4 stars: One of the better news apps out there. clean and tidy interface. Update: after using for a while I have concluded this is probably the BEST app out there in terms of quality journalism, organization and presentation. Sadly I may have to delete it because I find their flashing advertisements such an assault on my eyes. I cant imagine who would ever think this was a good idea.
5 stars: The news coverage is nice and balanced. I find news articles covering opposing viewpoints, which gives me confidence that AP is striving to minimize bias. There are plenty of facts, quotes and statistics, and not just opinions. I can hide the endless pictures that plague other news apps (the reason for this is to scan the headlines quickly) . The ads are easy to ignore. Articles are dated clearly. Well done.
3 stars: It's a decent app to access AP News. Nothing fancy. However, the feature to edit topics you want to follow and rank them is broken. I am completely uninterested in sports, but every time I delete that default topic from the list, it comes back immediately upon saving and, annoyingly, places itself as my #1 topic... Should be an easy fix, AP? Would be 4 star otherwise.
3 stars: Seemingly unbiased factual articles and it's free online! Focus is USA oriented, more content from the USA. BBC is a great companion and has 100x better app! The topic customization is broken! You customize it but it forgets immediately. Free, but it feels cheap too. You get what you paid f...