“Good Newspaper, Lousy App — Chock full of ads and jumping screens make articles almost unreadable . Come on, a great newspaper can do better.”
Public review signal · 301 reviews scanned · scope limited to review patterns.
3.9 ★2,025 ratings
—Downloads
12+Age rating
152 MBApp size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
The Miami Herald local newspaper app features Pulitzer Prize winning news coverage that is faster and easier to use. Read or watch daily local news coverage, investigative reporting, national headline news, crime, sports, local business, and more from Miami and communities across South Florida.
The Miami Herald local newspaper is your trusted source for local, daily news and stories from Miami and South Florida. Our newsroom reports on issues affecting residents and communities across the Miami area including crime, local business, sports and regional developments alongside investigative reporting and national headline news.…
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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What we measured
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Developer replies to reviews
Replies to fewer than 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
No theme reported
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Five-star share of ratings
Under 65% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
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Aggressive ad load6 reviews · user report
Highlighted reviews
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“Simply horrible function, with the insult of adverts. Just junk. — This stands out as one of the worst subscription apps ever. After paying for a yearly subscription, one is still subjected to ad after ad. This makes navigating the site…”
“Glitchy app with too many ads — This app is prone to glitches where it won't open or where an article closes while you're reading it. It also has too many click-bait- style ads that make navigating the articles cumbersome.”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 11.1.17.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Items shown4
Lowest$0.99
Highest$159.99
Monthly Subscription$15.99
Annual Subscription$159.99
Miami Herald App$0.99
Miami Herald App$6.99