“Pop up ads — Too many pop up ads”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 501 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
4.5 ★7,253 ratings
—Downloads
12+Age rating
193 MBApp size
FreeIn-app purchases
About this app
At The Detroit News, it is our duty to provide trusted journalism and local breaking news for the people of Detroit and all of Michigan. Stay connected with our comprehensive coverage, timely updates, and in-depth reporting on the stories that matter most to you. From critically acclaimed storytelling to powerful photography to engaging videos — The Detroit News app delivers the stories that matters most to your community. Not to mention our unbeatable coverage of the Detroit Pistons. We’re Detroit’s trusted storytellers. We’re here for it. WHAT WE’RE ALL ABOUT: • Trusted, up-to-date local Detroit and Michigan-wide breaking news. • Accurate, fact-based journalism without an agenda. • Complete coverage and commentary on Michigan politics, from the courthouse to the statehouse. • Sports coverage for locals, by locals.…
Preview
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 8.13.2 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 8.13.2, updated 2026-09-26.
What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
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
2 themes reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
65–79% 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
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
One source only — shown, not confirmed 2
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Aggressive ad load
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Aggressive ad load: raised by 6 distinct reviewers (1.2% of 501 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Hard to cancel
Cancelling the subscription is blocked, hidden, multi-step, or simply does not take effect.
What we saw: Hard to cancel: raised by 6 distinct reviewers (1.2% of 501 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“Too many ads — Shoving multiple ads in my face when I click on a article on a page is rediculous.”
“Too many pop ups — There are way too many pop ups in the app. To read an article as many of three times I’ve had to swat off the annoying pop up ads and inquiries. I’m not sure if I’m paying to read journalism or if I’m paying to be…”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 8.13.2.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Business modelFree
Prices and terms as disclosed by the store listing.