The San Francisco Chronicle

🇺🇸 United States
Hearst Newspapers LLC  | 
57
ASO score
Text
65/100
Reviews
50/100
Graphic
60/100
Other
0/100
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App Rating
4.5
rating
Votes
27.23K
rating
App Age
14y 7m
rating
Last Update
Dec 04, 2025
rating
iAP
$5.99 - 59.99

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Metrics
Current App
Category Top Average
Difference
Rating
4.53
4.54
-0.2%
Number of Ratings (Voted)
27.2K
115K
-76%
App Age
14y 7m
11y 8m
+25%
In-app Purchases Price
$35
$67
-48 %
Update Frequency
54d
49d
+10%
Title Length
27
25
+8%
Subtitle Length
29
25
+16%
Description Length
1 923
2 408
-20%
Number of Screenshots
330
1365
-76 %
Size
38MB
104MB
-63 %

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Title (
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The San Francisco Chronicle
Subtitle (
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San Francisco + Bay Area News
Description (
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Know more about San Francisco and the Bay Area with the San Francisco Chronicle app. Stay informed with trusted journalism wherever you are. - Get San Francisco news alerts and notifications, customized by preferred topics - Catch college sports and Giants, 49ers and Warriors coverage - Explore food coverage: reviews, local spots, Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants - Stay on top of Bay Area news, California politics, business, food and development stories - Page through the e-Edition, a digital replica of the newspaper - Stay sharp with Puzzmo’s reimagined favorites and brand-new puzzles - Listen to Chronicle stories with Everlit, a text-to-audio tool - Check out exclusive guides and compelling columns and commentary SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS: Subscribe for unlimited digital access to the app, SFChronicle.com, e-Edition and newsletters. Get 1 month free, then $14.99 per month. Cancel anytime. Current digital and print subscribers have unlimited access to the app. - Digital subscribers: Sign in to the app to access your benefit. - Print subscribers: If you haven’t activated your digital access yet, look for “Activate Access” at the bottom of the app welcome screen. PAYMENT: Payment will be charged to your iTunes account with the confirmation of your purchase and will automatically renew each month unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of your monthly period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. PRIVACY POLICY: https://www.SFChronicle.com/privacy_policy/ TERMS OF SERVICE: https://www.SFChronicle.com/terms_of_use/ FEEDBACK: We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have questions or suggestions: appsupport@sfchronicle.com.}
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Rating
4.5
27 225 voters

Some Latest Reviews

BobFossie
23 Dec, 2025
1
Every major news app you can save a story by tapping one button. NYT. LA times. Detroit free press, etc. Get with the times SF Chronicle.
h2oaimee
18 Dec, 2025
2
The content is great, when the app works. The app is very very glitchy
55chev
18 Dec, 2025
5
1955 at age 16 ,I was lucky to deliver the CHRONICLE in Parkmerced. At that time I loved to read Herb Cain and the GREEN SHEET which got to attached to the 49ers and Seals . Unfortunately my parents moved to Millbrae and in the years following I moved to L.A.👎Now I still have a home in Saint Francis Woods and subscribe to the internet version of Chronicle and enjoy it every morning
bob5lote
22 Nov, 2025
2
Your web designers need to stop the constant click-bait experience. Look at the original newspaper and see what works.
m5425
18 Nov, 2025
3
This paper is so frustrating to read, they go out of their way to give no useful info in the headlines. Even with a paid subscription I can’t tell what an article is actually about without clicking through to read multiple paragraphs. It’s so disrespectful of my time, the *point* of a headline is to help me figure out what is relevant to me! I’m one more “This beloved restaurant is about to close!” headline away from cancelling my sub.
Trippleseven777
10 Nov, 2025
4
This app is pretty great for a local newspaper, although with the ownership of Hearst I would expect them to invest in a few more features like dark mode which would make reading at night much easier on the eyes.
Andypanda5976
08 Nov, 2025
5
Has enough world news to keep me informed with a slice of life to keep life interesting.
MikeNWasabi
31 Oct, 2025
1
The app is fine but like SF gate you will see the same story multiple times and be up sometimes for weeks. Filler. May cancel subscription
uniquindividual
28 Oct, 2025
1
Slow, and Why use the app if I still have to sign in?

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Additional Information
Rating:
4.5
Voted: 27.23K
App Store Link:
Website:
Email: -
Privacy Policy:
Categories: Magazines & Newspapers, News
Size: 38MB
iAP: 5.99 - 59.99 $
App Age: 14 years 7 months
Release Date: May 30, 2011
Last Update: Dec 04, 2025
Version: 202512.1
Version history
202512.1
Dec 04, 2025
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
202510.19
Oct 13, 2025
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
Version history