The Modesto Bee: Local News CA
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How much does The Modesto Bee: Local News CA cost?
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3 subscriptions from $9.99
In the United States, The Modesto Bee: Local News CA has 3 subscriptions priced $9.99 – 159.99.
| Subscription | Period | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly Subscription | Monthly | $9.99 |
| Montly Subscription | Monthly | $15.99 |
| Annual Subscription | Annual | $99.99 – 159.99 |
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| Reviews | 1.3K | 11K | 5.3K | 3.4K | 2.4K | 1.1K | 499 | 249 | 206 | 34 | 2 |
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| Monthly price | $9.99 | — | — | $6.99 | $6.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Annual price | $99.99 | — | — | $159.99 | $159.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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The Modesto Bee: Local News CA reviews
4.5 out of 5, based on 1,298 reviews.
What people like
- Great for local accountability news
- Fast and easy to read
- Useful when traveling away home
What they complain about
- Subscription cost feels too high
- App crashes and loads slowly
- Login issues block paid access
Out with the old…
Great update!
Delivery problems
I’ve been trying for a week to get my paper delivered by using this app. After seven days still no paper. So this app appears useless.
Paper
I love the paper , go back to 2 x week for hard copy
Updates
The app keeps telling me to update but will not do it on my I pad. I can get the bee on my I phone but not I pad. Very frustrating
Local news.
Modesto B keeping news locally from being read without subscription or having the app. Next television will be doing the same thing without the app. You need to pay for subscription.
Local Transparency
The Modesto Bee is our greatest source of transparency and keeping local politicians accountable. It’s vital our local news survives the age of free internet news nit too mention all the fake garbage foisted upon us. Thank you McClatchy and Modesto Bee reporters for the light you bring in transparency.
Horrible
I loved this app until the update. It now requires a email and password, often multiple times, on a daily basis with all sorts of pop ups and junk. I will unsubscribe if this continues
Fixed
Won’t load. Please fix as I pay for the subscription. Update: November 2021 No news feeds since latest update. Please fix. UPDATE: Disabling private relay worked. Thank you!
Not much to it
If you aren’t interested in where to find restaurant cockroaches, there’s not much more to it. And the app often doesn’t recognize me as a paid subscriber so I have to go through the hassle of re-logging in
Pesky add that stays on bottom of page
Pesky add stays on bottom of page
Trucker ‘ slow poke ‘
I am a truck driver! So when I travel out of state and I need to get news of what’s going on in Modesto , I go to the Modesto bee app and get my latest reports of what’s happening in my town , I drive 38 states and sometimes I’m away from home up to a week and a half !! It is a great app to have ! Thanks “ Modesto Bee “
Beta App is Horrible
The new beta app is terrible. Bring back the ability to do pdf
This “Beta” version is much improved, but…
This version is much better than the previous version EXCEPT if you inadvertently touch the screen, it takes you to an isolated view of an article. This happens frequently and it’s rather annoying. Why not require a double tap of the screen for those who like the isolated view? I personally NEVER purposely use this alternate view, but I get it accidentally way too often.
No choice if you want the Modesto Bee, but app is very poor.
My latest of a long line of frustrations - using the only search function it has, cannot pull up an article from a year ago, despite having the full title and date. Indeed, can’t pull up the edition for that day. Works fine for daily reading and pulling up recent articles, but no real archival capacity.
Not free?
I enjoy keeping up with the news after moving to another part of the country but it’s hard to justify spending money on a subscription to do so. I’m disappointed in this change of policy.
All the news I need to know!
The paper is great to read but there is more full color content online, a variety of news from the local source! A1 site
App is poorly integrated
I subscribe through iTunes and yet am prompted to subscribe on nearly every article; this still occurs after restoring and checking that it says active subscriber. Trying to read the replica edition takes me through a browser where I have to go through multiple steps to log in again. Since most of the content requires going to the replica edition, this is a problem. The user experience with this app is very poor, especially considering the high price of the monthly subscription for very limited content. The content is great; the app is junk. You need to fix the app so that once authenticated the reader can read smoothly and move to the replica edition within the app.
Frustrated!!!
Bring back the old edition! I have spent 30 minutes trying to open today’s paper! Still nothing, tell me why I should continue my subscription??? The e edition will not open in the paper format! Help would like to be able to read what I pay for!
Family Sharing not working
Can’t share subscription with family.
Unable to load all comments
5/7/2019. Unable to load all comments. Must have started with last update. Same with the SacBee app. 5/15/2019. All closes unexpectedly and some times just goes black for a few seconds...
Speed
This app is great and faster than most newspaper apps.
Horrible
So to see and get the news in Modesto bee, I gotta subscribe? All other news outlets, no subscription needed... No thanks $15.99 a month or $160 for the year,,,?? I’ll just tune into the news on YouTube
Tylan Dowd M.D.
Thanks it is very easy to read which is certainly a bonus
Doesn't provide for letters to editor
I read the Bee on my iPhone every day. I do not have a computer. The app is perfect except for one glaring omission. You can't write a letter to the editor or make comments on stories or letters. I'd give it five stars but instead it gets just two.
Review
Love the buzz from the Bee. Great job keep it up.
What a joke
I've been using this app for years and now you want to charge a ridiculous amount of money! Especially at a time like the covid 19 pandemic half the news you can read what a joke wouldn't waste my time with this rip off app I will be deleting this app.
Better lately
I have seen much more news about Modesto. We so need more reporting on local events and our high crime
Up to Date Information
The Bee has it!
Doesn't work after the last update.
App doesn't work since it was updated yesterday.
Where're the comments?
What is the point of a standalone news app for a local paper when we cannot comment on the articles?
Such a breath of fresh air
I don’t live in or near Modesto, but I enjoy reading the news from there occasionally because the it is entertaining and a nice break from other news outlets that seem self important most of the time. Thank you Modesto Bee.
Parent company ruined the app
Paywall and previous app use had 4 stories listed 3 times. Why repeat? No content? Other news outlets are producing better news. Have eradicated merced sun-star and ModBee. Not willing to pay $200 a year times two to get news, ModBee and Merced sun star. More up to date news out there. Again, multiple stories that last 5 days with a subscription.
A lot more than a newspaper.
Gives you much more than a newspaper. Lots of videos, still photos, links, etc.. I finally found the comments section in the top right of each article. The comments are the fun part of reading the Bee. Me and this app had a tough time at first until I figured out how to navigate it. Now I really enjoy all of its features and look forward to reading the improved Modesto Bee.
Terrible
Been using this app for years. Now they want to charge me. There are plenty of news apps for free
Your FB page
Your FB page is very good. How do I get automatic news updates? By pressing 'Like' on your page? I can't find it.
New and improved isn’t
Maybe I can get somewhere if I review. I’ve sent three emails regarding how impossible it is to read the Bee with the new app. No reply. The new app is awful. Fuzzy pages, pages that disappear and the list goes on and on.
The Modesto Bee: Local News CA price by country
A monthly subscription costs $2.20 in Turkey and $14.82 in Colombia — 7× 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | $11.99 | $191.99 |
| Algeria | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Angola | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Anguilla | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Antigua And Barbuda | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Argentina | $9.99 | $99.99 |
| Armenia | $11.99 | $159.99 |
| Australia | A$14.99$10.48 | A$259.99$181.81 |
| Azerbaijan | $11.99 | $159.99 |
| Bahamas | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Bahrain | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Barbados | $11.99 | $159.99 |
| Belarus | $11.99 | $159.99 |
| Belize | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Benin | $11.99 | $159.99 |
| Bermuda | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Bhutan | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Bolivia | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | €9.99$11.33 | €174.99$198.40 |
| Botswana | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Brazil | R$59.90$11.48 | R$599.90$114.92 |
| British Virgin Islands | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Brunei Darussalam | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Burkina Faso | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Cambodia | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Cameroon | $11.99 | $159.99 |
| Canada | CA$12.99$9.15 | CA$129.99$91.54 |
| Cape Verde | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Cayman Islands | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Chad | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Chile | CLP 9,990$10.33 | CLP 114,900$118.78 |
| China | CN¥68.00$10.12 | CN¥1,148.00$170.83 |
| Colombia | COP 49,900$14.82 | COP 679,900$201.94 |
| Congo | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Costa Rica | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Cote Divoire | $11.99 | $159.99 |
| Dominica | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Dominican Republic | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Ecuador | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Egypt | EGP 259.99$4.99 | EGP 2,599.99$49.91 |
| El Salvador | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Fiji | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Gabon | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Gambia | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Georgia | $11.99 | $159.99 |
| Ghana | $11.99 | $159.99 |
| Grenada | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Guatemala | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Guinea-bissau | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Guyana | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Honduras | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Hong Kong | HK$88.00$11.21 | HK$1,248.00$158.98 |
| India | ₹999.00$10.40 | ₹9,900.00$103.06 |
| Indonesia | IDR 169,000$9.42 | IDR 2,299,000$128.08 |
| Iraq | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Israel | ₪34.90$11.37 | ₪559.90$182.38 |
| Jamaica | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Japan | ¥1,500$9.53 | ¥17,400$110.55 |
| Jordan | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Kazakhstan | KZT 4,990.00$11.35 | KZT 62,990.00$143.32 |
| Kenya | $11.99 | $159.99 |
| Kosovo | €9.99$11.33 | €174.99$198.40 |
| Kuwait | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Kyrgyzstan | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Lebanon | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Liberia | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Libya | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Macao | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Macedonia | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Madagascar | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Malawi | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Malaysia | MYR 49.90$12.23 | MYR 679.90$166.64 |
| Maldives | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Mali | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Mauritania | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Mauritius | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Mexico | MX$199.00$11.04 | MX$3,199.00$177.52 |
| Micronesia | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Moldova | $11.99 | $159.99 |
| Mongolia | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Montenegro | €9.99$11.33 | €174.99$198.40 |
| Montserrat | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Mozambique | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Myanmar | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Namibia | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Nauru | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Nepal | $11.99 | $159.99 |
| New Zealand | NZ$19.99$11.29 | NZ$289.99$163.84 |
| Nicaragua | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Niger | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Nigeria | NGN 5,800.00$4.37 | NGN 57,900.00$43.62 |
| Oman | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Pakistan | PKR 2,500$9.03 | PKR 24,900$89.93 |
| Palau | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Panama | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Papua New Guinea | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Paraguay | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Peru | PEN 44.90$13.05 | PEN 549.90$159.85 |
| Philippines | ₱599.00$9.57 | ₱5,990.00$95.69 |
| Qatar | QAR 39.99$10.99 | QAR 589.99$162.09 |
| Rwanda | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Sao Tome & Principe | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAR 39.99$10.66 | SAR 629.99$168.00 |
| Senegal | $11.99 | $159.99 |
| Serbia | €9.99$11.33 | €174.99$198.40 |
| Seychelles | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Sierra Leone | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Singapore | SGD 14.98$11.70 | SGD 218.98$171.08 |
| Solomon Islands | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| South Africa | ZAR 199.99$12.19 | ZAR 2,799.99$170.63 |
| South Korea | ₩14,000$10.34 | ₩215,000$158.83 |
| Sri Lanka | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| St. Lucia | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Suriname | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Swaziland | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Taiwan | NT$320.00$10.05 | NT$5,390.00$169.28 |
| Tajikistan | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Tanzania | TZS 29,900.00$11.43 | TZS 369,900.00$141.44 |
| Thailand | THB 399.00$11.89 | THB 4,900.00$145.96 |
| Tonga | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Tunisia | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Turkey | TRY 107.99$2.20 | TRY 1,099.99$22.44 |
| Turkmenistan | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Turks and Caicos | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Uganda | $11.99 | $159.99 |
| Ukraine | $11.99 | $159.99 |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 39.99$10.90 | AED 629.99$171.66 |
| United States | $9.99 | $99.99 |
| Uruguay | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Uzbekistan | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Vanuatu | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Venezuela | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Vietnam | ₫249,000$9.60 | ₫3,699,000$142.64 |
| Yemen | $9.99 | $159.99 |
| Zambia | $11.99 | $159.99 |
| Zimbabwe | $11.99 | $159.99 |
The Modesto Bee: Local News CA FAQ
- Is The Modesto Bee: Local News CA free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 141 countries it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $9.99 (US), across 3 subscriptions.
- How much does The Modesto Bee: Local News CA cost per month?
- Monthly Subscription is $9.99 – 15.99 (US). The annual plan works out cheaper per month: $99.99 – 159.99 a year.
- Does The Modesto Bee: Local News CA have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- Where is The Modesto Bee: Local News CA cheapest?
- A monthly subscription costs TRY 107.99 (≈$2.20) in Turkey and COP 49,900 (≈$14.82) in Colombia, its cheapest and dearest countries.
- What are the best alternatives to The Modesto Bee: Local News CA?
- KCRA 3 News - Sacramento (4.4 from 11,444 reviews), ABC10 Northern California News (4.8 from 5,323 reviews) and El Nuevo Herald | Tus Noticias (4.8 from 3,410 reviews, premium from $0.99).
The Modesto Bee: Local News CA download
Last updated 22 days ago.
The Modesto Bee: Local News CA sells in 141 countries. It was released 14 years and 6 months ago, on 27 Mar 2012. It holds a 4.5 rating from 1,298 reviews.
Supports 2 languages: English, Spanish.
How much does The Modesto Bee: Local News CA 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%