative app for a great town. ### 5/5 — Informative *2013-09-25, version 2.4.4* The Blade is very to the point and informative , I have enjoyed it for years ### 5/5 — Love It!! *2013-02-19, version 2.3* Very much improved. Photos and videos look great on 4s. Event calendar is a great feature. ### 5/5 — Great App *2012-11-20, version 2.1.2* The app works fine on my iPod Touch 4th Generation so far. ### 5/5 — Great app! *2012-07-27, version 2.0.1* I like how simple the navigation is. Fast and easy to get to the articles you want --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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