# The Centre Daily Times News PA — user reviews > 44 indexed App Store user reviews of The Centre Daily Times News PA by McClatchy Interactive, rated 4.20/5 from 693 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-centre-daily-times-news-pa/id448997431/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-centre-daily-times-news-pa/id448997431.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 392 · 4★ 182 · 3★ 52 · 2★ 17 · 1★ 50 ## What do users think of The Centre Daily Times News PA? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 📰 Informative content and news updates - 📱 Good format when app functions properly - 🎨 E-edition feature availability - ✅ Obituaries section (when accessible) **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and app failures - 🚫 Poor navigation and confusing layout - ⚠️ Stories close unexpectedly while reading - 🐢 Extremely slow performance - 📺 Excessive ads covering content - 🔐 Difficult login and authentication issues - 📄 E-edition difficult to read on tablets - 🔤 Font size resets daily - 😤 Unresponsive customer support - 💰 Paywall frustration for digital content - 🔍 Missing search functionality - 🎬 Low-resolution comics and images **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes 9 out of 10 times on launch - Stories close without user interaction while scrolling - App won't open intermittently - Login screen stuck after updates - E-edition fails to load - Font size settings not persisting - News feed stuck on outdated dates despite refresh - Registration error on startup - App incompatible with iPhone display - Splash screen takes excessive time to load - Content shifts between text and images unexpectedly **Most requested features** - Search functionality for articles - Dark mode for article reading (not just feed) - Remove or reduce advertisements - Improved iPad/tablet optimization - Better categorization of news sections - Responsive customer support channels - Free or freemium model option - Improved e-edition readability ## Newest reviews (11 of 44) ### 2/5 — Stories close by themselves while scrolling & SLOW *2022-08-22* You’ll be in the middle of scrolling to read a story, and without your thumb/finger anywhere near the screen the story will suddenly close. Open again, scroll down to where you left off reading, and it does it again. Don’t have this problem with any other news apps (6 or more). Also, opening splash screen is longer than any other app on my phone. **Developer response:** Delete and reinstall the app, this should resolve the loading issue. If the problem continues, please take screenshots or video recording and email them to mobileteam@mcclatchyinteractive.com for assistance. ### 3/5 — Dark mode needed for articles *2020-05-22* The dark mode is only for the main feed... not so useful ### 2/5 — Old News *2019-10-04* If I could figure out how, I would cancel my subscription. The only news is about football. Very little local news. No local sports, except football. Obituaries are current. ### 1/5 — New app is worthless *2019-10-03* New format of app is lousy. Don't razzle dazzle me with videos, needless ads, and feature articles. I just want to read the eedition without having to go through your website! ### 1/5 — Frustrating *2019-10-03* I want to support our local paper. I’d like to keep up with local news. But using this app is totally frustrating: it is not user friendly and it’s so filled with ads that it’s hard to read articles. I access other papers online and have no problem reading them. CDT, if you expect to grow readership you’ve got work to do. ### 1/5 — New app *2017-04-28, version 6.0.0* Poor. Deleted app from one device . Getting ready to delete from another. ### 1/5 — Thumbs down *2017-04-26, version 6.0.0* Major mistake in changing!!! ### 1/5 — Inconceivable *2017-03-08, version 5.22.1* How does this app not have a search feature? ### 1/5 — Disappointing *2016-11-27, version 5.22.1* Not very user friendly ### 3/5 — Worst News App *2015-11-24, version 5.18.0* This gets worse with every update. 1. Doesn't seem to have a way for digital only subscribers to sign in. Can't get full article as a result. 2. Print edition is useless even on an iPad Air. 3. Not a real iPad version and it is useless on a iPhone. ### 1/5 — Why have the app when you cannot read the articles???? *2014-07-20, version 5.4.0* This app is horrible. Requires you to pay for an account just to view/read the articles? Why not just charge for the stupid app to begin with? New York Times doesn't even charge !!!! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Impossible to navigate *2024-05-17* This app is really hard to navigate. We pay for an electronic subscription but it is so hard to find what we want using the app, we are about to cancel that subscription. Seriously— it’s even hard to find obituaries! Who on earth designed this app?? **Developer response:** We are sorry for the experience you had with your digital account. Please contact us at customeservice@mcclatchy.com with your contact information as we would like the opportunity to assist you. Thanks, Customer Care ### 1/5 — used to be great, now won’t load at all *2021-10-19* Not sure how I’m supposed to read the paper online when the app crashes and won’t start up at all. Initially it was intermittent, then I could get it to work by closing other apps, and now it doesn’t work at all. It’s been going on way too long… **Developer response:** Try clearing the cache on the app and then delete and reinstall, this should resolve the loading issue. ### 1/5 — Impossible to open! *2021-09-30* The app has become impossible! It crashes 9 out of 10 times I try to open on my iPad! **Developer response:** Try clearing the cache on the app and then delete and reinstall, this should resolve the issue. ### 1/5 — Disappointed in new update *2021-07-19* I have been using the CDT app for one reason only - the obituaries. I do not subscribe to the newspaper. Since the new update to the app I can no longer find a way to access the obituaries. ### 1/5 — Annoying *2021-06-19* The feature photos are just links to ads. I have to reset the font size daily to read the page version even though I set it in preferences. Many articles are yesterday’s news from The NY Times, Spotlight PA, and others. The comics are low resolution.. ### 1/5 — This app is really poor *2020-12-02* I finally gave up on home delivery because it was so outrageously expensive at $1200+/year. I've been trying to use this app for a few days now. It constantly shifts from the text of an article to the picture/video at the top. It is extremely slow on my iPad. I don't understand why there has to be ads on a service I am paying for. Still looking for an alternative. **Developer response:** We'd like to help you with your issue. Please email us at customerservice@centredaily.com. Thank you ### 1/5 — At first glance New app seems terrible *2020-08-28* Get the ad off the bottom it covers things. I’m thinking about canceling my subscription. ### 1/5 — What a joke! *2019-10-11* This is absolutely the worst app ever developed. You have to pay for stories that read like they’ve been written by 10 year olds. Nearly every electronic major newspaper offer an electronic edition FREE of charge. I refuse to pay for stories that repeat themselves in nearly every section of the newspaper. Wake up CDT and look at what your competition is doing! ### 1/5 — Can’t log in since update *2019-10-06* Trying to read e edition since the update I can’t get pass the screen that says sign in here to read e edition. I have emailed twice, made a post on Facebook page, no response....I have tried on two iPads and one iPhone using links provided on your site, and your email...poor app, poor customer service... ### 1/5 — Worst app ever *2019-10-04* You can expand it large enough to read it and move the page from top to bottom. Q 1/3 of the screen is wasted on an add. We pay for this service so get rid of the add. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Works well *2022-08-17* Nice features, works well! **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback and supporting local journalism. ### 5/5 — State *2019-06-02* It’s a great app. Very informative and keeps me update. ### 5/5 — Awful - go back to the old version! *2017-04-25, version 6.0.0* This is not an improvement. All of the information is scattered in a helter shelter manner. There is no way to contact CDT as before. Why are you trying to fix something that was not broken? ### 5/5 — Great app *2014-12-29, version 5.8.0* Easy to use and I like the e-edition of the paper. ### 5/5 — Solid frequently updated news source *2014-06-05, version 4.8.0.0* A must for anyone in centre county or surroundings. ### 4/5 — Terrible new app *2019-10-05* Previously enjoyed reading CDTon iPad. Now it is almost impossible with the revised app. What idiot approved this change! ### 4/5 — Totally don’t like this App *2017-11-02* My wife and I have been reading the electronic version for several years and like the format (paid subscription). We don’t like the new app at all and are considering canceling our subscription. Stop trying to be like USA Today. Please change back before it’s too late. The rating of 1 is as low as the review would allow. The math doesn’t work on your overall rating of 3.9. ### 4/5 — CDT *2017-07-13, version 6.0.3* Lousy. Does not load e-edition. Slower than old went from ok to nonfunctional. ### 3/5 — Connection sporadic *2023-03-09* Every few days the app just won’t open. Very frustrating. I tried to access using iPhone and iPad and no luck. When I finally can have app open I have no clue what made that happen. When it is usable I like the format. **Developer response:** We are sorry for the experience you have had with the app. This should not be happening. If the issue continues, take a video or screenshots and email them to mobile-team@mcclatchyinteractive.com for further assistance so we can help resolve it. Thank you for your feedback. ### 3/5 — Crashes *2021-09-10* This latest version of the App crashes at least once a week and the paper is not accessible!!! Aargh!!! **Developer response:** We are aware of an issue affecting the app, and will update you here when the issue is resolved. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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