Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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Honolulu Star-Advertiser has no in-app products on record in the United States.
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Honolulu Star-Advertiser reviews
4.5 out of 5, based on 1,618 reviews.
What people like
- Shows newspaper page by page
- Great for staying local connected
- Easy to zoom and read
- Big Q survey is quick
What they complain about
- Ads interrupt you constantly
- Full screen ads block reading
- App glitches and crashes often
- Content feels politically biased
Local news keeps our community strong
The Star Advertiser other local news organizations keep us up on what’s going on in government, business and the community. This makes us more cohesive and able to act together as needed with common understandings. Mahalo Star Advertiser and subscribers:)
Advertisements too obtrusive
The ads in this app have become more and more frequent and obtrusive. I cannot read an article without repeated interruptions by ads, to the point where I give up and look for the story at a different news source. I realize that ads are a source of revenue for the newspaper but this is getting ridiculous. If you must, show me ONE ad when I open the app but then let me read without further interruption.
Go back to the first article !
It would be nice if with one tap “home” the app would scroll up to the top article.
Unskippable ads that glitch out
Articles that are locked behind a paywall and unskippable ads that pop up randomly, glitch out, and are unclosable prevent this app from being my go to
Outdated
Outdated app with minor glitches. AI could clean it up for you.
Local and state news
I currently live in CA, but I was born and raised in Hawaii. So I like reading about what’s currently going on in Hawaii.
Too much annoying video ads
I appreciate that the business model requires ads, but as you scroll through an article a video ad will pop up half a dozen times in a row after successively closing it. Impossible to actually read the acrile
Like it a lot!
Any time I can sit in my recliner with a cup of coffee and read the paper on line, makes for a great morning. I have gotten used to reading on line and only read Sunday’s edition in print. I find it easy to read, move about the different sections, and zoom in when necessary due to aging eyesight. My finger tips stay clean and ink free! Reading is more enjoyable this way. I love it!
Politically Biased Reporting
I respect and appreciate balanced & fair reporting on all events, social, financial, and political issues; however, the reporting & editing crew is obviously slanted Blue. As such, management should seriously ponder if it is a barrier to increasing daily subscribers. I don’t want politically driven newspapers editing world events, I can do that on my own.
News At your fingertips
Nice to have local news so available wish more articles were available and no only by subscription
Online only subscription
A green way to keep up with local news. A nice change.
Continual ad tracking
Watch out for the two continous ad tracker icons continually present even if you click on it and choose to opt out.
Good summary of the news
Look forward to it every day.
Too many ads
I popped on here to see if I missed an update. I have repetitive pop-up ads appearing, múltiples before I can get through an article. I’m a subscriber and find it frustrating that it is so difficult to get local news.
Good Hawaii Articles
The selected articles are informative and a good read. Too many articles are anti-Trump and Republican Party. More objective articles would be appreciated.
Thomas HAPPY
Wonderful civic service and public trust
It’s 2026 and still a Horrible UI
One of the worst apps for news I have ever used. Even though I pay hundreds of dollars a year for a subscription the app always opens with a full screen ad that can be challenging for folks to dismiss it, in this case a tiny X. It makes it impossible for my elderly mom to use the app. The full screen ads also pop-up during use. Let paid subscribers avoid these full screen ads.
Easy to use.
Keeps me updated on breaking news with push notification.
Latest update even worse
Replica editions fail to download completely. App still forgets open page and edition despite telling it not to download latest.
It works
I use the Honolulu Star-Advertiser app primarily for The Big Q survey. It's quick and easy. Most days there is a short ad to view before you can view any content. I'm OK with that because the newspaper has to make money somehow. Sometimes I check out breaking news with the app since that's more current than the printed paper.
Love the pop-up!
The only local paper I look up to.
Fake 5-Star Reviews
I really wish this App was better because I would love to see this newspaper succeed. But if we are going to be honest with ourselves, this app is really terrible. Most news articles are at least a day old and the only news that is reported are for people living in a left leaning bubble. The only thing I can attribute this having such a high app rating is a ton of fake 5-Star reviews.
Excellent app for me. News updated all day. Mahalo
Mahalo from Nuuanu Valley.
Frustrated...
I don't live on the islands but love getting the local news. I like the fact that the app caches the articles but what sucks is that if you leave the app for a sec and return to it, it automatically tries to update. Unless something changed in the last 30sec, there's no need to update it. This is even more irritating if you're in a subway/underground with no cell or wifi service because the app breaks. I would love for this app to stop auto updating if one leaves the app and have an option to pull-down and refresh on demand.
Views
The views have been inconsistent. The obits for one sometimes you have to review them one at a time and other times you can scroll. There are also at times words that break up articles that don’t belong and other times not in sequence. Lastly the USA Today always have misspelling probably due to oct or translation applications.
Easy to use
My go to app every morning to get the latest local, national and world news. Easy access to subscription newspaper, and The Big Q. Get it!
Everyday App
Every morning I look forward to reading Hawaii news on my phone. Living on the central coast of California, this keeps me connected to my place of birth. As a kid I used to help my brothers deliver the Honolulu Advertiser.
Good Paper
Why the change to super small font, even on my iPhone 6+ font is too small and can't be adjusted on new update, don't like
Honolulu star advertiser
Can’t logged in can’t update password just deleted app
Good job
Mahalo for keeping me updated with the latest🫡
Home is where my heart is
My home always good to hear what’s going on in the Ohana !
Love it!
I’m happy to be able to keep up with the news back in Honolulu, Hawaii as I’ve left and moved here to Vegas, 6 years ago. Thank you.
Pretty good online access to newspaper
Decent local news & general news overview when reading the print edition isn’t an option on a given day.
A good news app
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser app actually displays the paper page-by-page which makes using it like … reading the paper! Compared to other papers, eg. NYT, which are just jumbles of articles. Well done.
Interesting
Visit Hawaii yearly and thus have an interest in events.
Get to be in touch with the 808 while on travel
5 stars
Good!
I read every morning !
Honolulu Star-Advertiser FAQ
- Is Honolulu Star-Advertiser free?
- Yes. The app is free, in all 175 countries it sells in, and it sells nothing inside it.
- Does Honolulu Star-Advertiser have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- What are the best alternatives to Honolulu Star-Advertiser?
- KHON2 News - Honolulu HI News (4.6 from 13,879 reviews), Hawaii News Now (4.3 from 8,204 reviews) and Sacramento Bee News California (4.2 from 4,907 reviews, premium from $9.99).
Honolulu Star-Advertiser download
Last updated 6 months ago.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser sells in 175 countries. It was released 14 years ago, on 4 Oct 2012. It holds a 4.5 rating from 1,618 reviews.
Supports 13 languages: English, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian Bokmål, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish.
How much does Honolulu Star-Advertiser make?
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