Island Packet News Hilton Head

Name: Island Packet News Hilton Head
Rating: 3.24 (106 reviews)
Author: McClatchy

McClatchy

★ 3.2 (106 ratings)

⬇ 10,000+ downloads

Est. actual: 13,725

Free

Released: Mar 14, 2012

IAP: $7.99 - $159.99 per item

Contains ads

Rated: Everyone 10+

Signals

4 this week · 2 positive · 2 warnings All of this week's signals →

📈Last 7 days +8 installs — 64% slower than the week before (+22) · 1/day since Sep 29
🏆Among News & Magazines apps top 33% by installs gained this week (24 peers growing)
⭐Rating ★ 3.31 → 3.24 since Sep 29 — around the 11.1.19 update (Oct 16, 2026)
🛠Updates actively updated · updated 25 days ago · every ~65 days (2 updates tracked)

Installs since launch

+35 installs · 0 ratings since Sep 29

Update history

11.1.19 Oct 16, 2026 · seen Oct 24, 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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Island Packet News Hilton Head is a news & magazines app by McClatchy with 10,000+ downloads (about 14K estimated). +8 installs in the last 7 days. Rated 3.2 from 106 ratings. Released Mar 14, 2012. Install growth, rank history, SDKs and ad networks.

From the store listing: “The Hilton Head Island Packet newspaper app is faster & easier to use. Read or watch daily local news coverage, investigative reporting, national headline news, crime, sports, local business, & more from Hilton Head Island, Bluffton, Hardeeville, Beaufort, and communities across the South Carolina Lowcountry. The…”