The Minnesota Star Tribune
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2 subscriptions from $25.99
In the United States, The Minnesota Star Tribune has 2 subscriptions priced $25.99 – 259.99.
| Subscription | Period | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Digital Access | Monthly | $25.99 |
| Premium Digital Access | Annual | $259.99 |
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| Rating / 5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| Reviews | 13K | 156K | 34K | 19K | 19K | 15K | 7.7K | 5.8K | 4.2K | 783 | 55 |
| Released | 2011 | 2010 | 2012 | 2012 | 2010 | 2011 | 2023 | 2012 | 2012 | 2013 | 2010 |
| Monthly price | $25.99 | $8.99 | — | — | $19.99 | $14.99 | — | $24.99 | — | — | — |
| Annual price | $259.99 | $89.99 | — | — | $198.99 | $59.99 | — | $19.99 | — | — | — |
| One-time price | — | $4.99 | — | — | $0.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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The Minnesota Star Tribune reviews
4.4 out of 5, based on 13,014 reviews.
What people like
- High quality local journalism
- Good coverage of Vikings games
- In-depth factual reporting
What they complain about
- Keeps logging you out repeatedly
- Ads interrupt you constantly
- App crashes when switching apps
- Support never actually helps
Quality journalism and interesting coverage
I’ve appreciated the Star Tribune in its many forms, and I can say the digital version continues to improve, and I enjoy it. Good quality journalism underpins it all, and while I may not always agree with editorial perspectives I appreciate that MN still has a news source like the MN Star Tribune.
Birthday
Hi I would like birthdays back again
Still a few glitches….
This app continues to have issues with the ability of paid subscribers to read all of the Strib’s articles. At least once a week I will try to read a news item, only to be told that I must be a subscriber in order to view it. I already am. For twenty-five bucks a month, I expect better. Please fix this.
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I like the paper but the app keeps kicking me off …even after a called to have someone correct it.
Limited
More complete coverage would be nice
Essential Press
The StarTribune provides essential information in a time when junk “information” is everywhere. High quality journalism is needed and the StarTribune delivers.
Non-Existent Informational Value
Kinda had it with the Star Tribune after decades of putting up with bias and marginal reporting. My wife agrees. The paper is now a pamphlet, no doubt due to its only printing of positive things on the left and negative things about the right. The amount of either is down to a trickle. You could easily double the size of your paper if you just printed the data, the info, the dates and times and just what happened. No paraphrases, no chopped clips, no cherry picking of items from a long speech to manufacture a “gotcha”. Full quotes! And a link to the complete speech or video! About once in every 3 to 6 months I actually read something interesting, new, thought provoking and relevant. Andy Brehm is usually the author. We need new unbiased information to inform us. We need clarity on the issues, not just the woke view. See Dennis Prager for help on the clarity issue. We the electorate need to understand the issues clearly so we can make informed choices when we vote. At this point in time, the Star Tribune is not a serious contributor. You have degraded this paper into just another left wing squawk box in a sea of left wing squawk boxes.
Need a gift link added to app
App is solid, but it needs a gift the article type of link to be added for article being viewed within the app itself.
No notifications?
Are you not sending push notifications? It’s been ages since I’ve received a Strib app notification.
Good, but
Two quirks that really detract from this app. First, there are times when I need to stop reading an article and simply allow my iPad to lock. When I go back to the article, I found that the app has moved me back to the front page section even if i don’t close it. Second, and, most annoying. Why do I need to log into some articles even tho I am logged into the iPad app???
Appreciation
I so appreciate your complete coverage of the events in Minneapolis. While we live about 45 minutes west, the metro area is our home. Your coverage has been superb!
Why does this app still have ads when I pay for a subscription?!
I want to pay for this service so I can read the journalism, not ads for BS online gambling. This sucks.
Where is the Weather?
This app is a lot better than it used to be. But where is the Weather? Even before and during a major weather event, you have to go through the search function and use language from other news sources to find any reporting on the current event, and often nothing shows up or only old stuff. Why isn’t there a Section called WEATHER? Even if it only has one article a day in it, at least you could find it, and it would be current. Dumb.
Good info, poor app
The reporting and stories are generally excellent. But paying subscribers frequently hit the site’s paywall when clicking on feature stories. It’s a long-standing bug and it’s unacceptable for a news app in 2026.
Why?
No tv listings!
Strong reporting helping save our democracy
While, I'm not from Minnesota and live across the country, I truly appreciate the reporters and editors, helping us understand what's happening through in-depth and factual reporting. They have earned my subscription and I hope you also will support quality journalism to help pattern. The false narrative at the Trump administration is putting out.
Great Newspaper—Terrible App
The Star Tribune has been one of America’s great newspapers for decades. Excellent writing. And integrity on reporting… something that’s sorely missed in much of today’s media. But this app is junk. On about half the stories it links to pages that look to be taking you to a generic web browser. And—about half of those—require you to log in again… even though you’re already in the app. And—once you click to log in….. nothing. I’ve written to them and basically, they refuse to fix it. The STrib is a great paper. Skip this app, buy a subscription to the e-edition and read it in your browser.
Morning Ritual
My day can’t start without a dose of news from the Strib. I love the new contributors who give me points of view I don’t hear during the day. Many conversations start with “did you see the article about?… Thank you for being both local and national!
Want to like it but…
Great journalism, bad app. For many articles, the Star Tribune app just opens up a iOS web window containing the article. Unfortunately this window doesn’t know whether you’re a subscriber or not so to use the app you have to re-login to your Star Tribune subscription - or else you hit the pay wall. Often, though inexplicably, the login button there doesn’t work meaning even paying subscribers who go through the effort of re-authenticating multiple times a day, you still can’t see the article. At this point, I just use the browser version of the site - it at least remembers that I’m a logged in and a subscriber.
Bad search function, glitchy site
Luckily I subscribe to both the paper and online formats because even when I search for the EXACT title of an article published in the paper edition on the app edition it often comes up empty!!! Also it’s glitchy. For example, I was sending an article by email and composing the accompanying message when it cut out completely, bouncing me back to the main page and completely erasing what I’d written. Needs work.
Minneapolis Star
We read and/or peruse the paper every day to keep up with the news!
Review
I can never seem to access a copy of the printed version which I prefer
Stock Market report
I wish you’d publish the combined individual stock market listing 2 days a week (Tuesday and Friday AM) again!
Dazzling and annoying
The home page works well. Any entering stories opens windows that don’t stay open and are fairly full of ads. Search function is almost unusable as it returns wildly unrelated results. My particular peeve is finding horoscopes which is 3 clicks in only to have to repeat each time.
Not what it used to be
I have subscribed to this paper my entire adult life, 50+ years. The paper lacks depth; local coverage has declined and the quantity of reports by Strib writers has been largely replaced by wire services which lack a local vantage point. It seems you’re more focused on making money than reporting news.
Strong local press is the foundation of our democracy
We are incredibly lucky to have one of our nation’s strongest local newspapers. The Strib gives our community thoughtful and articulate voices. It gives us vital information about our state and region. We sometimes take that for granted, but especially in this point of history- its importance is critical. The reporters and columnists are truth worthy professionals dedicated to informing the public.
The app is terrible and not user friendly
The app is terrible and not user friendly. Even after a call to customer service I can’t access my subscription reliably
Availability on the net
Very difficult to see the paper in the internet even though I have a subscription
Left wing rag
I used to deliver this as a young boy in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s and it’s shock at how it now scraping the bottom of the barrel. It’s a continual barrage of left wing propaganda. Wake up and report the news and not hit pieces.
Poor customer service
We are paying to get the paper on two devices and only receive it on one. Have contacted the customer service department a few times. No results. Definitely over priced.
Sports search
It’s impossible to filter the sports section by team.
Potentially good
Super glitchy and sends you all over the place for articles. Too many ads.
E edition login is broken
February 2026 and this comment from last month and 8 months ago is STILL accurate: The app constantly “forgets” that I have a subscription. Does anyone at the Strib monitor the comments to see how frustrating it is for subscribers.
Viewpoint
Ive hardly read a more liberal fishwrap than this paper. Im in Florida and follow the Vikes -that coverage is excellent. But wow, how left can you go and still provide some semblance of a balanced view. Good gosh.
No steady wifi, no news.
This app is horrendous for any sort of offline use. Want to read the paper on a flight with no wifi? Sorry. Of course, why don’t you just download the eEdition? As soon as your screen is turned off decide to open another app, it’ll delete. Swap to another app while reading an article? No worries, The Star Tribune app will restart. Fun to navigate to your last article! Reading with reliable wifi? Some articles choose to open in an embedded browser requiring one to enter log in info each time. It’s like the developers don’t even use their own app.
The Minnesota Star Tribune FAQ
- Is The Minnesota Star Tribune free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 1 country it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $25.99 (US), across 2 subscriptions.
- How much does The Minnesota Star Tribune cost per month?
- Premium Digital Access is $25.99 (US). The annual plan works out cheaper per month: $259.99 a year.
- Does The Minnesota Star Tribune have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- What are the best alternatives to The Minnesota Star Tribune?
- The Atlantic Magazine (4.9 from 156,357 reviews, premium from $4.99), KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul (4.7 from 34,436 reviews) and KSTP 5 Minneapolis-St. Paul MN (4.6 from 19,284 reviews).
The Minnesota Star Tribune download
Last updated 10 months ago.
The Minnesota Star Tribune sells in 1 country. It was released 14 years and 11 months ago, on 2 Nov 2011. It holds a 4.4 rating from 13,014 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
How much does The Minnesota Star Tribune 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 85%
- Annual 15%
Revenue by country
- United States 100%