Des Moines Register

🇺🇸 United States
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25/100
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App Rating
2.7
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Votes
40.57K
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App Age
13y 7m
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Last Update
Dec 08, 2025
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iAP
$21.99 - 74.99

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Metrics
Current App
Category Top Average
Difference
Installs
71.6K
41.5M
-100%
Rating
2.2
4.24
-48%
Number of Ratings (Voted)
11.8K
47.3M
-100%
App Age
13y 7m
12y 1m
+12%
In-app Purchases Price
$45
$95
-53 %
Update Frequency
75d
166d
-55%
Title Length
19
24
-21%
Short Description Length
73
57
+28%
Description Length
1 509
1 995
-24%
Number of Screenshots
1144
1459
-22 %
Has Video?
No
0% has videos
Size
0MB
2MB

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71.5K
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Des Moines Register
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Local and national news, spectacular photography, and rich video content.
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From critically acclaimed storytelling to powerful photography to engaging videos — the Des Moines Register 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. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: • This app is free to download and all users can access a sampling of free articles every month. • Subscriptions are charged to your Google Play account at confirmation of purchase and automatically renew each month or year, unless turned off in your Google Play account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. For more details, see "Subscription Support" in the app's settings for more details and customer service contact information. MORE INFORMATION: • Privacy Policy: https://cm.desmoinesregister.com/privacy/ • Terms of Service: https://cm.desmoinesregister.com/terms/ • Questions or Comments: mobilesupport@gannett.com}
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Rating
2.7
40 574 voters

Some Latest Reviews

Polly Antonelli
28 Aug, 2025
1
Very difficult to navigate. More importantly, I am not finding a way to update my email address.
John Peters
19 Aug, 2025
1
New version continues to crash for me on my phone, very frustrating.
Karen Martin
21 Jul, 2025
1
Right now it's a one. Loaded the new app on my phone and can't get past the 'turn on notifications' screen. I don't want notifications. I emailed the developer and no response. The old app worked just fine. you still haven't fixed the notification part.
Bill Huffman
16 Jun, 2025
1
I much prefer the old app that looked like a newspaper. cant find anything with this and probably will cancel.
Dave Smith
07 Jun, 2025
1
congratulations- the new version of the app is worse than the old one especially on a mobile phone
Karen Martin
06 Jun, 2025
1
Right now it's a one. Loaded the new app on my phone and can't get past the 'turn on notifications' screen. I don't want notifications. I emailed the developer and no response. The old app worked just fine.
Robert Whitman
31 May, 2025
2
I can't sign in to my account and I can't change my password. Your changes don't work
Paul/Carol Richter
29 May, 2025
1
"your device isn't compatible with this version" What the hell is that about?? FIX IT Des Moines Register!!
Dave atkins
10 May, 2025
1
The app will not even allow me to sign in. click the sign in button and nothing happens. I give it 0 stars.

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Additional Information
Rating:
2.75
Voted: 40.57K
Google Play Link:
Website:
Email:
Privacy Policy:
Categories: News & Magazines
Size: -
iAP: 21.99 - 74.99 $
Installs: 71.5K
App Age: 13 years 7 months
Release Date: Jun 01, 2012
Last Update: Dec 08, 2025
Version: 8.5.4
Version history
8.5.4
Dec 08, 2025
• Bug fixes: We've made some changes under the hood for a better user experience.
8.4.0
Sep 15, 2025
• Faster Performance: Enjoy quicker load times and smoother browsing throughout the app.<br>• Bug fixes: We&#39;ve made some changes under the hood for a better user experience.

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