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The Wall Street Journal. News reviews: what users actually say (2026)

We read the 500 most recent The Wall Street Journal. News reviews across the App Store and Google Play, pooled from 4 country storefronts. Newest review: 21 July 2026.

App Store

4.71★

552K ratings

Google Play

4.218★

86K ratings

Reviews read

500

most recent

Positive / negative

169 / 288

in the sample

What the recent reviews say

35%

We read 500 recent The Wall Street Journal. News reviews across the App Store and Google Play on 23 July 2026. In the 288 negative ones, the most common complaint was "frequent login issues", named by 35% of them.

How current is this

This analysis reads the 500 most recently written The Wall Street Journal. News reviews as of 23 July 2026, 351 from the App Store and 149 from Google Play, pooled across 4 country storefronts (28 April 2020 to 21 July 2026). Every percentage below is counted from those reviews, never estimated. Store ratings are the stores’ own public figures.

What users complain about most

Share of the 288 negative reviews we read that mention each theme.

frequent login issues35% · ~101 of 288
broken crossword feature20% · ~58 of 288
app crashes or hangs18% · ~52 of 288
comments not available15% · ~43 of 288
print edition sync problems12% · ~35 of 288
battery drain8% · ~23 of 288
gift links not working6% · ~17 of 288
unwanted AI summaries5% · ~14 of 288

What users praise

great user interfaceexcellent journalism qualityreliable business newsintuitive app designminimal adsdaily useful informationstrong reporting standardsrecent comment section improvements

The verdict

We read 500 recent The Wall Street Journal. News reviews (169 positive, 288 negative) from 351 on the App Store and 149 on Google Play, across 4 countries. The loudest complaint is "frequent login issues" (35% of negative reviews); what users praise most is "great user interface".

The Wall Street Journal. News: questions and answers

What do users complain about most in The Wall Street Journal. News?

Across 500 recent reviews we read on 23 July 2026, the most common complaint is "frequent login issues", which appears in 35% of the 288 negative reviews (101 of them). The next most common are "broken crossword feature" and "app crashes or hangs".

Is The Wall Street Journal. News worth downloading?

Of the 500 recent reviews we read, 169 were positive and 288 negative. Users most often praise "great user interface" and "excellent journalism quality". The main thing to weigh is "frequent login issues", the most common complaint.

What do people like about The Wall Street Journal. News?

The most common praise themes in the reviews we read are "great user interface", "excellent journalism quality", "reliable business news", "intuitive app design", "minimal ads".

The Wall Street Journal. News rating: App Store vs Google Play

The Wall Street Journal. News holds 4.71 on the App Store (551.937 ratings) and 4.218 on Google Play (85.934 ratings). These are the stores' own public figures.

How many The Wall Street Journal. News reviews did you analyze, and when?

We read 500 of the most recent The Wall Street Journal. News reviews on 23 July 2026: 351 from the App Store and 149 from Google Play, pooled across multiple country storefronts. Every percentage on this page is counted from those reviews.

Countries pooled:US, GB, CA, INApp Store ↗

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