IndyStar: Indianapolis Star
How much does IndyStar: Indianapolis Star cost?
Prices are current as of 1 Oct 2026.
3 subscriptions from $19.99
In the United States, IndyStar: Indianapolis Star has 3 subscriptions priced $19.99 – 69.99.
| Subscription | Period | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly Digital Rate | Monthly | $19.99 |
| Monthly Digital Subscription | Monthly | $19.99 |
| Annual Digital Subscription | Annual | $19.99 – 69.99 |
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| Rating / 5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| Reviews | 5.3K | 28K | 19K | 18K | 11K | 10K | 6.7K | 2.8K | 2.6K | 1.9K | 223 |
| Released | 2009 | 2020 | 2010 | 2010 | 2019 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | 2010 | 2012 | 2012 |
| Monthly price | $19.99 | — | $19.99 | $14.99 | — | $9.99 | $15.99 | $2.99 | $9.99 | — | — |
| Annual price | $19.99 | — | $198.99 | $149.99 | — | $119.00 | $99.99 | $29.99 | $99.99 | — | — |
| One-time price | — | — | $0.99 | $0.99 | — | — | — | $4.99 | — | — | — |
The going rate for each plan in United States, in its own currency, shaded from the cheapest price on the row to the dearest.
IndyStar: Indianapolis Star reviews
4.4 out of 5, based on 5,312 reviews.
What people like
- Great local news coverage you can't find elsewhere
- Includes sports, puzzles, and comics
- Easy way to read daily news on the go
What they complain about
- Annoying pop-up ads interrupt reading
- App crashes or fails to load
- Login issues block subscribers from content
Format is easy to follow
It has it all. Sports, politics, local and national news, comics and crosswords!
Miserable excuse for app
This app is easily the worst I have. Slow to load (if it loads), fails to display pages most days, the first page of comics is always blurred. User hint: tap first page of comics, tap the plus sign in upper right, tap the minus sign three times, re- center image of page. The page is now readable.
Up-To-Date with INDY STAR
The Indy STAR keeps us aware of and informed about the important happenings in Indianapolis. We rely on it when we are traveling. Well done!
Glitchy
App only opens about half the time. Sits there and spins endlessly. Have to close it and reopen it. Even then, sometimes works and sometimes does not. Have to repeat the process.
Pop Ups While Reading
I’m already a subscriber, I don’t need a pop up in the middle of reading an article telling me I can get a newsletter or any of the other stuff. It’s annoying as hell.
Good paper
Goods new. Love puzzles and sports. Too many repeat articles.
Horrible
Just bad
Don’t like the pop up ads
I understand that ads are important but the pop up ads for the Indy Star are annoying and hard to dismiss from my tablet. I’m already a subscriber. No need to advertise yourself to me.
Buggy Start
Only opens half of the time now since the release that fixes bugs.
eNewspapers not working
When I open the app and select eNewspapers the app gets stuck on a blank white screen. Everything else works.
Blue stars
Five of them
Unhelpful
Unhelpful
Digital Puzzles
The digital version of Sudoku is much more difficult to use. The process of using the digital Sudoku is FULL of blocks trying to coerce us users into paying for unlimited use. Don’t like this.
Old content
Not fresh news. Too many aged content articles remain. Some over a month in certain categories
More biased reporting than I remember
I’ve been a long time subscriber and I don’t remember this specific paper being so biased against the Republicans. It’s to the point that I’m considering cancelling my subscription. I yearn for the days of news reporting without bias against a party.
Like it
Keeps me informed of all IU sports, politics, just a good paper. I live in Evansville.
Would like to support local news this app makes it impossible.
The IndyStar App makes impossible to renew a subscription. You can’t click on the package subscription button. The has prevented me from renewing the subscription for a couple of years now.
Needs dark mode
Please add dark mode/night mode
Lacking content
Most days they’re so little news that’s actually local to read, I’m not sure what I continue to subscribe.
Love indystar!
From Greg Doyel to all the investigative reporting you do, IndyStar is the best!
More ads than news
This app is really frustrating, especially since I pay for a subscription to the paper. I was hit with full-screen pop-up ads twice while reading a single article. The page is constantly broken up by ads taking up a huge chunk of the screen and it honestly feels like I’m paying just to see more ads. Makes it hard to even enjoy reading the news. Please stop abusing your subscribers and let us read the articles we pay to read.
Emails of articles
The online paper is great. I am able to print or send articles to others. However, I get emails about articles, but when I open them, I can’t read the entire article because it asks me to subscribe to the paper to open it. Since I DO subscribe to the paper, I should be able to open these articles. What is going on???
Paper edition. Problems
Love paper online. Really wish it would load ! I want to read the PAPER. Not in sections in what ever order You feel I should. I do NOT like the format it shows today!
Indy Star enewspaper
I waited years to stop my paper edition but have to say the content and ease of use of the electronic edition is great. And I don’t have to go out in frigid weather to get my copy!
Annoying Pop Ups
It’s incredible how a subscription I pay $20 a month for has annoying pop up ads that interrupt me while I read the news. WHY?! I don’t care about other things in the app, let me READ THE NEWS. You know, LIKE A NEWS PAPER! If I wanted a full screen advertisement while I’m looking at something, I’d be on YouTube.
Good Local News Coverage
I consume the IndyStar for local news I can’t get elsewhere in any national or syndicated feed. The IndyStar does cover national and global stories but usually 3-4 days after I’ve already read it elsewhere. Please sprinkle in some conservative opinions and try to find a balance toward more facts and less opinion in the “mainstream” articles. Tell me what happened - not what to think about it. Thanks.
Terrible
Keeps locking up to stuff I am done with
Hoosier
The same great writers !
Horrible update
Latest update resulted in popup ads that you can’t get rid of.
Great e-newspaper
This is an easy way for readers to see the daily news. Great product.
IndyStar App
The app works great except for the sign on ads. Every time I access the app I get the ad encouraging me to subscribe. My assumption is I’m no longer recognized as a subscriber. This is not true. The ad simply shotguns to anybody accessing the app. When accessing the app Please sort on line customers already subscribing to IndyStar from those you wish to recruit.
Everyday!
My day just would not start off right without reading the IndyStar!
No consistency in performance
I am repeatedly being asked to login, but the app doesn’t allow me to do so. I’ve subscribed for several years with no issues but today I’ve deleted and reinstalled the app twice attempting to see “for subscribers only” articles. The PrintApp is awful but at least I can get the articles read even they are usually days old.
Great digital product
Local news is critical to democracy!!
Toothfairy1986
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IndyStar: Indianapolis Star price by country
A monthly subscription costs $17.60 in Canada and $22.14 in Mexico — 1.3× 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | CA$24.99$17.60 | CA$24.99$17.60 |
| Indonesia | IDR 349,000$19.44 | IDR 349,000$19.44 |
| Mexico | MX$399.00$22.14 | MX$399.00$22.14 |
| United States | $19.99 | $19.99 |
IndyStar: Indianapolis Star FAQ
- Is IndyStar: Indianapolis Star free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 4 countries it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $19.99 (US), across 3 subscriptions.
- How much does IndyStar: Indianapolis Star cost per month?
- Monthly Digital Rate is $19.99 (US). The annual plan works out cheaper per month: $19.99 – 69.99 a year.
- Does IndyStar: Indianapolis Star have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- Where is IndyStar: Indianapolis Star cheapest?
- A monthly subscription costs CA$24.99 (≈$17.60) in Canada and MX$399.00 (≈$22.14) in Mexico, its cheapest and dearest countries.
- What are the best alternatives to IndyStar: Indianapolis Star?
- Indianapolis News from 13 WTHR (4.8 from 27,936 reviews), Chicago Tribune (4.4 from 18,567 reviews, premium from $0.99) and Newsday (4.5 from 18,094 reviews, premium from $0.99).
IndyStar: Indianapolis Star download
Last updated 11 days ago.
IndyStar: Indianapolis Star sells in 4 countries. It was released 17 years ago, on 6 Oct 2009. It holds a 4.4 rating from 5,312 reviews.
Supports 30 languages: English, Arabic, Armenian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese.
How much does IndyStar: Indianapolis Star 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 70%
- Annual 30%
Revenue by country
- United States 100%
- Canada 0%
- Mexico 0%