The Star-Ledger
How much does The Star-Ledger cost?
Prices are current as of 1 Oct 2026.
1 subscription from $24.99
In the United States, The Star-Ledger has 1 subscription priced $24.99.
| Subscription | Period | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Auto-Renewing subscription to The Star-Ledger | Monthly | $24.99 |
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| Rating / 5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| Reviews | 2.8K | 25K | 4.8K | 4K | 2.4K | 2.2K | 1.8K | 1.7K | 690 | 297 | 96 |
| Released | 2012 | 2011 | 2011 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2012 | 2017 | 2017 |
| Monthly price | $24.99 | $9.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | $19.99 | $14.99 | $24.99 | — | $24.99 | — | — |
| Annual price | — | $99.99 | — | — | $19.99 | $19.99 | — | — | — | — | — |
The going rate for each plan in United States, in its own currency, shaded from the cheapest price on the row to the dearest. Plans fewer than four in ten of the priced apps sell are left out.
The Star-Ledger reviews
4.4 out of 5, based on 2,786 reviews.
What people like
- Gets you all the local news you want
- Great functionality and user friendly interface
- Read it anytime without waiting for delivery
What they complain about
- Hard to read on tablets and phones
- App keeps resetting pages while you scroll
- Printed puzzles are too small or broken
- Price stays high even without delivery costs
Old timer
Although print is gone paper hasn’t missed a beat. I was in military in 1960s at flight school in Alabama and got Sunday edition by Wednesday to keep up with facts of Vietnam war.i also enjoyed monmouth park results during summer.great job guys!
Digital Star Ledger
A challenge!
Sports
Rutgers Football
Newer is not always better
I’ve been reading the Star-Ledger since I was a kid, I wanted to continue reading it when I retired to Arizona. Since all my family (and sport teams) are back in NJ i decided to continue the reading experience digitally. Well, the experience is less than optimal in the app. It is extremely quirky . Here are a few of my observations: 1. Slow to load 2. Reloads when being activated from background 3. Will not maintain zoom on first (and most times second) use. A few seconds after zooming, it reverts back to the default 2 page view 4. When iPad is put to sleep, it will reboot even if it was active, and then see number 3 5. In facsimile view, it’s difficult to follow a story continued on other pages - the older versions had hyperlinks to the continuation 6. The lack of ability to follow web links in stories is frustrating. Why have the links if you can’t use them? Is there any way to make this app behave like the older versions? Upgrades are supposed to enhance the experience not make it worse.
Unbalanced viewpoints.
Ive been a Star Ledger subscriber for over 30 years. Every year has become more leftist and not balanced. I am now considering letting my subscription lapse. Be FAIR and balanced, not dogmatically leftist please!!!!! Even Julie has her discussions with at best a centrist. Less Tom Moran , More Paul Mulshine and his type!!! TRULY show both sides, dont indoctrinate….. EDUCATE and let US the readers make up our minds.
The best newspaper I have ever read
My Parents would tell me to get the paper every morning until the star ledger stopped making the print edition of the paper
Where is today’s paper?
Why is today’s paper not online? This is so unprofessional. Big disappointment
Star Ledger online format
I use an Ipad for reading on line. Held horizontally I get two pages with font too small for reading. One page would work fine I think. Held vertically is not good either, but bettrr
the paper
it’s definitely not the same reading the paper online. I miss the actual newspaper! Problem printing crossword puzzles since app prints puzzle on 1 page and then pages and pages of the clues (all the across clues singularly down the page and then all the down clues singularly down the page RATHER THAN a single page in grid form). Same monthly cost for all electronic format as it was for paper yet they are saving all kinds of costs in printing (equipment, materials, maintenance, buildings and land) and delivery (vehicles, maintenance, labor etc). Why not reduce the monthly cost passing SOME of the increased profits along to subscribers?
Review
Much prefer the old edition
Good job
The new online paper is much better than I expected and navigating thru sections is fairly easy.
Sun
Rates
Hard to use!
If I hit the link in the e-mail, it takes me to my browser instead of the app. I find the app not intuitive, it's heard to navigate. When I read the comics, I have to scroll thru them all, all I want to do is read my favorites, I can read then free on another website.
Uh
Where’s my SL icon?
Sports
Need scores published from previous nights games.
Star ledger
I absolutely love my on line Star Ledger. I was sooo very hesitant At first. I no longer have to wait for it to be deleivered. It is much easier to read. I can enlarge the print at any time. I look forward to reading it every morning..
ONLINE
ABSOLUTELY HATE HAVING TO GO ONLINE TO READ A NEWSPAPER!
Not a fan
Not fond of this now format.
New format
I don’t like the new format. No page numbers. Have to scroll through a bunch of legal notices to get to other sections. Liked it better when it read like ordinary newspaper
Electronic Star Ledger Experience Not Easy
I am very computer literate. I have been ordering online and reading online news for years now. However, reading the current version of the StarLedger is not easy and not the enjoyable experience I had with reading your paper when it was, in actuality, a paper. I don’t know if I will be continuing my subscription once my current one is finished
A disappointment
After 4 months of the digital Star Ledger,I have to say it is a disappointing change. I must daily print out the crossword puzzles which is becoming expensive and, especially on Sundays, the puzzles print is too small to clearly see the clues and the numbers on the grids. On top of all the many problems I am still billed a very high price for my subscription. Why the high price when cost of delivery has been eliminated ?
Can not print articles
When the Star Ledger first started on line reader was able to email and print articles and crossword puzzles. This has changed the reader can no longer use this feature.
Fair, comprehensive journalism. Kinda rare these days
Gives you exactly what you should be looking for…THE NEWS…pretty much all of it.
app needs work
Very angry Letters To Th Editor is no longer being accepted and Editorial staff has been laid off The purpose of a newspaper is not to stick their head in the sand because letters to the editor are too divisive or controversial. may very well cancel my subscription. Really disliking not able to view entire page on iPad screen, no option to resize
Search Bar?
The guide to transitioning to the online paper featured a "search" function up in the banner. None appears on the phone. It's really absurd to scroll through dozens of pages to find what you're looking for ( the bridge column for ex.). Takes far more time than the paper edition.
Substandard
Still not easy to read on a phone. Can’t move to latest news on nj.com without signing in again. That is poor programming.
Improve The App or Go Back To The Old One
It is very difficult to download or maneuver the app, especially on an iPad or iPhone, to read and scan the paper page by page. You get 2 pages at a time, the print is very small, and often as you try to advance the paper it resets to page 1 and you have to begin advancing it again. On the old app, you could easily download it and scroll down the pages continuously with no automatic resets occurring. Plus the paper’s size filled the screen completely maximizing its viewing size.
No Online Issue ?
Why is there no online issue available for 01/09/2025 ?
So unhappy
I’m so unhappy to be reading the paper online. This is not the way to enjoy the news.
Extremely satisfied
The app released on 12/17/24 is a total revamp of the prior app. Great functionality, dynamic and user friendly. It’s a digital version of e Onondaga. To be former hard copy complete with puzzles and. Games. I mostly access vi a let and phone.
Format
I like the format where I could just stroll down and pick the stories I wanted to read
Difficult to navigate
I have subscribed to the Ledger for many years. I don’t like the digital version and may cancel my subscription, I like to read about local politics and can’t find them, I actually think the comics are amusing and have difficulty locating them etc etc
Ridiculous charges
Being billed 40.99 a month. Didn’t realize I’ve been getting ripped off for so long. Shame on me. Beware of monthly charges.
Not a fan
I cannot eliminate the picture of the full front page from the article I’m reading. Tried multiple times to move it. Not successful
Not happy
We had finally gotten a handle on how to read the Saturday edition online and then the Star Ledger changed the format. It is not easy to read now and I cannot print my crossword puzzles like I was able to before the change.
Star ledger
Been reading since it was called the Newark Star Ledger. Great staff that keep us informed . Reading it since I was 10 yrs old in the city of Newark . Now living I’m living in Monmouth county I wish there was more Monmouth county news in it.
New online
I had no issues using the online paper but now the “improved” version is too touchy at times and then other times it’s difficult to get the pages to turn. Also, why are the headings gone which allowed you to jump to certain sections?
Not a fan
Don’t really need or want the app, but the web version doesn’t work on my iPad. The old version worked just great.
The Star-Ledger price by country
A monthly subscription costs $5.00 in Turkey and $32.13 in Mexico — 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 |
|---|---|
| Albania | $29.99 |
| Algeria | $24.99 |
| Angola | $24.99 |
| Anguilla | $24.99 |
| Antigua And Barbuda | $24.99 |
| Argentina | $24.99 |
| Armenia | $24.99 |
| Australia | A$36.99$25.87 |
| Austria | €24.99$28.33 |
| Azerbaijan | $24.99 |
| Bahamas | $24.99 |
| Bahrain | $24.99 |
| Barbados | $24.99 |
| Belarus | $24.99 |
| Belgium | €24.99$28.33 |
| Belize | $24.99 |
| Benin | $24.99 |
| Bermuda | $24.99 |
| Bhutan | $24.99 |
| Bolivia | $24.99 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | €24.99$28.33 |
| Botswana | $24.99 |
| Brazil | R$127.90$24.50 |
| British Virgin Islands | $24.99 |
| Brunei Darussalam | $24.99 |
| Bulgaria | €23.99$27.20 |
| Burkina Faso | $24.99 |
| Cambodia | $24.99 |
| Cameroon | $24.99 |
| Canada | CA$31.99$22.53 |
| Cape Verde | $24.99 |
| Cayman Islands | $24.99 |
| Chad | $24.99 |
| Chile | CLP 21,900$22.64 |
| Colombia | COP 102,900$30.56 |
| Congo | $24.99 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | $24.99 |
| Costa Rica | $24.99 |
| Cote Divoire | $24.99 |
| Croatia | €25.88$29.34 |
| Cyprus | €24.99$28.33 |
| Czech Republic | CZK 649.00$30.14 |
| Denmark | DKK 189.00$28.68 |
| Dominica | $24.99 |
| Dominican Republic | $24.99 |
| Ecuador | $24.99 |
| Egypt | EGP 389.99$7.49 |
| El Salvador | $24.99 |
| Estonia | €24.99$28.33 |
| Fiji | $24.99 |
| Finland | €24.99$28.33 |
| France | €24.99$28.33 |
| Gabon | $24.99 |
| Gambia | $24.99 |
| Georgia | $24.99 |
| Germany | €24.99$28.33 |
| Ghana | $24.99 |
| Greece | €24.99$28.33 |
| Grenada | $24.99 |
| Guatemala | $24.99 |
| Guinea-bissau | $24.99 |
| Guyana | $24.99 |
| Honduras | $24.99 |
| Hong Kong | HK$193.00$24.59 |
| Hungary | HUF 9,290$28.71 |
| Iceland | $30.99 |
| India | ₹2,249.00$23.41 |
| Indonesia | IDR 389,000$21.67 |
| Iraq | $24.99 |
| Ireland | €24.99$28.33 |
| Israel | ₪79.90$26.03 |
| Italy | €24.99$28.33 |
| Jamaica | $24.99 |
| Japan | ¥2,600$16.52 |
| Jordan | $24.99 |
| Kazakhstan | KZT 10,490.00$23.87 |
| Kenya | $24.99 |
| Kosovo | €24.99$28.33 |
| Kuwait | $24.99 |
| Kyrgyzstan | $24.99 |
| Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | $24.99 |
| Latvia | €24.99$28.33 |
| Lebanon | $24.99 |
| Liberia | $24.99 |
| Libya | $24.99 |
| Lithuania | €24.99$28.33 |
| Luxembourg | €24.99$28.33 |
| Macao | $24.99 |
| Macedonia | $24.99 |
| Madagascar | $24.99 |
| Malawi | $24.99 |
| Malaysia | MYR 107.90$26.45 |
| Maldives | $24.99 |
| Mali | $24.99 |
| Malta | €24.99$28.33 |
| Mauritania | $24.99 |
| Mauritius | $24.99 |
| Mexico | MX$579.00$32.13 |
| Micronesia | $24.99 |
| Moldova | $24.99 |
| Mongolia | $24.99 |
| Montenegro | €24.99$28.33 |
| Montserrat | $24.99 |
| Mozambique | $24.99 |
| Myanmar | $24.99 |
| Namibia | $24.99 |
| Nauru | $24.99 |
| Nepal | $24.99 |
| Netherlands | €24.99$28.33 |
| New Zealand | NZ$40.99$23.16 |
| Nicaragua | $24.99 |
| Niger | $24.99 |
| Nigeria | NGN 9,900.00$7.46 |
| Norway | NOK 269.00$28.02 |
| Oman | $24.99 |
| Pakistan | PKR 4,000$14.45 |
| Palau | $24.99 |
| Panama | $24.99 |
| Papua New Guinea | $24.99 |
| Paraguay | $24.99 |
| Peru | PEN 89.90$26.13 |
| Philippines | ₱1,190.00$19.01 |
| Poland | PLN 112.99$29.35 |
| Portugal | €24.99$28.33 |
| Qatar | QAR 92.99$25.55 |
| Romania | RON 117.99$25.37 |
| Russia | RUB 2,250.00$26.77 |
| Rwanda | $24.99 |
| Sao Tome & Principe | $24.99 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAR 107.99$28.80 |
| Senegal | $24.99 |
| Serbia | €24.99$28.33 |
| Seychelles | $24.99 |
| Sierra Leone | $24.99 |
| Singapore | SGD 35.98$28.11 |
| Slovakia | €24.99$28.33 |
| Slovenia | €24.99$28.33 |
| Solomon Islands | $24.99 |
| South Africa | ZAR 419.99$25.59 |
| South Korea | ₩30,000$22.16 |
| Spain | €24.99$28.33 |
| Sri Lanka | $24.99 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | $24.99 |
| St. Lucia | $24.99 |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | $24.99 |
| Suriname | $24.99 |
| Swaziland | $24.99 |
| Sweden | SEK 259.00$25.93 |
| Switzerland | CHF 24.00$28.78 |
| Taiwan | NT$760.00$23.87 |
| Tajikistan | $24.99 |
| Tanzania | TZS 57,900.00$22.14 |
| Thailand | THB 749.00$22.31 |
| Tonga | $24.99 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $24.99 |
| Tunisia | $24.99 |
| Turkey | TRY 244.99$5.00 |
| Turkmenistan | $24.99 |
| Turks and Caicos | $24.99 |
| Uganda | $24.99 |
| Ukraine | $24.99 |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 94.99$25.88 |
| United Kingdom | £22.49$29.75 |
| United States | $24.99 |
| Uruguay | $24.99 |
| Uzbekistan | $24.99 |
| Vanuatu | $24.99 |
| Venezuela | $24.99 |
| Vietnam | ₫579,000$22.33 |
| Yemen | $24.99 |
| Zambia | $24.99 |
| Zimbabwe | $24.99 |
The Star-Ledger FAQ
- Is The Star-Ledger free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 172 countries it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $24.99 (US), across 1 subscription.
- How much does The Star-Ledger cost per month?
- Auto-Renewing subscription to The Star-Ledger is $24.99 (US).
- Does The Star-Ledger have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- Where is The Star-Ledger cheapest?
- A monthly subscription costs TRY 244.99 (≈$5.00) in Turkey and MX$579.00 (≈$32.13) in Mexico, its cheapest and dearest countries.
- What are the best alternatives to The Star-Ledger?
- NJ.com (4.5 from 25,031 reviews, premium from $5.99), The Plain Dealer (4.2 from 4,751 reviews, premium from $2.99) and The Oregonian News (4.3 from 3,972 reviews, premium from $24.99).
The Star-Ledger download
Last updated 7 months ago.
The Star-Ledger sells in 172 countries. It was released 14 years and 2 months ago, on 7 Aug 2012. It holds a 4.4 rating from 2,786 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
How much does The Star-Ledger 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 100%
Revenue by country
- United States 100%
- United Kingdom 0%
- Mexico 0%