Canberra Times
Australian Community Media
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Prices are current as of 30 Sept 2026.
4 subscriptions from $14.99
In the United States, Canberra Times has 4 subscriptions priced $14.99 – 179.99.
| Subscription | Period | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Monthly | Monthly | $14.99 |
| Premium Monthly | Monthly | $24.99 |
| Basic Annual | Annual | $129.99 |
| Premium Annual | Annual | $179.99 |
10+ alternatives to Canberra Times
| Canberra Times |   The Sydney Morning Herald |   The Age |   Australian Financial Review |   The West Australian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating / 5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| Reviews | 2.9K | 3.3K | 3K | 543 | 202 |
| Released | 2020 | 2018 | 2018 | 2012 | 2017 |
| Monthly price | $14.99 | $17.99 | $17.99 | $49.00 | — |
The going rate for each plan in United States, in its own currency, shaded from the cheapest price on the row to the dearest. Plans fewer than four in ten of the priced apps sell are left out.
Canberra Times reviews
4.4 out of 5, based on 2,860 reviews.
What people like
- Great source for local news.
- Works well on iPad and mobile.
- Good for keeping informed daily.
What they complain about
- Ads block the reading area.
- Links open in browser instead of app.
- App crashes or freezes often.
- Forces you to log in repeatedly.
Great App.
Easy to use, great source of local content.
less than illuminating
Constant typographical errors, rehashed reporting to add volume to stories. Digital version flooded with ads that obscure the screen - more flashing lights than in a casino, reporting is hardly up to the minute despite intrusive alerts. Little by way of national reporting. Feedback/comments from the same boorish quasi intellectuals who maintain running commentary of each others comments, seldom offer insight other than into bigotry and self interest. A newspaper owned by a person facing domestic violence charges is hardly worth bragging about as a source of information.
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One sided reporting
I find that i prefer reading the comments online to the reporting, rather than the reporting itself. This is because the reporting is very biased, largely the options of the reporter. Many of the reporters are leftists and will not present the other side of the argument. It’s no longer balanced reporting. CT would be better served by looking at the comments section to know what its readers think. I would probably fire most of the hard left and even hard right reporters. We need balance media , not propaganda. I remain a subscriber because i want local news, but it’s on thin ice.
Stops working
If I read the paper online it kicks me out around the sports section. I have to close the app and restart it. It does not do this if I read via the articles ie if I don’t load the paper.
Excellent
I love the Canberra Times!:) excellent news articles and I love Canberra.
Advertorials
Far too many articles praising a business with no critique. Not a lot of journalism.
Log in mania
This has to be the worst subscriber web site among major Australian media. I frequently have to enter my password three times to get into the paper, and if I go off to visit another web site, I have to start all over again. Navigation between pages is also very clunky, no better than standards a decade ago.
Nearly always predictably left
The Canberra Times makes a pedestal for the like minded, on which to stand and preach, figuratively. It’s an echo chamber of the voices who have not rarely to risk much more than the support of like minded colleagues. I’m yet to see articles featuring the successful risk takers or those who battles with the bureaucracy that many in small businesses face. Condemnation never is against the Canberra Elite, preferring to be nurtured in their echo chamber.
Mistakes introduced in latest updates
Since the last couple of updates the app: . Spontaneously closes when scrolling or changing pages . Often shows a blank page when returning from an article which requires changing from one menu to another and back again to populate the page again . The first lines under the headlines in the index page disappear and return while scrolling through the index . In the puzzles, the given letters in the codeword don’t start in green but instead in black and can be deleted. It requires a reset for the given letters to appear in green. . When the codeword is completed the timer does not stop.
For the people
The Canberra Times is a great voice for the people of Canberra
Stolen section of my reading pane
You have installed an advertisement on every reading page which cannot be removed which effectively steals 20% of my reading pane. It is extremely provocative and annoying especially when it cannot be removed or scrolled past and even more annoying when it flashes while I am trying to read an article. You preach that we should read traditional media, but these money grabbing tactics only force people onto social media. You have not addressed my complaint that the permanent advertisement on the bottom of the reading page can not be scrolled past or away, it is permanent and very annoying when it flashes or scrolls while I am trying to read an article. It can occasionally be closed but the box remains which is better than the flashing/scrolling. The fact remains that my reading pane has been reduced by about 20% which is completely unethical. But ethics have long been a casualty of big business profits….. haven’t they? My rating of your app remains the same, and I am spreading the word. Paul Holbrook
ct
No thanks
Average
Not a good app. Not user friendly. Even if you haven’t used it for days, it takes you back to the article/section you were last in. Search function is also annoying - again saving searches from days ago, not clearing the search after a short period. Also no filter function on the search.
I enjoy the content but the app needs improvement
Please, please, please allow me to jump between hyperlinks to different articles without automatically logging me out of the app each time.
A very easy to use app
The app work well on both iPad and mobile
We have constant problem with the Canberra Time app subscription.
It will often only allow it to work on my wife’s IPHONE, it regularly stops working on my IPad and my IPHONE it’s supposedly is meant to work on all three devices. My wife has contact the Canberra Times over the last few years but we still have this issue of it not working. It is terribly poor yet their add constantly advertise multiple devices. A very disappointed long term customer. Brian
Good format. Quality commentary. Thx
Enjoy the CT news daily to keep informed and entertained.
Hopeless
I click on a link to a story and this app takes me to the previous story I have read. This is a fundamental fail.
Yeah its Ok, but frustrating
Generally its OK……..however I get that news sites need to advertise to make money, but when the advert sits in front of and over the text of the article you are reading (thereby making that article unreadable) it is very annoying, especially since you still need to subscribe to the paper. Grrrrr fix it or lose a subscription
I’m just just me
I’m just just leaving my moms
Slow app, ads over usability, no dark mode
Almost makes me want to unsubscribe. The web app is even worse.
Review ct - sat 11/5
Still very user unfriendly online - have been an avid reader since 1956!
Gone backwards
I’ve given it a few weeks now but I’m sad to say that this new version of the app is a backward step. Despite having closed all background apps and often rebooting my iPad, it is painfully slow to load and I’m on a good, fast connection. It usually takes three or four tries before it loads which is frustrating. I could read the old version without having to resort to zooming in, now I have to zoom in on every page as the image is so small. I’ll be going back to reading it on the web.
Historical issues now messing with it
Since the latest upgrade the main screen keeps timing out trying to download older episodes, failing, and slowing down operation. Please introduce a setting to control old issue download
Great app
Works well, loads articles quickly, everything is easy to read, great app!
Very average app
This is one of the cases where the website is actually better than using the app. Also the subscription cost is wild. I have to recommend a pass on this one Edit: They make it has hard as possible to cancel your subscription. You have to call them
Lacks user friendliness
The placement of news etc is haphazard and ads add to difficulty in following articles. Excess space allocated to ads and racing information would appear to receive little viewing and are therefore no different to junk mail I receive in my mailbox ie waste.
Upgrade is a downgrade
Whoever thought the latest upgrade was an improvement? Far from easier to navigate reading today’s paper, if you expand a page more than slightly you’re back to a list of pages without even knowing what page you were on.
Pay for mediocre news
Just like their web site you now have to pay to see news articles that at best are mediocre and poorly reported
Very touchy operation
Slow to load. Three or four attempts required. Very sensitive to touch which can be frustrating. As my eyes are failing, I like the ability to get an enlarged version of an article. I believe it is an improvement but with the reservations above.
Dosnt work after the upgrade very frustrating’
It dosnt work now Used to be fine
Unable to connect
I’m on a cruise ship off the Queensland coast and have not been able to access the Canberra Times.
Terrible UI
Please fix following links to other articles. Why does it open in a browser outside of the app and then not render because I’m no longer logged in???
Notifications don’t work properly
This app sends breaking news update notifications multiple times a day. However, if you don’t tap them within about a day, they open to a completely different story or not at all. Improve your app or add the publication to Apple News which has a far better interface for individual stories.
New online CT
I don’t find the new format easier to read. More work is needed.
Slower than ever, incomplete loading
This app seemingly gets worse with each successive ‘upgrade’. Slower to load now than last week, one page still missing and I note no problems with the ads loading, aggghhh. Please upgrade this app. Good local paper that is almost too hard to bother getting electronically now the app is even worse.
A much better experience
This is a better performing app than before. While it’s not as rich, it removes the previous irritating feature where an attempt to scroll through a story before the top advert had loaded resulted in a swipe to the next article. Irony was that the offending advert was never seen!
Links to other articles
Very annoying that when I click on a link in an article to another Canberra Times article, it takes me to a browser rather than opening the article.
Not bad
Generally a good experience, but most annoying to have to constantly log in, even when the app is supposed to ‘remember me’
Article scrolling problems
The app would be vastly improved if the articles would scroll from when first accessed, rather than after advertisements had loaded. Sometimes, depending on network speed there’s a good 10 second delay in ability to scroll that makes using the app tedious and drives you back to the mobile web version. Please fix this!
Terrible
Impossible to use. Sends notifications every day but you can’t even scroll to read stories. The worst news app I’ve ever used. Enough to make me want to cancel my subscription.
Not very user-friendly for an oldie
I got fed up with missed hard copy deliveries but do miss being able to pick up the paper and keep bits that I wanted to read later. I find the app very difficult to negotiate - and the pages and pages of ads are more annoying online than in the hard copy. Wish I could delete them from the start.
Overpriced
Wow $30 a month. What a joke. Way to not move into this century.
Won’t open magazine sections
Panorama and all homes are not available. Had to give up using app and access CT via website
A work in progress
I use this app quite a lot, but it is still a work in progress. I subscribe to the Canberra Times, so it is very annoying when links within articles on the app don’t open the article in the app but take me out to the website in a browser, where it tells me I have to log in (again) to read it, or informs me I have just read the 3rd of my free articles for this month. I am also not convinced that all the articles on the website appear in the app. And, finally, comments on articles on the website are not available in the app. The website continually tells me I should be using the app, but the latter is actually a diminished experience.
Canberra Times price by country
A monthly subscription costs $5.20 in Nigeria and $29.67 in Colombia — 6× more for the same thing. Below is the going rate for each plan in every country that sells it — the middle price of what the app charges there, in the country's own currency with the dollar equivalent beneath it.
| Country | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Albania | $17.99 | $149.99 |
| Algeria | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Angola | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Anguilla | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Antigua And Barbuda | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Argentina | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Armenia | $17.99 | $149.99 |
| Australia | A$24.99$17.48 | A$199.99$139.85 |
| Austria | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Azerbaijan | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Bahamas | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| Bahrain | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| Barbados | $17.99 | $149.99 |
| Belarus | $17.99 | $149.99 |
| Belgium | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Belize | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Benin | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Bermuda | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Bhutan | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Bolivia | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Botswana | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Brazil | R$79.90$15.31 | R$699.90$134.08 |
| British Virgin Islands | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Brunei Darussalam | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Bulgaria | €17.49$19.83 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Burkina Faso | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Cambodia | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| Cameroon | $17.99 | $149.99 |
| Canada | CA$19.99$14.08 | CA$179.99$126.75 |
| Cape Verde | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Cayman Islands | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Chad | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Chile | CLP 14,990$15.50 | CLP 149,990$155.05 |
| China | CN¥98.00$14.58 | CN¥998.00$148.51 |
| Colombia | COP 99,900$29.67 | COP 799,900$237.58 |
| Congo | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Costa Rica | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Cote Divoire | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Croatia | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Cyprus | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Czech Republic | CZK 399.00$18.53 | CZK 3,990.00$185.32 |
| Denmark | DKK 129.00$19.58 | DKK 1,299.00$197.12 |
| Dominica | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Dominican Republic | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Ecuador | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Egypt | EGP 399.99$7.68 | EGP 2,999.99$57.59 |
| El Salvador | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Estonia | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Fiji | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Finland | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| France | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Gabon | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Gambia | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Georgia | $17.99 | $149.99 |
| Germany | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Ghana | $17.99 | $149.99 |
| Greece | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Grenada | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Guatemala | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Guinea-bissau | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Guyana | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Honduras | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Hong Kong | HK$118.00$15.03 | HK$888.00$113.12 |
| Hungary | HUF 6,990$21.60 | HUF 59,990$185.42 |
| Iceland | $17.99 | $149.99 |
| India | ₹1,499.00$15.60 | ₹12,900.00$134.29 |
| Indonesia | IDR 249,000$13.87 | IDR 2,499,000$139.23 |
| Iraq | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Ireland | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Israel | ₪49.90$16.25 | ₪449.90$146.55 |
| Italy | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Jamaica | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Japan | ¥2,500$15.88 | ¥20,000$127.07 |
| Jordan | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Kazakhstan | KZT 7,990.00$18.18 | KZT 69,990.00$159.24 |
| Kenya | $17.99 | $149.99 |
| Kosovo | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Kuwait | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Kyrgyzstan | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Latvia | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Lebanon | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Liberia | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Libya | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Lithuania | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Luxembourg | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Macao | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Macedonia | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Madagascar | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Malawi | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Malaysia | MYR 69.90$17.13 | MYR 599.90$147.03 |
| Maldives | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Mali | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Malta | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Mauritania | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Mauritius | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Mexico | MX$349.00$19.37 | MX$2,999.00$166.43 |
| Micronesia | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Moldova | $17.99 | $149.99 |
| Mongolia | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Montenegro | €14.99$17.00 | €129.99$147.38 |
| Montserrat | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Morocco | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Mozambique | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Myanmar | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Namibia | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Nauru | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Nepal | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Netherlands | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| New Zealand | NZ$29.99$16.94 | NZ$249.99$141.24 |
| Nicaragua | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Niger | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Nigeria | NGN 6,900.00$5.20 | NGN 59,900.00$45.13 |
| Norway | NOK 199.00$20.73 | NOK 1,490.00$155.21 |
| Oman | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Pakistan | PKR 3,500$12.64 | PKR 29,900$107.99 |
| Palau | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Panama | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Papua New Guinea | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Paraguay | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Peru | PEN 59.90$17.41 | PEN 499.90$145.32 |
| Philippines | ₱999.00$15.96 | ₱6,990.00$111.66 |
| Poland | PLN 79.99$20.78 | PLN 699.99$181.82 |
| Portugal | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Qatar | QAR 49.99$13.73 | QAR 499.99$137.36 |
| Romania | RON 79.99$17.20 | RON 699.99$150.54 |
| Russia | RUB 999.00$11.88 | RUB 9,990.00$118.84 |
| Rwanda | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Sao Tome & Principe | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAR 59.99$16.00 | SAR 599.99$160.00 |
| Senegal | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Serbia | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Seychelles | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Sierra Leone | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Singapore | SGD 19.98$15.61 | SGD 199.98$156.23 |
| Slovakia | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Slovenia | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Solomon Islands | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| South Africa | ZAR 299.99$18.28 | ZAR 2,499.99$152.35 |
| South Korea | ₩22,000$16.25 | ₩199,000$147.01 |
| Spain | €17.99$20.40 | €149.99$170.06 |
| Sri Lanka | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| St. Lucia | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Suriname | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Swaziland | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Sweden | SEK 199.00$19.92 | SEK 1,795.00$179.68 |
| Switzerland | CHF 15.00$17.99 | CHF 120.00$143.88 |
| Taiwan | NT$490.00$15.39 | NT$3,990.00$125.31 |
| Tajikistan | $17.99 | $149.99 |
| Tanzania | TZS 34,900.00$13.35 | TZS 299,900.00$114.68 |
| Thailand | THB 599.00$17.84 | THB 4,990.00$148.64 |
| Tonga | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Tunisia | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Turkey | TRY 349.99$7.14 | TRY 2,999.99$61.20 |
| Turkmenistan | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Turks and Caicos | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Uganda | $17.99 | $149.99 |
| Ukraine | $17.99 | $149.99 |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 59.99$16.35 | AED 499.99$136.24 |
| United Kingdom | £14.99$19.83 | £129.99$171.94 |
| United States | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Uruguay | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Uzbekistan | $17.99 | $149.99 |
| Vanuatu | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Venezuela | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Vietnam | ₫399,000$15.39 | ₫3,499,000$134.92 |
| Yemen | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Zambia | $14.99 | $129.99 |
| Zimbabwe | $17.99 | $149.99 |
Canberra Times FAQ
- Is Canberra Times free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 175 countries it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $14.99 (US), across 4 subscriptions.
- How much does Canberra Times cost per month?
- Basic Monthly is $14.99 – 24.99 (US). The annual plan works out cheaper per month: $129.99 – 179.99 a year.
- Does Canberra Times have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- Where is Canberra Times cheapest?
- A monthly subscription costs NGN 6,900.00 (≈$5.20) in Nigeria and COP 99,900 (≈$29.67) in Colombia, its cheapest and dearest countries.
- What are the best alternatives to Canberra Times?
- The Sydney Morning Herald (4.2 from 3,303 reviews, premium from $17.99), The Age (4.0 from 2,971 reviews, premium from $17.99) and Australian Financial Review (2.3 from 543 reviews, premium from $10.00).
Canberra Times download
Last updated 3 months ago.
Canberra Times sells in 175 countries. It was released 5 years and 10 months ago, on 23 Nov 2020. It holds a 4.4 rating from 2,860 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
How much does Canberra Times make?
Third-party estimates for the last 30 days, worldwide — not the store's own figures, which Apple publishes for nobody.
Revenue by plan
- Monthly 88%
- Annual 12%
Revenue by country
- Australia 99%
- United States 0%
- United Kingdom 0%
- New Zealand 0%