Belleville News Democrat | IL

Name: Belleville News Democrat | IL
Rating: 3.61 (242 reviews)
Author: McClatchy

McClatchy

★ 3.6 (242 ratings)

⬇ 10,000+ downloads

Est. actual: 26,595

Free

Released: Dec 2, 2011

IAP: $7.99 - $159.99 per item

Contains ads

Rated: Everyone 10+

Signals

4 this week · 3 positive All of this week's signals →

📈Last 7 days +11 installs — 57% faster than the week before (+7) · 1/day since Sep 29
🏆Among News & Magazines apps top 25% by installs gained this week (24 peers growing)
⭐Rating steady at ★ 3.61 since Sep 29
🛠Updates actively updated · updated 18 days ago · every ~36 days (3 updates tracked)

Installs since launch

+36 installs · +2 ratings since Sep 29

Update history

11.1.20 Oct 23, 2026 · seen Oct 31, 2026

• Read offline: Save articles to read later, even with no Internet connection. • Video audio now stops when you swipe away from a featured video. • Fixed stretched images in the “For You” tab on tablets held upright. • Smarter paywall experience: We’ve updated the paywall to adapt to how you read, so readers see subscription options at the right moment. • Updated restore purchase proc

11.1.19 Oct 15, 2026 · seen Oct 20, 2026

• Photo gallery support: Swipe through full-screen photo galleries right in the app. • Read offline: Save articles to read later, even with no Internet connection. Your saved stories are in the new “Downloads” section on the “For You” tab. More improvements: • Video credits now appear with videos • Ability to close an Edition ad banner on a per session basis • Improved author biogra

11.1.16 Aug 12, 2026 · seen Sep 29, 2026

• Support for blockquotes on articles • Fixes playback issue with top video in Featured Videos section • Fixes banner ad overlap on Edition section articles • Other minor bug fixes and performance improvements

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Belleville News Democrat | IL is a news & magazines app by McClatchy with 10,000+ downloads (about 27K estimated). +11 installs in the last 7 days. Rated 3.6 from 242 ratings. Released Dec 2, 2011. Install growth, rank history, SDKs and ad networks.

From the store listing: “The Belleville News Democrat local newspaper app is faster and easier to use. Read or watch daily local news coverage, investigative reporting, national headline news, crime, sports, local business, and more from Belleville, Fairview Heights, East St. Louis, and surrounding communities in Illinois. The Belleville…”