Honolulu Civil Beat
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Honolulu Civil Beat reviews
4.8 out of 5, based on 2,160 reviews.
What people like
- Excellent local journalism and reporting
- Great updates on state events
- Trustworthy and in-depth coverage
What they complain about
- Browsing feels clunky and restrictive
- Does not support landscape mode
- No dedicated iPad version available
Thank u for honest reporting!
Although sometimes it’s nice to look at the events through rose colored glasses, CB takes them off for you.
Soooo slow
Takes forever to load. Not worth the effort 😴
Great News Source
If this app would orient to landscape, I would give it 5 stars. I love their news coverage and their editorials are bang on target.
Poor iPad support
This app is basically a blown up phone app but for an inexplicable reason they chose to not let it do landscape which makes me not even use it although the content on civil beat is far and away superior in journalism I end up with Hawaii news now simply because it landscapes.
Civil Beat is Great, but App needs work
Civil Beat is an awesome news and commentary site for Hawaii. But the app lags behind. They still have not released an iPad version after several years. Why? They no longer allow you to comment via the iOS app. Instead, you must go to the website. Why? Civil Beat, the news service, deserves a better app than this. They ARE worthy of it.
Love CB!
Mahalo CB for providing critical issues written by top notch writers who can be trusted for truthful, in-depth reporting.
CB’s New App Makes Reading Difficult
Whoever developed this app doesn’t know how readers read. Browsing is difficult, as you’re limited to swiping through groups of stories, can’t get a top line overview of site contents and can’t read reviewer comments. I despise this app and would reinstall the old one if possible.
Convenient
Great app. Easy to swipe to various articles. I like getting the 8:00 am notification that there are new articles posted. Easy fonts for reading. And of course, the quality of reporting on Hawai’i issues is fantastic. Any plans for an iPad app?
LC
Love your on the spot stories. Lee Cataluna especially
Good but not great
I gets the job done, but the feed seems too restrictive and is claustrophobic trying to browse. The old layout is better but it still gets me my news
good journalism
we are fortunate to have journalism as good as cb in Hawaii. its one of the fundamental pre requisites of democracy and progress.
Good Quality
Without a doubt an excellent news source that offers good quality news that caters to people living in Hawaii.
A great source for a another view of the news.
I read every it morning. I particularly like Chad Blair’s political commentary.
Better menu and organization
Lack of a menu with true topic sections and archives makes the App less useful.
Grateful for Civil Beat
Impressive local reporting. Focus on government problems and solutions is useful and is better done than the newspaper. Plenty of room for improvement but overall we are fortunate to have this journal in our community and they deserve our support.
Great Job!
Civil Beat is new for me. I love your presentation of the news!
APPRECIATED!
I appreciate the immediate updates on what is happening in the State!
Honolulu Civil Beat FAQ
- Is Honolulu Civil Beat free?
- Yes. The app is free, in all 175 countries it sells in, and it sells nothing inside it.
- Does Honolulu Civil Beat have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- What are the best alternatives to Honolulu Civil Beat?
- KHON2 News - Honolulu HI News (4.6 from 13,879 reviews), Hawaii News Now (4.3 from 8,204 reviews) and Honolulu Star-Advertiser (4.5 from 1,592 reviews).
Honolulu Civil Beat download
Last updated 1 month ago.
Honolulu Civil Beat sells in 175 countries. It was released 8 years and 2 months ago, on 4 Aug 2018. It holds a 4.8 rating from 2,160 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
How much does Honolulu Civil Beat make?
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