So appreciative to still have media that reports on local news and stories. They are always first with local, breaking news. Even the local tv news shows reference them in stories. They also look beyond Peoria for stories.

1 year ago, Pennalope

Reprinting Old News

I am a longtime subscriber to the PJS and I’m very disappointed in the current content that you have subjected your faithful subscribers to endure! You stopped delivering on Saturdays and I thought you would post current news on your Editions, but all we get is stale news from days and weeks ago. I still cant get the USA news content that was promised and often have difficulty accessing your editions on Saturdays and when I receive my Sunday paper it contains news from the previous week. Sad to see what this once good paper has become. Additionally, your price for this “newsletter “ keeps rising!

3 years ago, Dunlap12001

Love seeing the same pages as the print version.

The electronic version that shows the same pages as the print is my favorite news app. Being able to click on an article and see it open in an easier to read is a bonus.

3 years ago, SMCC[

Peoria Journal Star:

I have enjoyed this paper since I was a child and that was a long time ago, a very long time ago! M brother and I had a paper route in Chillicothe, Illinois when we were youngsters. We had 4th and 5th street’s then. So many nice people! Thank you, Peoria Journal Star!

1 year ago, AJFoyt_fan

App Doesn’t Provide All Content

As a rural paper subscriber the Journal Star says to use the app or go online to read the paper when the paper is not delivered (which is 25% of the time since they switched contracted delivery services). Unfortunately not all content is available online. If you cannot consistently deliver the paper then ALL content should be available in the app or online. Since Gatehouse has taken over the quality has been in steady decline.

1 year ago, ACLIV83

The daily emails are annoying

App is good, haven’t been booted since the most recent update. However, I have unsubscribed from the daily email at least 15 times as well as changed my preferences in the settings… and I still get them.

3 years ago, cubbies my team

The paper

This is a great way to get the paper. Never worrying if it’s going to be there in the morning. Will never go back. Need more local sports if possible.

8 months ago, Flying T-bird

Subscription Status

This app won’t let me read articles even though I have a subscription. When it prompts me to restore subscription it just spins and I can’t get to anything. I keep thinking the app will get fixed however it has been doing this for months.

2 months ago, EPCurmudgeon

New version hard to read

The latest app version is hard to read for my old age eyes. In full page view please use the entire display as you used to. Also, why am I now confronted with an ad before the newspaper is displayed? I hate software updates that don’t improve the software!

3 years ago, Leocgh

Refresh more often

Sometimes news is outdated, same stories days a time. It would be nice to refresh more often. Otherwise, it's a decent bird's eye view. Simple to navigate.

10 months ago, Thunderbird guy

Journal Star

Just got there news on Tele. Really helpful and timely. Stuff I have been missing. Want to be up to date get it now, they have cheap deal going on.

3 years ago, kimds58

Online PJ Star

Unlike the physical delivered paper it comes every day. I am notified of news that I am interested in.

1 month ago, Keaster3

It’s AWFUL

Lost my original app & this one is the only replacement I found. IT’S AWFUL! Print too small on opening. Side arrows interfere with articles. Ads appear frequently & must wait to exit & resume reading. Don’t know if this is a newer e-edition app but again—its just awful.

6 months ago, Frustrated wallet

Subscription renewal

Not sure how to renew subscription through app. The website keeps crashing when trying to update payment information. I’ve tried using both Microsoft, Safari, & Google browsers.

2 months ago, Stressed reader

Terrible!

It used to be easy to read my paper. Now it suddenly restarts and I am unable to tap to read an entire article without page changes. It has become stressful to read it and it used to be one of my favorite parts of the morning.

1 year ago, App Lover 007

PJStar

Used to be able to view the paper in e edition mode. It stopped before thanksgiving and neither apple or the journal star will put in an effort to correct the problem. PJStar says it’s an apple problem because subscription was purchased on iTunes, apple says it’s PJStar issue. $30 down the drain.

3 years ago, jjigghtee

PJStar

I like the format of the app! Well organized, easy to navigate.

2 years ago, cbdhondt

Poor Sports Coverage

It is Saturday am, there was a big Peoria HS Basketball game between PHS and PND, but not one article online about the results. The Illini played too, but if you didn’t see the score on Friday night, don’t check the app bc there is no news. Poor excuse for online version of local newspaper!

2 years ago, YGBVCX

Poor reporting at best

This newspaper is a shell of once it once was. 90% of the “news” articles belong in the editorial section. It heavily utilizes AP and USA Today as sources. Even locally written articles are full of biased terms/worms. There is no objective reporting here. It is full of lies of omission. I do not recommend use of or trust of PJS as a news source.

3 years ago, EBluff

Peoria’s must read

The new format is really nice and easy to navigate. 👍🏼

2 years ago, jadist03

Not good at all

I purchased a subscription and still cannot read the subscription articles. The links do not work to chat with the help dept either. So you basically stole my money. I’m canceling my subscription ASAP!

1 year ago, hipno5

Journal star

Good reading material about town

3 years ago, Gshenri

I Like it!

Great new format. Well worth taking a look!

3 years ago, jws49

Great paper

Good news coverage.

3 years ago, Hulterrrr

Old News

This app, when used with iPhone, serves up days old news, disorganized. Frustrating.

3 years ago, Keith80

Privacy Issue

The new app still automatically reads your clipboard every time you launch it. This is a ridiculous invasion of privacy and I am considering ending my subscription.

3 years ago, Hamish MacPhereson

FIX IT!

Good app. Reliable. Very satisfied. I apologize I forgot to update the review.

3 years ago, Becki P

Great new app

This new design is wonderful. Thanks!

12 months ago, timedoc

Enjoying It!

Good app. Worth downloading.

3 years ago, saidallihaveto

Rate

Once you can figure out how to navigate it is ok. I really only look at the obituaries. I wouldn’t subscribe because your paper is to far to the “left” for my taste.

6 months ago, Anhuwrcni

Newspaper

Great content, great writers.

6 months ago, New known

New app is bogus

This is supposed to be an improvement of the previous app, it is NOT! It won’t let me login

3 years ago, wilderness_man

Thumbs up

Free is good

12 years ago, Milleam

Finally, a PJStar app

Finally a better central Illinois news app than ciproud. I've not had the issues others have complained about. I'm also glad the journal star didn't skimp on the design. The retina graphics are great and the layout and font are crisp. Nice app!

10 months ago, rkbrkbrkbrkb

Crossword puzzels

Where is the crossword puzzels?

3 years ago, LabsRus

NEVER LOADS

APP IS JUNK NEVER LOADS

6 years ago, Peoria resident

Find another source for news

This is a great app...when the stories actually update. Often if I want actual breaking news, I have to go to their website (or more likely, a competing news source) because the story isn't available on the app. Edit: Changed my review to one star as I can no longer say this is a great app when it works. Lately it won't even open, and you now have to pay to read articles after so many "freebies" a month. Current users were not notified of the change- just started getting a notification to pay. I'm sorry, but I can't justify spending money for a substandard product. I will follow a local news channel and keep up with Peoria news there.

8 years ago, Aloweo

Easy to use and has enough information to keep up to date on events.

Keeps you up to date while you are out of town but not as complete as website.

6 years ago, Stale$$

Bad program

Very disappointed that I can only read a few articles before the app locks me out. I totally get that they want to get people to subscribe to the paper but there are other ways for people to get local content. At least with this app, the journal star would have gotten advertising revenues but I will delete the app so if a new update doesn't fix this. I used to use the app consistently and I was an actively engaged user. Now it's just a bad user experience.

11 years ago, Download it haha

Needs some work

This ap needs an iPad version urgently. Would also like to see this allow to see the comments of an article like previous reviewer....and be able to add them. Lastly, as an e-subscriber, add features for subscribers. I'm trying out the esubscription for a month...and not sure I'll renew if I don't see better value in the rate. Wake up newspaper folks, electronic distribution is your future opportunity to grow.

6 years ago, Red Grange

Not as good as Pantagraph

This app seems very limiting in that only a few stories can be seen (and I really dislike the square boxes that take up space and do not add anything). Would love to see a list of current stories and information like the Pantagraph in B-N. This seems to be more interested in selling their product than providing news to the community. There are much better sources in central Illinois.

9 years ago, Hawkeye89

Reiterating request for improved blog listings

Request: Show authors and blog titles in listing of blogs ................ News and Breaking News seem to be 90% the same... Seems like wasted space that could be used to include more local news. Also the Blogs section should list the blog titles and/or writers to make it easier to find the ones you're looking for. Wishes... How about a way to "star" favorite writers, blogs and local communities of interest in order to quickly pull up the news most pertinent to the reader? Oh, and the app crashes when I click "Review in App Store"... oops. Like I said, better than before but not perfect. 3 stars.

12 years ago, IPMCFurby

Needs comments and an iPad version

Many of the features on the website such as the article comments are not available on the app. I prefer to wait until I have access to a computer rather than use an app that lacks. I'd also like to see an iPad version developed.

10 years ago, Jane FB

PJStar stupidity

Old app was decent. New app does not take into account that some readers have older devices that cannot upgrade to ios6. So I cannot update to new app (sounds like a blessing, based on reviews) and old app no longer works. Do you know who your target audience is? Must be only the younger people who stay on the cutting edge of technology; not the middle aged consumers who are the ONLY group still supporting your poor paper version. I would give a minus 5 stars, if possible.

4 years ago, R4endres

What a mess!

I signed up for digital access at Christmas time on a special promotion. Something went wrong in the signup process and I have a completed subscription and a partially created subscription. I have tried to reach someone at the PJS, to no avail. All I get are digital assistants, no live person. Every time I go online, I get a subscription pop-up covering the articles. I need to call in again which I have placed right behind a root canal!

10 years ago, Squish@@@@@

Updated info

For some reason, this app is not updated daily on some sections Also, the obituaries used to carry pics & they were dropped; at the same time the obituaries were given a finite space, so sometimes they only go through H or so. The previous version worked better

8 years ago, KLSargent

A Little Better

Being military for over 24 yrs I still like to keep up with my old hometown. I enjoy the App but there's something missing. I'm not at all sure as to what that is just yet but there could be some improvement made with Searching for news from past editions.

9 years ago, 7Gambino7

Suffice

A great way to catch up on the local news. Better than waiting on the paper to be delivered and the Journal Star to credit your account because it never showed up.......again.

9 years ago, Ddltxi

Stop the pop up audio-ads!

The site is better than before. I do not like the audio-ads at all. They are a deal breaker for me. When the ad pops up, I exit the app and don't return! Not a good business move in my opinion. Bottom line...Though the app functions better, the audio-ads are enough for me to stop reading this online paper.

8 years ago, Jd arts

Better but still needs work

The new format is way better but still is not intuitive. It seems like it should follow the same format as the paper. It also seems like articles don't make it right away to the online version...

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From critically acclaimed storytelling to powerful photography to engaging videos — the Journal Star app delivers the local news that matters most to your community. APP FEATURES: • Access all of our in-depth journalism, including things to do around town, sports coverage from high school to the pros, and much more. • Enjoy a streamlined, fast-loading experience that makes it easy to view the stories, photos, and videos that matter to you. • Get breaking news, sports scores, and weather alerts with real-time notifications tailored to your interests. • Customize your experience by saving your favorite stories, adjusting text size, using night mode, or reading offline. MORE INFORMATION: • Privacy Policy: http://cm.pjstar.com/privacy/ • Terms of Service: http://cm.pjstar.com/terms/ • Questions or Comments: [email protected] • Subscriptions are charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and automatically renew each month or year, unless turned off in your iTunes account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. See "Subscription Support" in the app's Settings for more details and customer service contact information.

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