Chicago Tribune subscription: cost, reviews, how to cancel

• App Store rating4.4★ from 18,496 ratings
• Cheapest subscription$19.99 per month
• Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months8 of 35 reviews

On this page: what it costs, how to cancel, what reviewers say.

What the data says

• Billing complaints in reviews8 of 35 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (23%)
• Free trial converts to a paid plan1 month free trial, then $19.99 per month

What Chicago Tribune costs

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $19.99 per month.

• Unlimited Digital Access1 month free trial, then renews every month$19.99
• News Apps OnlyRenews every month, no trial$19.99
• Unlimited Digital Access1 year free trial, then renews every year$198.99
• Chicago Tribune1 year free trial, then renews every year$199.99

How to cancel Chicago Tribune

1. Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
2. Tap Subscriptions.
3. Select Chicago Tribune (listed under a plan name such as Unlimited Digital Access).
4. Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

If the app is not in that list, it was not billed through Apple. Cancel it with the developer instead: support page or website.

Charged after cancelling or during a trial? Request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com within 90 days.

What reviewers say

Reported bugs

Inability to scroll through articles; Frequent login prompts for subscribers; Inconsistent behavior across updates; Trouble accessing the digital edition.

Recent one-star reviews

Harassing subscribers and ReidI spent 30 minutes trying to track down two alerts. There was no obvious reason for them so I checked AI only to find out that the tribune wanted me to rate it. You flunked.

Doesn’t function properlyWhen I am in Newspaper view and click on an article at some point the article jumps to extremely large size, making it unreadable. The only solution is to close the article and reopen. Constantly! This has been the case for years and the Trib doesn’t bother to fix it. So frustrating!

PoorI received a notice about Covid money. I clicked and got the response that I could subscribe or log in. I logged in the article opened for a few seconds the. I was prompted to subscribe again or log in. Didn’t I just do that. Your system stinks, maybe that’s why young people don’t read the Trib.…

Recent five-star reviews

Awesome ApppChicago Tribune app is great! Easy to search and navigate, it is everything you would expect from the Chicago Tribune and more. Highly recommend!

Search capabilitiesI like the online version right up and till the time I start to look for information on current news I’ve heard n the radio. The layout and graphic design is good and user friendly. However, search results come up with three year old stories, loosely related to the topic searched and not organi…

Virtually unusableI’m a paid subscriber, but with the latest updates keep getting video ads that take over the whole screen. I thought I was paying for no ads. It’s basically unusable since a few seconds after the ad ends another one starts. Used to be a good app, now it’s just a joke. Most likely cancelling my subsc…

About the developer

Tribune Publishing Company, LLC has published on the App Store since Aug 18, 2010: 7 app(s), 0 of them no longer in the store.

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Alternatives to Chicago Tribune

Also similar: Chicago Sun-Times (4.1★), WGN News - Chicago (4.6★), ABC7 Chicago News & Weather (4.7★), NBC 5 Chicago: News & Weather (4.5★), Crain's Chicago Business (4.8★), WBEZ (4.7★)

Questions people ask

How much does Chicago Tribune cost?

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $19.99 per month.

How do I cancel Chicago Tribune?

On your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, select Chicago Tribune and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Does Chicago Tribune have a free trial?

Yes: Unlimited Digital Access offers a 1 month free trial, then $19.99 per month.

What are the subscription details and cost?

The app offers a sampling of free stories each month. For full access, a subscription to Unlimited Digital Access is available for $19.99 a month, which includes the app, website, and eNewspaper. A free trial month is also offered.

Chicago Tribune in one paragraph

Chicago Tribune by Tribune Publishing Company, LLC is a News app for iPhone. Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $19.99 per month across 4 plan(s). App Store rating 4.4 from 18,496 ratings. 8 of 35 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (23%). The developer has 7 app(s) on the App Store, 0 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Oct 23, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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