# The Republican — user reviews > 25 indexed App Store user reviews of The Republican by The Republican Company, rated 4.50/5 from 473 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-republican/id509601933/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-republican/id509601933.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 351 · 4★ 75 · 3★ 17 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 21 ## What do users think of The Republican? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 👍 Good local news - 👍 Factual and informative - 👍 Consistently updated - 👍 Smooth interface - 👍 Great resource - 👍 Compelling photos - 👍 Convenient place for news - 👍 Great to get news from home - 👍 Daily news source - 👍 Love the digital version - 👍 News available anytime - 👍 Easy to read everything - 👍 Can zoom without blurriness - 👍 Good app - 👍 Reacts quickly - 👍 Several viewing options - 👍 Can enlarge text - 👍 Can send articles - 👍 Nice to receive 7 days a week **Cons** - 😞 New format disliked - 😞 Small article size - 😞 Difficult to enlarge print - 😞 Difficult to change pages - 😞 Paper won't scroll vertical - 😞 Have to turn iPad vertical - 😞 Inaccessible e-edition - 😞 App won't work - 😞 One-sided stories - 😞 Lack of national/international news **Commonly reported bugs** - Cannot get e-edition - App won't work - App crashes with iPadOS 13.1 update - Email not working yet **Most requested features** - Allow payment for online only - Add national and international news ## Newest reviews (5 of 25) ### 4/5 — First read *2020-05-30, version 3.1.80* Great local news ### 5/5 — Republican *2020-05-30, version 3.1.80* Great to get news from home ### 5/5 — Great local paper *2020-05-29, version 3.1.80* Love it. ### 5/5 — Daily News Source *2020-05-29, version 3.1.80* Great source for keeping up with the local news from home. ### 5/5 — App crashes with IPadOS 13.1 update *2019-09-25, version 2.9.42* Just wanted to let someone know that your app constantly crashes with the new IPad OS 13.1 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Inaccessible *2026-01-17, version 6.1.1* Since I subscribed to Masslive and e edition last month I Cannnot get the e edition only the Masslive but I pay for both. $15 a month. Why. My iPad is only 3 years old. I’ve tried to App it but won’t work. MC ### 1/5 — Not ready *2025-01-17, version 6.0.0* I would read my newspaper in my e mail. Now that’s not possible. The app is more difficult to enlarge the print and change pages. I called and was told they didn’t have the e mail working yet. Why change what was working well to this format. ### 2/5 — Digital paper *2025-01-17, version 6.0.0* Am not pleased with the new app set up to read paper. It was great the way it was. Now I have to turn my IPAD vertical to read. Paper will not scroll vertical just scrolls horizontal. Am thinking about cancelling my service because of this dumb move. ### 3/5 — Online *2025-01-20, version 6.0.0* Don.t like at all give me the old format . ### 3/5 — Format *2025-01-20, version 6.0.0* Not particularly fond of the new format. Sometimes newer is not better, this is one of those. ### 3/5 — Okay for what it is. *2021-04-14, version 3.2.47* It is the voice of the Democratic Party. It is a one sided story about what they want to tell you. Many people in Massachusetts like it like this. I read it for the comics and the obituaries. ### 3/5 — The Republican *2021-02-26, version 3.2.47* Keep it going. Local news is good but there is definitely a lack of National and international news that could be added to round out the reading experience. ### 4/5 — Sunday Republican *2021-05-16, version 3.2.47* I love being able to read the paper online. I wish you could pay to just have it online. I’d definitely do that instead of having the paper delivered. ### 4/5 — I enjoy reading the Republican on my PC or iPad, because I can enlarge what I’m reading *2020-10-26, version 3.2.44* Also when I see an article I am particularly interested in, I can send it to myself along with my own comments and also send them to people I want to bring to their attention. I subscribe to the Sunday Republican, which I give to a sick friend. ### 4/5 — Great Resource *2020-06-01, version 3.1.80* I enjoy being aware of events and issues going on not only in my own city but in the surrounding areas. The Republican gathers stories of local and national interest, provides updates on ongoing budget negotiations, political issues and health concerns, particularly as our whole country deals with the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition there are many ‘lighter’ stories including nature, cooking, culture, opinion pieces, and of course, the comics page. This final piece is invaluable in reminding me that there is still good in the world. The photos are compelling, entertaining, and/or illustrative. It’s definitely worth it to have all of these things gathered in one convenient place! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — New format *2025-01-29, version 6.0.0* I hate the new format. The size of the articles are way too small for older eyes. It was much easier before you got new software. When the paper was brought up on screen you could hit the arrow on the top right corner and all pages were enlarged. Change is not always the best. ### 5/5 — Great Upgrade *2025-01-20, version 6.0.0* The new version makes it much easier to read everything I have access to with my subscription. I love that I can now zoom in without the text getting blurry. ### 5/5 — Republic review *2021-02-19, version 3.2.47* I find this site very easy to negotiate an enjoying it very much. ### 5/5 — Good app. *2020-12-28, version 3.2.47* The Republican app works well. It is easy to use, reacts to commands quickly and offers several good options on how to view pages. ### 5/5 — News 7 days a week *2020-10-26, version 3.2.44* Always there for me.nice to receive 7 days a week ### 5/5 — News *2020-10-02, version 3.1.80* It is so easy to use this APP. It it’s also nice to have the news available anytime you need it. ### 5/5 — The republican *2020-09-22, version 3.1.80* Great news stories. Factual and informative. Thank you ### 5/5 — Love the digital version *2020-08-10, version 3.1.80* Good news and comics ### 5/5 — good to have my local paper back *2020-07-27, version 3.1.80* missed my morning read, and very pleased with this delivery and viewing. ### 5/5 — Consistently updated *2020-06-11, version 3.1.80* Very rare to have glitches as app is updated regularly. Smooth interface with tools to share stories, etc. --- *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 2026-09-07.*