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PressReader: News & Magazines subscription: cost, reviews, how to cancel

PressReader Inc, News

Free on the App Store

PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc. 4 subscription plans from $11.99 per month. 10% of 192 recent reviews mention billing.

  • App Store rating4.7★ from 19,055 ratings
  • Cheapest subscription$11.99 per month
  • Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months19 of 192 reviews

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

What the data says

  • Billing complaints in reviews19 of 192 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (10%)
  • Free trial converts to a paid plan7 days free trial, then $11.99 per month
All signals behind this verdict
Reviews in the last 12 months192
Reviews mentioning billing19 (9.9%)
One- or two-star share, last 90 days29% of 42
App Store rating4.7 (19,055 ratings)
Developer's apps63, 12 removed from the store
Age6,212 days
Days since last update0
Subscription plans4
Subscription price changes, last 12 months10
Overall review sentimentneutral

Thresholds and definitions: how we rate apps.

What PressReader: News & Magazines costs

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $11.99 per month.

  • Get Select7 days free trial, then renews every month$11.99
  • Legacy Monthly Membership7 days free trial, then renews every month$29.99
  • Go Premium7 days free trial, then renews every month$29.99
  • Subscribe to Washington PostRenews every month, no trialRs349.00

How to cancel PressReader: News & Magazines

  1. Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
  2. Tap Subscriptions.
  3. Select PressReader: News & Magazines (listed under a plan name such as Get Select).
  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

Rating breakdown

  • 5★81% (15,547)
  • 4★11% (2,115)
  • 3★3% (582)
  • 2★1% (236)
  • 1★2% (569)

Recent updates

  • 8.4Oct 22, 2026
  • 8.3.2Jul 21, 2026
  • 8.3.1Jun 18, 2026
  • 8.3Jun 15, 2026
  • 8.2.3Apr 23, 2026

Praised

  • Convenient access to newspapers and magazines
  • Wide selection of publications
  • Ability to search and discover new content
  • Bookmarking and saving articles
  • Text-to-speech feature

Complained about

  • Frequent crashes and bugs
  • Unreliable automatic downloads
  • Login and authentication issues
  • Clunky and unintuitive navigation
  • High battery consumption
  • Expensive subscription fees

Reported bugs

Inability to log in or access content; Inconsistent performance after app updates; Missing or delayed newspaper/magazine issues; Incorrect or outdated content display.

Recent one-star reviews

Very unstable appGreat when it works but the app crashes incredibly frequently

Moxster, Oct 7, 2026

BuggyLogged in, app froze, logged in. crashed, then had to log in again. Why can’t you lock in your region. (Obviously it knows where you are)

Chinese, Oct 3, 2026

Tech issuesLots of technical login issues

Technical, Oct 2, 2026

Recent five-star reviews

Best app for newspapersLove this app for reading New York Times and economist magazine.

Go, Oct 21, 2026

Excellente appliJ’adore cette appli, je ne peux plus m’en passer. J’ai voulu arrêter par moments car j’avais l’impession de moins lire la presse mais je finis toujours pas y revenir. Et ce qui est vraiment génial c’est d’avoir accès à tous les titres étrangers

Schuby988, Jul 26, 2026

Regionale Zeitung fehltBisher war die App sehr stabil und ordentlich zu lesen. Seit 5 Tagen gibt es in der gesamten Region Thüringen kein Produkt der Funke Medien Gruppe mehr. Trotz mehrfacher Nachfrage an den Support wegen fehlender OTZ oder Landeszeitung wurde nicht reagiert. Deshalb von mir nur einen Stern. Nach 5 Tag…

guzescz, Aug 8, 2026

About the developer

PressReader Inc has published on the App Store since Oct 20, 2009: 63 app(s), 12 of them no longer in the store.

  • The China Daily iPaper4.1★
  • PDI E-Reader4.7★
  • The Telegraph e-paper3.8★
  • The Sportsman eNewspaper5.0★
  • The National E-Reader4.8★

Alternatives to PressReader: News & Magazines

Also similar: The Telegraph: UK & World News (4.6★), Le Monde, Live News (4.8★), Noa: Listen to audio articles (4.5★)

Questions people ask

How much does PressReader: News & Magazines cost?

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $11.99 per month.

How do I cancel PressReader: News & Magazines?

On your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, select PressReader: News & Magazines and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Does PressReader: News & Magazines have a free trial?

Yes: Get Select offers a 7 days free trial, then $11.99 per month.

How much does PressReader cost?

PressReader offers a 7-day free trial of PressReader Premium. After the trial, you can subscribe to PressReader Premium for unlimited access to most publications, purchase single issues, or explore individual subscriptions for certain titles. Access is also available through HotSpot partners without a subscription.

PressReader: News & Magazines in one paragraph

PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc is a News app for iPhone. Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $11.99 per month across 4 plan(s). App Store rating 4.7 from 19,055 ratings. 19 of 192 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (10%). The developer has 63 app(s) on the App Store, 12 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Oct 23, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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