AP News

They leave out context and give ridiculous one-sided opinions.

Push notifications on iOS are completely broken. I set them to Breaking only, and I get everything. I set them to nothing, and I get everything. Otherwise a good app.

The app itself is fine, and AP is one of the best sources for US breaking news and election results, however the recent integration of the comments section into the app has exposed serious censorship, which appears to be associated with certain viewpoints rather than moderating uncivil discussion. <br/><br/>I have also noticed how AP’s reporting has more of an editorial bias these days. I’m a middle of the road type of person so I actually post things that run counter to the partisan viewpoints of other commenters, yet mine are routinely censored. <br/><br/>AP is always begging for money to support journalistic freedom, yet can’t even moderate discussion on their website in a way that prioritizes free speech. In a way I’m glad to see their true colors and how radical most of their readers are, which is motivating me to look elsewhere.

The app works well most of the time. Unfortunately the date on the “Today in History” image is stuck at February 25. Let’s see if the AP’s app developers read reviews as I can’t find any other way to feedback on a bug.

A truly reputable news organization and was my daily my go to. Adding comments without the setting to turn them off was a nightmarish choice. AP news app has opened the gate to mud slinging and defensive grouping. These will never be avenues for respectful conversation and I hate to see it on this app. It’s unprofessional.

From the tap of the headline to even the transition to an article loading screen is 7 seconds. Then one must wait for the article to load. <br/><br/>The slow transit really impedes access to the text.

Update May 2026 —. <br/>I don’t know what changed but this app takes forever to load now. I even deleted and re-added thinking maybe cache was getting too big. When you launch the app it just sits there loading. I don’t know if this is due to the addition of adds and we are waiting on third party loads on top of the news feed load but I’m quickly losing patience after several weeks of this and a few app updates since it started with it not being fixed. And I have 2.5GB internet at my house so it’s not my connection. There is no way you aren’t aware of this issue so what’s taking so long to get performance back to acceptable levels??!!??!! <br/><br/><br/>Previous review — This used to be my top news app. I could always count on it having up to date news information. After the last couple of updates things have gone down hill. News stories are not refreshing. I see the same stories for DAYS on my home page. Yes one or two will refresh but others just seem stuck there and stories I see on other news apps are not showing up here. I too, like others, have experienced crashes while reading articles. I also have noticed an uptick in adds in the feeds. There are better news apps out there to pick from and this one is quickly fading away in use.

Great for news. Bad with ads. Starting with a recent update, the Expedia ad pulls me out of the app every time I scroll past it. It’s like click sensitivity for the ad is set to x1000. Hover over the screen when Expedia is around and they’ll take you on a vacation to the safari app. I’ve never accidentally opened an article, but I can’t avoid opening the ad for the life of me.