The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Prices are current as of 1 Oct 2026.
2 subscriptions from $19.99
In the United States, The Philadelphia Inquirer has 2 subscriptions priced $19.99 – 27.99.
| Subscription | Period | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Inquirer Digital Subscription | Monthly | $19.99 |
| Premium Digital Access | Monthly | $27.99 |
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| Rating / 5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| Reviews | 18K | 72K | 43K | 25K | 20K | 19K | 18K | 15K | 2.9K | 1.7K | 148 |
| Released | 2012 | 2010 | 2013 | 2011 | 2010 | 2010 | 2010 | 2011 | 2017 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Monthly price | $19.99 | — | $29.99 | $9.99 | $5.99 | $19.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | — | — | — |
| Annual price | — | — | — | $99.99 | — | $198.99 | $149.99 | $59.99 | — | — | — |
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The Philadelphia Inquirer reviews
4.6 out of 5, based on 18,062 reviews.
What people like
- Great local sports news coverage
- Supports a non-profit local paper
- High quality writing and columns
What they complain about
- App eats up massive storage space
- Updates break landscape viewing on iPad
- Ads are too big and intrusive
- App often crashes or won't open
My Inquirer
I rely on Will Bunch’s column
Subscription with Ads?
I’m paying monthly for a subscription yet still get obnoxious full screen ads that take over the screen and article I’m reading. Really unfortunate. I won’t be renewing my subscription.
Updated: mostly solid online edition of newspaper
Update July 2026: Please stop breaking things with your updates! I brought up the app this morning only to find it thinks I’m not a subscriber. I had to delete the app, reinstall and log in again, and now it’s fine. Update December 2024: The app is now pretty solid and provides a good reading experience. It’s easy to navigate and double-clicking gets you a one-page version of an article (vs paging through the “paper” to get to the rest of an article. That said, there’s a basic feature missing. I want a save/share button that lets me (1) save a pdf of the article, (2) print the article, and (3) save a link to the article.
Some articles don’t open
In the newspaper view, some articles do not open at all, or are very slow to open, with only a spinning circle appearing. Those same articles open fine on the website so it seems like an app problem.
Half-baked app
I really want to support my local newspaper, but this app is not great, and worst of all the only advertising they manage to attract is from Nigerian princes, weight loss “secrets,” and other scams. I wish the app’s support would addresss issues instead of just ignoring them.
Great Way to Stay Informed
And it’s a non-profit, not owned by billionaires! All the news that fits, they print … unlike one larger national paper from New York.
Out of date articles and BIG ADs
I’m really getting fed up with this app. First, while many articles land in the app days before appearing in the published newspaper; there are many “breaking” stories that don’t show up in the app. The inline adds are getting so big you can’t scroll the page without launching the ads webpage. Finally the video ads become so intrusive it’s not worth reading the story. I just close the app and go elsewhere.
👍
App has improved a lot!
Consistency
The reliability of the e version is inconsistent. Everytime you have a software update there are problems.
16 GBs?!
I love the app for news and viewing the paper but something needs to be fixed with the cache/storage. I don’t download papers and yet the app is still occupying 16 GBs of memory at present and it grows each time I use it. I end up having to constantly delete, redownload, and log back-in in order to use the app and my iPad in general. This has only been an issue in the last 3 months. Really hoping this gets resolved as others are clearly experiencing similar issues.
Recent update doesn’t allow landscape
I always loved this app but the recent app update no longer allows reading in landscape. This is very annoying when reading on an iPad as you have to turn the iPad around and stand it upright. This doesn’t work well with most iPad cases. Please allow both landscape and portrait.
Figure out you online access policies
For the 2nd time in the past 12 months I've subscribed to your online paper. And for the 2nd time I am unable to access any articles, as I'm told I've reached my limit of free access, even though I am logged in. This is incredibly frustrating. I am paying for access and can't access.
Love the Inquirer, but…
When will the “listen to article” feature be added to the app? Seems like a total miss. Why would I use the app if the convenience is on the website? As for the listen article feature on the website, for long articles, the page eventually refreshes, stopping the reader feature. And there’s no way to pick up where it left off. I hope you solve that glitch too. Keep up the good work making the news consumption experience better and better. From the high-quality writers to the improving app and website experience, it’s the reason why I keep my subscription.
Memory hog
This app eats up memory more than anything else on my phone. How can an app go to 50G of use after a month?
Memory Hog
Love the app and paper but it currently is using 9gb of memory on my phone. Why? I am going to have to delete the app.
App Won’t Open on my 16Pro
App Won’t Open on my 16Pro for months, despite routine automatic updates, and having deleted the app from the phone and reinstalled it. Previously, I would’ve given it five stars.
The worst app
This app is an embarrassment to the once great paper. Frequently unresponsive. No wonder a subscription only costs $1.00 a month.
Portrait mode only update?
I love reading the inquirer everyday on my iPad. But today, I noticed the app icon had changed from black to white. And now I can only use the app in portrait mode. It is much more difficult to read this way, and the stand on my case can’t hold it open that way. I didn’t mind that the price went up to almost $30/month, but that is a lot of money for a product that is now difficult to access. Please return it to the old way or give the option to read it in landscape!
Ok app but a space hog
Content is good. App is just ok but many others are much better. Main complaint is after using it a while it consumes too much space. Clearing its cache does nothing. It currently has over 7gb on my iPad. Only way to fix it is to delete and reinstall. Also, many times when you come back to the app it loses my place. Doesn’t anyone test this?
App not loading
The App has been "experiencing difficulties" for quite a while. Am I the only one?
Excellent, in terms of content and ease of navigation.
I read the Inquirer and (mainly) the Daily News for Philadelphia sports news. It’s all there, everything from game results to stats to analysis and opinion. When the Phillies or Eagles make a roster change, that’s where I find out about it. Their three primary sports columnists each have their own style and are always enlightening. There are other sites to go to for Philly sports news, including The Athletic and NBC Sports Philadelphia. Neither measures up to the Inquirer/Daily News site.
Uses too much space
I like the app but it’s taking up all the free space on my phone (32GB), which is absurd. The clear cache button doesn’t work. The only solution is to delete the app.
Portrait only
This app provides the content in a good fashion and I would give it a 4 except for one problem with the latest update. The app will only show itself on my iPad (purchased early 2025) in the portrait mode with the charging port down. This behavior is not present on other apps. When/if they fix it, I will change the rating.
Uses way too much iPhone space
No way to keep the cache small, so it gradually takes over. Please fix.
Landscape
It does not allow for landscape view on iPad or iPhone.
Predatory Subscription Practices
This paper makes it near impossible to cancel without a call or chat.
Newer update unacceptable
The most recent update of the inquirer app freezes the paper in a vertical position on my iPad. I cannot read the paper this way and expect the bug to be fixed quickly.
Difficult to use
Recent design changes have made it very difficult to use the app. This in addition to obtrusive ads and the always poor prioritizing of news is going to result in me calling to cancel my underused / difficult to use subscription. It’s very sad what has become of journalism today.
10/24 update broke the app
Unable to view past article intro after updating app today
Latest update is a downgrade
How do I go back to last version? This one is not switchable to landscape - why?
Rotation disabled in latest update
I’ve just updated the app and the screen has stopped rotating into landscape orientation — or at all. This is terrible. Please repair.
Awful update
New update will not rotate on my IPad. So I can’t read it easily. Not acceptable. I hate it. Might drop my subscription.
Loading Error
I have the most recent version of this app and have kept receiving a loading error for the past couple of weeks. When will this be resolved?
The Philadelphia Inquirer FAQ
- Is The Philadelphia Inquirer free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 1 country it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $19.99 (US), across 2 subscriptions.
- How much does The Philadelphia Inquirer cost per month?
- Inquirer Digital Subscription is $19.99 – 27.99 (US).
- Does The Philadelphia Inquirer have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- What are the best alternatives to The Philadelphia Inquirer?
- 6abc Philadelphia (4.7 from 71,809 reviews), The Boston Globe (4.6 from 42,952 reviews, premium from $29.99) and NJ.com (4.5 from 25,031 reviews, premium from $5.99).
The Philadelphia Inquirer download
Last updated 8 days ago.
The Philadelphia Inquirer sells in 1 country. It was released 13 years and 10 months ago, on 14 Nov 2012. It holds a 4.6 rating from 18,062 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
How much does The Philadelphia Inquirer make?
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