By AppHub Editorial Team · Updated August 3, 2026
Washington Post: Live News
Overview
News & Magazines
The Washington Post
Free
Oct 2, 2011
7.7.3
5.0
$3.99 - $189.99 per item
No
May 27, 2026
Features
The app is free to download and keeps you informed with expert coverage from Post journalists.
PRODUCT FEATURES
The app is free to download and keeps you informed with expert coverage from Post journalists. PRODUCT FEATURES
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Ratings breakdown
90,800 reviewsDeveloper contact
Name
WP Company LLC
Address
1301 K St NW Washington, DC 20071 United States
Website
https://www.washingtonpost.comPhone
+1 703-389-5940
Support
help@washpost.com
Privacy
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Is Washington Post: Live News free to download? high
Yes. The app metadata lists Washington Post: Live News as free, with in-app purchases listed as $3.99 - $189.99 per item.
Source: app_metadata
What do sampled users complain about in Washington Post: Live News? medium
Washington Post: Live News has sampled reports of bugs, crashes, lag, or reliability problems. 2 sampled reviews or 1 sampling buckets support this theme.
Source: user_reviews
What do sampled users like about Washington Post: Live News? low
Washington Post: Live News is praised by sampled reviewers as easy, useful, or convenient. Only 1 sampled review supports this theme, so confidence is low.
Source: user_reviews
How to Use
The app is free to download and keeps you informed with expert coverage from Post journalists. (app_description)
Getting Started
Source: app_description_and_user_feedback_noted
- Install Washington Post: Live News from the appropriate app store.
- Open the app and start with the free experience.
- Review the main features described in the app listing.
- Check settings or support resources if you run into sampled issue patterns such as washington post: live news has sampled reports of bugs, crashes, lag, or reliability problems.
Key Features (from app listing)
Source: app_description
- The app is free to download and keeps you informed with expert coverage from Post journalists. PRODUCT FEATURES
- Stay informed with the 24/7 feed of today’s news.
- Wake up with The 7, a better morning briefing on the day’s most important and interesting stories.
- Customize your alerts to be the first to know when news is breaking.
- Catch up with today’s stories by listening to original podcasts and audio articles.
- Discover something new in My Post, a curated feed with recommendations just for you.
Theme 'easy, useful, or convenient to use' identified in recent_reviews #3. Review #3 praises easy, useful, or convenient to use.
How this content was created
Content type: pattern_analysis_of_user_reviews_and_metadata
AI generated: Yes
- Google Play user reviews (12-20 preferred; may be smaller if source data is limited per app), August 18, 2021 to May 20, 2026
- Google Play ratings distribution
- App Store listing metadata
- Review samples are not statistically representative of all user sentiment
- High-engagement negative reviews can overrepresent complaints
- Claims labeled 'low confidence' are based on single-review observations only
- No real-world app testing was conducted
- Feature availability may vary by region, device, and app version
Pros & Cons
Based on analysis of Google Play user reviews
Pros
- The app is free to download and keeps you informed with expert coverage from Post journalists. PRODUCT FEATURES medium
Extracted from app description
- Stay informed with the 24/7 feed of today’s news. medium
Extracted from app description
- Wake up with The 7, a better morning briefing on the day’s most important and interesting stories. medium
Extracted from app description
- Customize your alerts to be the first to know when news is breaking. medium
Extracted from app description
- Catch up with today’s stories by listening to original podcasts and audio articles. medium
Extracted from app description
Cons
- Some users report issues: "Note: v7.7.0 still crashes. The app has become progressively worse over the last few versions. It now is crashing every 15 minutes or so. It also will" low
Identified from 3 low-rated user review(s)
Evidence (3)
“Note: v7.7.0 still crashes. The app has become progressively worse over the last few versions. It now is crashing every 15 minutes or so. It also will frequently close an open article and return to th”Rating: 2★ May 20, 2026 1 likes“Imagine paying for a newspaper subscription, but the app won't actually hold an article open for more than 10 seconds before going back to the homepage, eventually leading to the app crashing. It's up”Rating: 1★ April 18, 2024 107 likes“App opens with Top Stories (I can't say I don't want this). Half(!!!) of the screen is used for those four little "cards" that are useless.Today three (yes three) of them link to games that I can easi”Rating: 1★ June 04, 2025 52 likes
Recent Reviews
George F
2★Note: v7.7.0 still crashes. The app has become progressively worse over the last few versions. It now is crashing every 15 minutes or so. It also will frequently close an open article and return to the home page. The widget works for only a couple days before it has to be deleted and reinstalled. Nothing seems to help - clearing the cache, deleting all user data or reinstalling the app only serve as temporary fixes. I've made multiple reports to Wapo's support team, but they haven't found a fix.
Nicholas Del Giudice
1★Imagine paying for a newspaper subscription, but the app won't actually hold an article open for more than 10 seconds before going back to the homepage, eventually leading to the app crashing. It's updated and all. Don't feel like I'm getting my subscription's worth. Plus, with them consistently changing who does the Seven in the morning, and always changing the music is just annoying. I come to you for news. Not different personalities in a podcast or funky transition music. I want the news.
A Google user
3★Good news source, but too easy to accidentally "tap" an article you don't want to read, which counts towards your 10 free articles a month. They ought to prompt you to verify that you want to read it, or give you a few seconds to back out without penalizing. For all the ads, I think they could do that. Or maybe have you watch ads in exchange for reading.
Mark Perkins
1★App opens with Top Stories (I can't say I don't want this). Half(!!!) of the screen is used for those four little "cards" that are useless.Today three (yes three) of them link to games that I can easily find via the games menu at the bottom of the screen. The most annoying, though, is when I get "continue reading" hints. I am well aware of what I've been reading and don't always want to read a whole article that has already repeated itself ad infinitum. I'm about done w/ WaPo altogether.
Jeffrey Dunn
1★Horrible app, and it's gotten worse. Now, many pages cannot be bookmarked, at all. Either they have no bookmark icon that can be pressed, or pressing it does nothing. It's a shame, because the Post provides good news. It constantly loses my location and I have to scroll through many articles to figure out where I was. Bookmarks show up in the app, but not online, or vice versa. Some bookmarks cannot be cleared, and the article is left in the reading list forever. It's just become unusable.