Akron Beacon Journal Now

🇺🇸 United States
GateHouse Media, Inc.  | 
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ASO score
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70/100
Reviews
50/100
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60/100
Other
0/100
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App Rating
4.1
rating
Votes
794
rating
App Age
7y 3m
rating
Last Update
Nov 06, 2025
rating
iAP
$11.99 - 69.99

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Current App
Category Top Average
Difference
Rating
4.06
4.54
-11%
Number of Ratings (Voted)
794
1M
-100%
App Age
7y 2m
12y 9m
-43%
In-app Purchases Price
$42
$87
-51 %
Update Frequency
38d
36d
+6%
Title Length
24
22
+9%
Subtitle Length
26
23
+13%
Description Length
1 661
2 476
-33%
Number of Screenshots
567
1528
-63 %
Size
163MB
119MB
+37 %

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Akron Beacon Journal Now
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Breaking News + eNewspaper
Description (
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From critically acclaimed storytelling to powerful photography to engaging videos — the Akron Beacon Journal 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. • eNewspaper: Just like our print edition but accessible on your mobile devices. And access to USA TODAY and 200+ local eNewspapers. MORE INFORMATION: • Privacy Policy: https://cm.beaconjournal.com/privacy/ • Terms of Service: https://cm.beaconjournal.com/terms/ • Questions or Comments: feedback@usatoday.com • Subscriptions are charged to your account at confirmation of purchase and automatically renew each month or year, unless turned off in your account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your 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 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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Rating
4.1
794 voters

Some Latest Reviews

STOW READER
12 Dec, 2025
4
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ UP TO DATE LOCAL NEWS AS WELL AS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS ON USA TODAY
Elad007
03 Dec, 2025
3
Have used the digital newspaper for years and has continually improved. Lately the delivery has not happened in the morning (6 am). Sometimes they were days behind. Improvements are irrelevant if delivery cannot be accomplished. I have cancelled my subscription until resolved.
dongles56
31 Oct, 2025
1
The current version fails on my iPad. Displays this message immediately on opening: “The operation couldn’t be completed. (App.ATOMS ConfigError error 1.)” My ABJ subscription is inaccessible to me…
vhump
20 Oct, 2025
5
I really like the convenience of the online newspaper. If I miss a day I can go back and read it. I like the bonus edition and I can read other towns newspaper.
Bob in Stow
15 Oct, 2025
5
I enjoy the local stories around Akron & Cleveland. I appreciate the nationwide network with USA Today newspapers so I can read local papers in Hudson, Erie, & other cities of interest. Of course world coverage is good to have too. I find it to be a good middle of the road media, on the political spectrum.
BarnacleBestie
19 Sep, 2025
2
There used to be very little news presented, to be honest. In addition, you can’t manage privacy settings. They give you a page that looks like you can manage them, but there are not toggles. As such, you get mostly click bait content with very few useful articles.
crazyuncle1
20 Aug, 2025
5
Staying informed of community events is essential to living well & the ABJ keeps you informed!
Katey11
08 Aug, 2025
1
I am subscribed. It keeps telling me I need to subscribe. Now it’s blocked me from reading articles. Yes, I am signed in. I’m paying every month. They make sure they get their money but aren’t following through on their end. Ridiculous. I’m probably going to unsubscribe. I do read some articles but nothing I can’t live without.
CS Akron
23 Jul, 2025
1
This app is glitchy and certainly not worth my very expensive subscription.

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Additional Information
Rating:
4.1
Voted: 794
App Store Link:
Website:
Email: -
Privacy Policy:
Categories: News, Sports
Size: 162MB
iAP: 11.99 - 69.99 $
App Age: 7 years 3 months
Release Date: Sep 24, 2018
Last Update: Nov 06, 2025
Version: 8.6.0
Version history
8.6.0
Nov 06, 2025
• Bug fixes: We've made some changes under the hood for a better user experience.
8.5.4
Sep 26, 2025
• Bug fixes: We've made some changes under the hood for a better user experience.

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