Times Union
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4 subscriptions from $9.99
In the United States, Times Union has 4 subscriptions priced $9.99 – 89.99. Free trials run 14 days or 1 month.
| Subscription | Period | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Albany Times Union | MonthlyTrial: 14 days | $9.99 – 14.99 |
| Albany Times Union for iPad | MonthlyTrial: 14 days | $14.99 |
| Times Union Monthly | MonthlyTrial: 1 month | $14.99 |
| Albany Times Union for iPad | AnnualTrial: 14 days | $89.99 |
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| Rating / 5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 2.0 |
| Reviews | 5.4K | 12K | 10K | 8.3K | 6.7K | 4K | 3.3K | 155 | 129 | 32 | 8 |
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| Monthly price | $14.99 | $19.99 | $9.99 | — | $12.99 | $3.99 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6-month price | — | — | — | — | $59.99 | $9.99 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Annual price | $89.99 | $199.99 | $119.00 | — | $89.99 | $24.95 | — | — | — | — | — |
| One-time price | — | — | — | — | $3.99 | $1.99 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Times Union reviews
4.5 out of 5, based on 5,434 reviews.
What people like
- Great local news and investigative reporting
- Good coverage of area sports
- Easy way to get daily paper
What they complain about
- Login fails and won't let you in
- Ads break the text or block content
- App crashes or jumps around randomly
- Support never actually helps with issues
Chis Churchill
Albany Waterway articles
Unsubscribe
Do not subscribe to this newspaper It is impossible to unsubscribe. When I put my info in they just cancel my request…scum
Page
Sometimes hard to navigate
Cannot open
Texted TU. Coukd not open. 6 days in a row. Yet, they manage to bill me. Thank you TU for great customer service. Long time TU subscriber, been e edition guy last year.
Pretty Good
Turns out if I use a VPN I can’t read the paper. This needs a fix. Even going through a browser fails with a VPN. I can no longer read the e-edition. Works fine on my Pixel phone so it’s the app. Going to cancel my subscription as I can read it through the library online Monday-Sat for free. I’d still pay if this worked as I like reading on my iPad, especially Sundays.
TU
We’re fortunate as a community to have such an excellent local paper
Depressing
After being a member for 20 years, it’s time to cut the cord. Unfortunately, the most articles are negative and critical. They imply the sky’s falling. My favorite two sections are sports and business. The sports section is upbeat and focuses on local high school sports which is admirable. The business section is basically worthless. If I was not a Capital Region resident I would think there is little to no growth here. Even the articles that involve growth have a negative twist. I want to read a factual, unbiased newspaper where the opinions are in the opinion section. I want the local, state, and national articles to be factual without a political spin.
Like the e-edition
Because it contains only the news stories of the day. Don’t like that I can’t easily share an e-edition article with my fellow subscribers. Would like an easier way to do that.
Digital version
I would like to know why I don’t receive the deeds & transactions anymore. I’ve emailed & called and I have received no response
Too much of a paywall/ annoyance
I realize local newspapers have to pay the bills. But I can get basic local TV news free online and easily. The Times Union should offer a couple important stories (such as health- related developments or community- benefit info.) for free. I could go broke and drive myself nuts if I had to keep track of being a paid subscriber to every periodical or news outlet out there.
Great on Line Newspaper
What a Great read in the morning. I live in the Hudson Valley. Read The TIMES UNION ON LINE every morning. Great paper, I have been reading The Times Union since the 1960s. Enjoy it more now then ever.. Great coverage of the area Sports and what is going on.Keep Up The Good work. Thank you
Left Left Left
This “paper” is nothing but an anti Trump, liberal, leftist mouthpiece for the Democratic Party. Any semblance of fair journalism is purely coincidental with this gang
Navigate
Not that easy. Sometimes it jumps sections then restarts. Makes me unhappy.
Kimmel.
Your kidding me. What a complete joke if he is not on. What about satuday night live ? And all he itherso that make it for a laugh. What about the last 15 or so years. Let the people in a land where you have freed speech. We’re watching not you. Why wait to. Now when it’s been goin on for a long time. No more 10 for me and many others. Sad. Shame on you.
Very Good
Very good.
Customer
Sucks and overpriced
Local coverage
TU gets ahold of a story and sees it to the end, good investigative reporting
Just Alright
The TU app presents some articles, not necessarily all “today’s news.” If you want to read the print edition, you cannot select it from the main page of the app, you have to go to settings, scroll down, and then select it.
Good source for news
Easy way to receive digital newspaper. Also there is a way to access early edition. I wish one could copy articles to be paste elsewhere.
App is Horrible
The paper is great; the app is horrible.
As a dinosaur, I’ve gotten used to online
I am an old fashion person who looked forward to reading a daily traditional newspaper But I’m getting used to online. Still can’t find “Dear Abby”?
Review
A few main news items are given too many columns and pages so we get less news. The sports section has been destroyed by not having late game results. These results might show up days later if at all, especially local high school scores. In order to save on print, it’s made smaller and smaller to fit everything on one page, very difficult to read. I have had the Times Union and the Knickerbocker for over 70 years and the paper has faded drastically. I enjoy the Perspective page, the cartoons, and I would like to see more local area news.
Dave
I have a Digital subscription, but constantly have to try logging in every time I want to read something. When I try calling, it takes forever to get a real person to help me resolve this issue.
Electronic Subscription
No matter how many times I change my password every single time I try to log in to read an article it say’s wrong password. It’s ridiculous. Will not renew my subscription.
T U layout
Preferred it when it was layer out like a news paper. Too much repetition in this layout.
Solid local news coverage.
Glad we still have this local reporting!
SNAFU
I took advantage of a special sale for the online version of the TU. I got the app., and I cannot read any articles, as your system said that my subscription had expired. What’s going on with you?
Ads delete part of writings
I use E-edition of Times Union to read local news and commentary. When clicking on the link of small print, it is supposed to pop out larger font for readers. But, Ads attached to news or commentary do not display appropriately, they delete part of writings. It is annoying.
No access
I’ve subscribed but I’m not able to access.
Review
The times Union is good reporting local news statewide and national news has a very progressive, liberal bias. Your editorials are supportive of left wing positions. Your columnists are liberal and progressive. All events are viewed through a liberal left leaning prism. You can improve by being more centrist.
TU app
Too many ads and stories stay on the app for way too long, very annoying
Great down to earth reporting
The tone and attitude is down to earth and informative.
My
My paper wasn’t delivered!! I subscribe to the TU and the Times. So frustrated!
Times Union FAQ
- Is Times Union free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 1 country it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $9.99 (US), across 4 subscriptions.
- How much does Times Union cost per month?
- Albany Times Union is $9.99 – 14.99 (US). The annual plan works out cheaper per month: $89.99 a year.
- Does Times Union have a free trial?
- Yes — free trials of 14 days or 1 month (US), depending on the plan.
- What are the best alternatives to Times Union?
- New York Daily News (4.6 from 11,941 reviews, premium from $19.99), Slate.com (4.5 from 10,464 reviews, premium from $9.99) and WNYT NewsChannel 13 Albany, NY (4.7 from 8,348 reviews).
Times Union download
Last updated 1 month ago.
Times Union sells in 1 country. It was released 14 years and 10 months ago, on 15 Nov 2011. It holds a 4.5 rating from 5,434 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
How much does Times Union 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 99%
- Annual 1%
Revenue by country
- United States 100%