2024-11-03
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Description
-- Stay connected with Boston.com and find out what Boston really cares about right now.
-- Get curated news alerts, weather updates, sports scores, and more.
-- Read and browse stories from our team of journalists covering local and national news, the city's four pro sports teams, lifestyle, entertainment, and more.
What's New in Version 5.12.080063113
Now offering Dark Mode support in app!
Seller
Name
BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC
Information
Developer
Categories
Version
5.12.080063113
Size
76.6 MB
Game Center
No
VPP Device Licensing
Yes
Rating
Rated: 4+
Compatibility
iOS 15.0 or later
Devices
iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16e, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation)
Languages
English, Spanish
App Store: Customer Ratings
Ratings & Reviews
4.5 of 5 (7,082 Ratings)
App Store: Customer Reviews
2024-10-29
Doesn’t update enough
Info on website is out of date
2023-10-28
Was great until...
The app made it impossible to install. It freezes on the notification request screen.
2023-08-25
The best news/ sports online
The best of all the rest for news, happenings, sports, weather, lots of great information. Lots of good stories and questions for all of us readers. Comment section is great also.
2023-03-26
Recycling of old stories
Take old stories and reports off the main page after a few months. Cover more and varied stories. Hire a few more reporters.
2023-02-03
None of the news
None of the news stays in the place when you scroll
2023-01-25
Fabulous!
Great app!
2022-12-03
The Globe is a propaganda organ of the US Democrat Party.
The Globe hides the truth from its readers.
2022-07-29
Fake news
Not reliable
2022-06-06
Glitches when scrolling
I like the news and features but I can’t stand how it constantly jumps you up to the top of the feed, or the top of the story you are reading. So frustrating and makes me close the app.
2022-03-30
Hard to navigate Newsfeed since update
Since an update a couple of months ago, scrolling down the newsfeed is very buggy - when scrolling down you end up going back up to newer articles.
This is probably due to ads loading or something
2022-01-29
Best progressive newspaper
Stories always approached and covered critically but fairly. High marks!
2022-01-07
Gs
Great stuff.
2021-10-02
Great
Really good at summarizing news and sports. Real news. Not goofy fluff or agenda driven stories.
2021-09-28
Stale News
The news in this app is not updated frequently. The same “news” articles often appear for many days. Not much effort is made to update it.
2021-09-23
Never changes
Boston.com has displayed the same stories for weeks. No updated news.
2021-08-06
Boston.com - A True Gift
B.Com provides up to date news and insights for Greater Boston and NE. I lived from the 40’s to the 70’s in MA and now 50 years in the DC area. Must have MA/NE news and sports updates. With my online access to the Boston Globe and B.Com I’m always up to date.
RPM. Arlington VA
2021-06-30
GOP ads on the Globe? Removed.
Who at the Globe thought that Boston readers would want to see lying and even grammatically incorrect GOP seditionist ads on their feed? Uninstalled.
2021-04-25
Never refreshes
Home page stays the same for weeks and weeks
2021-04-02
The old boston.con
Was 10000000000 times better. This one is.beyond awful.
2021-03-08
Stories don't update
Could be much better. All the app does is promote a subscription to the Globe
2021-01-25
Slanted news
Disgraceful
2020-11-24
Worst app
Don’t even give up to date news and note this review find is white on white so I can’t even read what I’m writing. A bit pathetic.
2020-11-03
News doesn’t refresh
The front page doesn’t refresh and you have to click more news to get recent news but there isn’t much there. Don’t waste your time with a download.
2020-10-15
Broken with latest iOS update
Crashes immediately or shortly after launching.
2020-09-30
Business analysis management
Wonderful app😀
The news content is current and up-to-date. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2020-08-02
Same content over and over
Your headlines are the same thing over and over. When you click more news there only 10 or so articles terrible.
2020-03-03
Crammed full of ads
I tried this app but it has ads EVERYWHERE to the point that it’s unusable.
2019-10-15
Not so good
Doesn’t refresh often
2019-10-15
Clickbait App
The app requires you to click a link to access any article, allowing for more clicks for their website. The articles should load in the app without having to jump through hoops. Their advertisers should be wary of this as this is artificially boosting their clicks.
2019-10-12
Feedback
I’m reading info from last week. Bruins story about beating Las Vegas. How about an update on Josh Gordon?
2019-10-10
Old news.
Old
2019-09-26
My Review
Papers are to write as a journalist not as a hack for the DNC
2019-08-09
Just the facts, ma’am!!!
Articles sparsely contains information. Liberal bias clearly evident. Just want the facts, ma’am!! I’ll make up my own mind based on THE FACTS!!! Geeze!
2019-06-23
Great News about Ortiz
I looked have a Boston news network after hearing about Ortiz shooting and am happy to have a Boston Connection to great news stories.
Thanks for your great coverage 👍
2019-04-23
Format
The format is not appealing and does not give the visual effect of trying to attract the viewer to stay on
2018-12-04
Liberal leaning rag
Read above
2018-10-22
Entertainment NOT journalism
Understand Boston.com for what it is - entertainment. Don’t mistake it for real journalism.
2018-09-23
Bad links
Site is very slow and every time I click on a story there is a 404 error and says retry whether I am on the Mobil site or desktop.
2018-09-13
An embarrassment
Biased, PC, liberal crap.
2018-08-13
To the left wing globe
Does President Trump do anything right? Is the country better off since Obama left office? You are a bunch of hypocrites!
2018-06-12
Sports
Best sports section in Boston
2018-05-26
Appreciation from an Exile in Philadelphia
I grew up in Roslindale and now live in Philadelphia (ugh). I appreciate being able to catch up daily on what is happening in a more civilized city and region. The information on Boston.com is well written and organized very clearly. Thank you!
2018-05-25
Incorrect and Missing Words
Proofread, proofread, proofread. This is not a Twitter feed. Neither is The Boston Globe.
By the way, this is also the first time in five years that your Review and Rating system has worked online and accepted feedback.
2018-05-20
Need more updates
Same lead stories can linger for days. Coverage too limited. If you don’t follow sports not much there.
2018-05-14
Boston.com’s bad website
You redesigned the whole thing into segments like the Boston Herald but a school kid could have done a better job than the people you hired. You installed an obituary section on the bottom of the page. Very nice. What’s not so nice? One turns it on tries to read it & it shuts down. Great job!! Go back to Love Letters and scroll ALL the way down to obits and try to read one item and continue on— forget it. Same on you Boston Globe.
2018-05-02
Favorite news source
Enjoying keeping up with Boston news and the Red Sox down here in Florida.
2018-04-20
Everyday I check Boston.com
It’s a good app and always works for me. I wish news stories could be updated more. Some fresh and new stories are always welcome instead of the same story being there day after day. I do get the paper too and really love the Boston Globe.
2018-03-07
Helpful news app
Unlike many reviewers, I don't expect to get full access for free. I want the Globe to stay in business.
2018-02-24
Required reading for Bostonians
Great way to stay up to date on Boston news.
2018-01-13
Transplant from Newport, RI to Albuquerque for almost 50yrs. Nice to have good information!!!
Thank You
Go Pat’s, Bruins, Celtics, & Red Sox
2017-12-15
App works fine for me
As a transplanted Bostonian living in Alaska, I am glad I can still read some articles for free. Keep up good investigative reporting on the plight of underserved people.
2017-09-09
Useless
Most news links are days old and it's really just a hook to Boston Globe articles which you have to pay to subscribe to. Don't waste your time.
2017-08-29
Flawed App
The app has many issues with both design and usability. Articles should be able to be read in full not in part. The app is constantly rebooting/refreshing itself while you are using it.
2017-08-27
No articles
Where are the articles? Site/app used to have full articles
2017-08-26
Cheaper than a trip to Havana
Same progressive rhetoric you can find in the Boston Globe.
2017-08-22
Not timely or relevant updates
Not exactly the app to get latest updates.
2017-08-10
Out of touch
The once venerable newspaper still attempting to charge for articles? Proves they don't get it and apparently never will. Your medium is dead. Dead and gone.
2017-08-04
Obits
Why were obituaries removed?
2017-07-28
The very worst of Newspaper Apps
It goes without saying that the Globe App is among the worst there is. It essentially provides headlines, unless one is a subscriber to their newspaper.
2017-07-13
home depot ad
i cannot stand the home depot ad that keeps playing while i'm reading a news bulletin. i have to close out of the app and then close the app by swiping upwards then reopen the app to continue reading the story. isn't there another way to create revenue instead of playing ad's?
2017-07-12
Good stories and sports
Keeps me caught up I'm 1000miles away
Feels like home
2017-07-05
Not very good
Limited info. Good stories require you to go to Globe pay for site. Still uses a pic of Papi as the Sox icon.
2017-07-05
Useless unless you pay for subscription
You can't get many of the articles unless you pay for Boston Globe subscription. Not worth it.
2017-06-28
Disappointing
No sports scores just old articles. News stories not as good even as tv news. Annoying repeated pop up ads