The Charlotte Observer

🇺🇸 United States
McClatchy  | 
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App Rating
2.9
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Votes
34.68K
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App Age
14y 7m
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Last Update
Oct 31, 2025
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iAP
$8.49 - 169.99

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Installs
57.7K
40.9M
-100%
Rating
2.17
4.23
-49%
Number of Ratings (Voted)
10.2K
46.5M
-100%
App Age
14y 7m
12y 0m
+21%
In-app Purchases Price
$84
$95
-12 %
Update Frequency
72d
181d
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Title Length
22
24
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Short Description Length
78
57
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Description Length
2 032
1 960
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Number of Screenshots
1355
1476
-8 %
Has Video?
No
0% has videos
Size
0MB
2MB

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57.6K
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The Charlotte Observer
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Connect any time to The Charlotte Observer for news from around the Carolinas.
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Connect wherever you are to The Charlotte Observer for news from around the Carolinas. Get the latest local and breaking news from the seven-county region of Mecklenburg, Union, Cabarrus, York, Iredell, Gaston and Catawba. The Charlotte Observer reports on the local topics you care about, including banking, politics, education, weather, traffic, crime, sports, arts and entertainment, food, faith, health, and national news. The Charlotte Observer brings you real-time updates on news from Charlotte, Concord, Fort Mill, Monroe, Lake Norman, Gastonia, Mooresville, Hickory and Rock Hill, and from communities such as Ballantyne, University City, Mint Hill, Steele Creek and more. Are you a Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets or NASCAR fan? Are you a 49er, Tar Heel or Blue Devil? Do you get excited for the Friday night lights of high school football? Our app will keep you connected to your favorite teams and favorite sports writers. The Charlotte Observer covers North Carolina and South Carolina like no other media in our area. Wherever you go, stay connected to news that’s important to you. Features of the app include: • Breaking news alerts and real-time updates. • Local and national video from dozens of news sources, including Observer staff. • Stunning photo galleries of news coverage and events. • Charlotte Observer opinions, editorials and columns you love. • Local and national obituaries. • Ability to share stories and galleries on Facebook, Twitter or by email. • Edition, a digital destination for the latest news, features, and insights. Like the printed newspaper, it is intended to be a complete report of the day’s news compiled by our editors overnight. Read our Privacy policy here: https://mcclatchy.com/privacy-policy Read our Terms of Service here: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/customer-service/terms-of-service/text-only/ For California Residents: To learn more about managing your sharing preferences and Do Not Sell My Info rights visit https://www.mcclatchy.com/ccpa-pp}
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2.9
34 683 voters

Some Latest Reviews

francis pinckney
13 Nov, 2025
1
horrible. I can't get the Charlotte observer with out repeating 😫 requests to update . I have updated 3 times and it still asks me for an update.
Graham Moss
17 Oct, 2025
2
Great journalism, but the app is nearly unusable and displays ads despite being a paying subscriber. The app also lacks features that are available on the website, such as the ability to gift articles. The app annoyingly forces you to log in over and over again.
Douglas Lawson
25 Sep, 2025
2
Glitchy unsatisfying experience. I recently re-subscribed to the Observer. This app is how I will read it. When clicking on the daily edition, more often than not, this app freezes up. Annoying.
Kevin Patterson
06 Sep, 2025
2
It takes over 2 minutes for the app to open on my Samsung Galaxy. Once it opens, it still runs slow. I like to read my local news, but this is unacceptable. I don't have this with any other app on my phone.
Jennifer Childers
29 Aug, 2025
3
I love that I can get the Charlotte news on my phone. Don't get me wrong. And I love that. I can get notifications pushed to my phone when something happens. Great. what is so incredibly frustrating is trying to read an article from a push notification. I pressed the notification, it takes me to the app, the article comes up and then it tells me to log in. so I log in. And after that does it take me to that article... no! it takes me to the home page. Good luck for me trying to find the article.
Harold Goldner (HumanRacehorses)
24 Aug, 2025
2
The next time I load this app without having to first force close and clear the app cache will be the first time I don't have to do so. Hey, devs, that's not acceptable performance for such an app. Take a look at almost any other newspaper app to see how it's supposed to be done.
Henry Chow
16 Aug, 2025
1
Update from Dec 2024. App still unusable. When clicking on an article, it usually crashes. Still does not stay logged in. Dec 2024Lots of bugs but rarely updates to fix them. Clicking on an article frequently crashes the app. As a subscriber, I now have to sign in EVERY time. Didn't used to do that.
Tom Logan
06 Aug, 2025
2
App always crashes on Android, usually on articles I actually want to read . Some sections (High School Sports) don't even load! Reinstalling does not resolve the issue. Based on other reviews I'm not the only one experiencing this issue. Is anyone accountable to the PAYING customers for this horrible experience?
David Cripe
26 Jun, 2025
2
The current app is worse it seems each time. It loads up quickly now, but any time I open an article it force quits the app. Not sure if it's because I'm on Android 16 and the app needs updating to the new OS. Clearing cache, storage, or uninstall/reinstall does not fix it.

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Additional Information
Rating:
2.88
Voted: 34.68K
Google Play Link:
Website:
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Privacy Policy:
Categories: News & Magazines
Size: -
iAP: 8.49 - 169.99 $
Installs: 57.62K
App Age: 14 years 7 months
Release Date: Jun 01, 2011
Last Update: Oct 31, 2025
Version: 10.2.66
Version history
10.2.66
Oct 31, 2025
10.2.65
Oct 15, 2025
• Text-to-speech functionality added to Edition articles.<br>• Improved handling of unstable data and network connections. This will help prevent crashes and improve overall performance and stability.<br>• Update to Request Account Deletion modal design.
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