# Tulsa-World — user reviews > 63 indexed App Store user reviews of Tulsa by BH Media Group, rated 4.30/5 from 1,085 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tulsa-world/id714835387/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tulsa-world/id714835387.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 718 · 4★ 186 · 3★ 74 · 2★ 34 · 1★ 73 ## What do users think of Tulsa? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Simple, easy to use - 🚀 Notifications for breaking news - 📰 Provides local news coverage **Cons** - 🐛 Glitchy app performance - 💰 Expensive subscription - 📢 Too many ads for paying subscribers - 🔒 Frequent login issues - 📱 Incompatible with tablet landscape mode - 🤔 Confusing navigation and layout **Commonly reported bugs** - Articles getting cut off - Login screen freezes - Constant log-outs for subscribers **Most requested features** - Option to increase font size - Offline reading mode - Customizable news feed ## Newest reviews (19 of 63) ### 4/5 — Great paper, sometimes glitchy app *2026-01-29* Love the Tulsa world paper and glad to have the app which is better than the mobile browser version. I like getting news notifications as they happen. The app can be glitchy but overall it works. ### 4/5 — Email World App *2025-03-21* Would be easier to read w/out the pop up ads! I already pay too much for the subscription. **Developer response:** We will continue to offer the lowest rate possible to all of our subscribers, but with our digital content you can stay informed from any web-enabled device. ### 3/5 — App doesn’t work for me *2023-11-16* I have been reading the Tulsa World through my browser, which seems to be the only way. I had the app before I subscribed, and that may be the problem. I removed the app and then reinstalled it from the App Store. It looks good. But when I go to the second page, it says subscribe before you continue. But when I go to the menu, it says I am logged in and shows my user name. But when I go back, it’s still won’t let me go past page 1. I’d like very much to use the app if it would let me in. I will keep trying different things to see if I can get it to work. I also tried going through the link that says Support. That just logged me into the Tulsa World. So it’s hard getting help. Eventually I may have to give up. **Developer response:** I am sorry to hear that you are having trouble viewing the Tulsa World E-edition within the app. Please email me at csc-digital-escalations@lee.net, with additional details of your issue that include your email address and the name on your account and I will be happy to look into what may be causing the issue. We value our subscribers and want you to have the best experience possible in both the App and on the website. ### 2/5 — New problems with app *2022-06-03* App has started kicking me out of “logged in” status. My husband has had same issues that only recently started. I deleted and reinstalled app but has not resolved problem. ### 2/5 — Too many ads for a paying subscriber *2021-12-01* The articles display fine on my iPhone and the notifications are useful but why ads when I am a paying subscriber? It’s like playing one of those free mobile games with the cheesy ads thrown in there. ### 3/5 — Could be better *2021-05-27* I like to read each edition front to back similarly to a hard copy of the paper. This is impossible to do without constant reloading. I had hopes that the latest update would fix the instability, but alas, it was not to be. I don’t understand why this newspaper could have such a problem when some smaller community newspapers have vey good applications that are easily navigated through. ### 1/5 — Good paper. App has gotten unusable. *2020-11-04, version 8.5* I get headlines from this app that look interesting, but lately when I try to read the story in the app, I get frustrated and give up. It seems the story gets covered by ads, or “related content “ that is not what I am trying to read. It’s a shame because I like the coverage. I understand the need for advertising, but it doesn’t work if it gets in the way of reading the story. I will continue to read the digital print version. ### 1/5 — What happened? *2020-10-28* Suddenly I am unable to access any new stories from the homepage if I click on one it takes me to a page full of advertisements and if I tried to login I get a blank screen the only thing I can do now is access the E addition I don’t understand why all the other options are there if they don’t lead to anything this was not the case just a few weeks ago I sent a feedback email but have heard nothing ### 1/5 — Unusable with iPad *2020-06-20, version 6.3* My iPad is used in landscape orientation. The Tulsa World app only opens in portrait. ### 1/5 — Ten Years Ago *2020-04-22, version 6.3* It is like we went through a time warp and were updated to the original Tulsa World App. Why will it only display in iPhone mode? It is useless on an Ipad. No, it is just useless. ### 2/5 — Ad engine *2020-01-29, version 5.3* I couldn’t read paper too many ads and I am a subscriber today I opened and it was an ad not the program that greeted me. ### 1/5 — Getting Worse *2019-11-19* The Tulsa World app used to be pretty good. Lately it has become unusable. If I want to read five stories in a row in the app, I have to log in five times, once for each article. I have tried to contact their iOS developers multiple times but I have not received a response. The Daily Oklahoman app is a better choice for Oklahoma news. ### 1/5 — Log In *2019-09-05, version 5.1* Since this last update I have to enter my credentials each time I want to open the e edition. Very annoying. Why the change ### 1/5 — Huge step backwards *2019-08-25* The latest update is anything but an upgrade. The new app gutted so many features the app is nearly unusable. Would you like to search for an article? Too bad. Would you like to customize your feed? Too bad. Want to not have every obituary appear alongside actual news? Too bad. There are literally two settings: how often it updates and whether you’d like temperature in Fahrenheit or Celsius. You can only choose between 5 categories. Apparently TW thinks “news” is a sufficiently specific category. But perhaps they could just use a single category: ads. More than half of their “articles” aren’t actual reporting but merely advertisement. ### 3/5 — Search is poor *2019-08-20, version 5.0* Stick to breaking news don’t try to fit entire paper’s sections ### 1/5 — Worthless. *2018-12-13, version 4.30.480042195* Most of the stories direct you to the website. You can’t read the whole story on this app! ### 3/5 — Tulsa world app *2018-10-18* App is easy to use with clear topics. However links do not work in the app. Have to access them from web browser. ### 1/5 — Articles cut off *2018-09-02, version 4.30.420040057* Everyday when I’m reading the paper with this app, I come across articles that are cut off, so I have to open my browser, find the same article to finish reading it. This has been going on for many months. ### 1/5 — Hot Garbage *2018-09-01* This app is difficult to navigate and makes finding where I would like to go difficult. The layout is not well designed and instead of just showing me stories, I have all these tiny section boxes to navigate. Why are things like classified ads and work listings even presented? If you click those sections it tells you that they are not supported on the mobile app. Not good. Then there are the number of “slideshow” type list articles such as 20 places to visit. These articles are ruined on the mobile app, all they do is present the title text and then there is no content besides the first photo. On the website’s e-edition you can scroll through a slideshow of pictures to read the article but none of the content is present. What a shame. Finally, although this is not the app, TW has gone downhill fast in terms of journalism and being a public forum. No more supported comments except in Facebook show the offloading of features and content for cost savings. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Quit allowing me access *2026-05-25* I am a paid subscriber. App refuses to allow access to E editions. Asks me to subscribe. Won’t let me restore purchase. I take the paper version as well. Contacted customer service. No help. Cost of subscription gone up substantially. About ready to say stick it Tulsa World. **Developer response:** I’m sorry that you are having trouble with our app. Please email me at csc-digital-escalations@lee.net with the details of the issue and I will look into it. We want to make sure you have the best experience possible and can quickly get back to reading local news. ### 1/5 — Good paper. App has gotten unusable. *2024-05-02, version 9.11* Update 5/2/2024 Now when I get notified of a breaking story and click on it to open the app, I get a screen that wants me to subscribe. I’m already a subscriber and logged in to the app. I try to tap the “Already a subscriber? Restore purchases” link at the bottom of the screen, but nothing happens. Previous review: I get headlines from this app that look interesting, but lately when I try to read the story in the app, I get frustrated and give up. It seems the story gets covered by ads, or “related content “ that is not what I am trying to read. It’s a shame because I like the coverage. I understand the need for advertising, but it doesn’t work if it gets in the way of reading the story. I will continue to read the digital print version. ### 1/5 — Click bait app *2024-03-05, version 9.11* This app appears to concentrate on unintended redirect to click bait websites and the like. Subscribers need to be treated with respect. The publisher has ruined my local paper!! ### 1/5 — App Forces Subscribers to Log In Repeatedly *2022-08-26, version 8.13.4* This isn’t a banking app - I shouldn’t have to log in every day as a subscriber. It’s super annoying to try to open an article and get the login in screen. Every other media app is perfectly capable of remembering my username and password. ### 1/5 — Worst E-edition Ever *2022-07-04* I previously wrote that the Tulsa World app was bad but not that bad. I was incorrect. It is the worst: hard to navigate, hard to use. I subscribe to around half a dozen newspaper apps and it’s not even close. Unbelievable and completely worthless. I guess this is why they charge such an exorbitant price for the print version, one is virtually unable to use their app. I’m only sorry Apple doesn’t allow zero stars. **Developer response:** I apologize for the frustration, please contact digital support at 918-582-0921, for suggestions on how to improve the apps performance on your device. ### 1/5 — Horrible app *2022-05-23* We are paying $240 now to use this horrible mobile app. It’s the only app in my mobile device that will not allow me to login with a thumbprint, will not retain login information forcing me to enter userid and password every single time I use it, logs me out half the time if I minimize to go take a morning shower and come back, and so forth. The paper seems to be 50% ads. I can get all of the news and then some on the TV or internet without the frustration. We don’t plan to renew. **Developer response:** I apologize for the frustration, please contact digital support at (800) 444-6552, for suggestions on how to improve the apps performance on your device. ### 1/5 — $$ RIP OFF price $$ *2022-04-06, version 8.13.4* So if you buy from app, it costs $22.99 a month. If you buy directly from Tulsa World, it’s $14.99!! ### 1/5 — Worse than before *2021-10-25* The layout is very poor. It’s virtually impossible to find front page stories. It uses side-scrolling for the “headlines” (which are not that important). There’s a lot of wasted space as each story link has a lot of white space around it. The app itself is very laggy. Taps are ignored, or take affect after a couple of seconds. After using it for a few minutes my device starts heating up. Note that the “Most Helpful” 5 star reviews are from 3 years ago. ### 1/5 — New layout is hard to read. Please add an option to increase font size *2021-09-21, version 8.11* The app locks up and no longer works. ### 1/5 — This App is way behind *2021-02-03, version 8.7* The state has two dependable news papers. Your app needs a refresh badly or potentially a platform change. My wife and I subscribe to the Tulsa world through the app faithfully. However it’s always the first expense we want to cut because the app is so bad. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Simple, easy to use *2025-04-02* The app is easy to navigate and simple display of stories makes it easy to use. There’s always room for improvement but it gets the job done! Thank you for keeping the community informed, Tulsa World! **Developer response:** We appreciate the positive review! Thank you for taking the time to let us know you’re enjoying the app. ### 5/5 — Excellent customer service *2018-05-21* Accurate and meaningful articles. ### 5/5 — Good *2018-04-09, version 4.28.180035273* I get m news from this app. ### 5/5 — Great app *2018-03-26, version 4.28.180035273* I really enjoy this app. ### 5/5 — All the news in one spot *2018-03-24, version 4.28.180035273* Tulsa World is a very nice newspaper that covers both local and national nees ### 5/5 — Rain,, rain *2017-12-20* Great app to go to when my morning paper is completely wet. Don't have to wait for it to dry. Like the ability of see the paper just like it was printed. ### 5/5 — Babadas *2017-08-07* From a person who has been an avid morning PAPER person for about 50 years this is almost as satisfying. AND no more trees being used! It's all good. ### 5/5 — Great paper *2017-02-06, version 4.21.290025495* Wonderful being able to get my local news while I'm 1500 miles away ### 5/5 — Now five stars! *2015-09-07, version 4.14.7* Am updating my harsh review of almost two years ago. App now runs well and does everything that I need and more. Nice job and five stars for the effort, Tulsa World. Calling this app awful would be a compliment. It crashes every time I use it. Can we just have the old one back so we can download a paper and read it at our leisure? Worse case I ever saw of taking an app that was functional and worked and turning it into junk! ### 5/5 — Much Improved *2014-04-27, version 4.9.5* I am updating my previous review below. They have added back the ability to download the paper to be read offline, so I now give the new app 5 stars. --------------- I was a fan of the old Tulsa World app and was puzzled when it was discontinued. It allowed you to download the paper and read it offline. Some days, though, it didn't work so well. I agreed with other reviewers when this new app was rolled out a few months ago that it was not as good or as functional. The main thing missing was the ability to view the actual print version rather than online versions of articles. That has changed. The e-edition view works quite well. It is true that the print gets fuzzy if you enlarge it a lot but I don't find that a problem on my iPad. Also, you can click on any article when in this view and toggle to the electronic version of the article. My criticisms: 1. I wish we could have the option of downloading the print version. 2. I found the process of signing up to be somewhat buggy, but once done it has worked well. --- *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 2026-08-29.*