Lexington Herald Leader News App Reviews

Just updated os to 9.0. The font on articles is now shaded a light grey. Almost unreadable in the white background. There is no way to change the font shading. Embarrassing for the herald leader to peddle such an awful product. Please rectify this asap.

I do not like this update AT ALL. You cannot see recent stories or content. For instance, this morning, I could only access one story that was new since yesterday. I'll get my news elsewhere from now on. Disappointing since I've always supported the paper.

This app is awesome to keep you updated on the Kentucky Wildcats!! Always great articles and I recommend to anyone!

Fantastic place to get to know some Kentucky. And the rest of the world.

Was a nice app but now they charge for access. I'll no longer be using it.

How are Lexington Herald – Leader has become a joke and an embarrassment to the citizens of Lexington. It seems to be rampant with spelling and grammar errors, incomplete obituary information lags behind to the point where sometimes the funeral service or visitation has been held before it appears in the paper if that’s what you want to call this. I find it odd that there seems to be an overabundance of articles and information about UK sports while the rest of the paper suffers for journalism that is incorrect and/lacking. This move to Louisville was supposed to make things so much better but sadly that is not the result and this is the Shame. Rick Young

Horrible. Obit section doesn't have nearby towns in it. Plus the annoying ads that pop up. Par for the course for this left wing paper.

I downloaded the LHL app but a large percentage of the “local” sports columns are related to the Miami Hurricanes. Seems like a weird glitch.

I have been trying to adapt to the new Ap without success. I miss the print edition option, because it followed a logical layout and I had no problem finding the comics and Dear Abby. I have yet to find the comics and Dear Abby. I strongly recommend that you restore the print edition option. If you don't do that, please list the comics and Dear Abby in whatever location you chose and then put these features on a drop down menu.

The light gray color of the articles against the white background is impossible to read. Please fix this!

You guys could actually run more adds Ang should. They’re aren’t exactly to the point of annoying yet. Nice work

You have to get a Press + account to read the local news now? I guess I will look elsewhere for my local news.

I was somewhat satisfied before the update. The obituary section had issues with automatically playing a video at times. Now the app won't work at all. It says you can use the older version, but it still won't open. Time to delete.

Because of a family crises, I’ve been in California since February. I could not stay abreast of current events in Lexington if the Herald-Leader didn’t provide access to news worthy topics around town. I appreciate knowing how things will have changed once I return to My Old Kentucky Home.

Don't like new app.

I found the newly updated version of the Herald-Leader to be very unsatisfactory. It is cumbersome and several sections of the new version are not available. The print version on line is no longer available. I will likely eliminate my digital subscription and have already eliminated my paper subscription.

The subscriber services page is for the wrong newspaper. It takes you to The Enquirer-Herald, Ft Mills times, Lake Wylie Pilot page. Going on the web instead of the app takes you to the Lexington Herald Leader page. But now there is no way to report an undelivered paper, only a wet/damaged paper or wrong paper. By the way, if you phone the service center -- it is in the Philippines. The operator on it told me.

While this app is a passable supplement to my hard copy subscription it is next to useless when it comes to being a "go to" source for breaking local (and even non-local) news. I might as well rely on a town crier.

I do not have press + and I do not want it. I shouldn't have to sign in to read each news article. App is useless. Delete.

Updated review. I finally found the e-edition hidden in the obits and more section. I want the option to see the print version again. I read it from cover to cover every word and if I feel the need to delve further into a story then I'll look at videos or other formats. If I can't at least start out with the print version this will be my last month to subscribe. I'm just an old fashioned hard head. I WANT MY OLD PAPER BACK but in digital version.

I would rate this app very low! I've been printing your Sudokus nearly every do for about a year! Since I went to iOS 9, it has been a hassle! I can't even find the daily Sudoku from your app let alone print it! How do your even find the comic section or search for content using your app? Signed frustrated.

Do not care for the new app. Difficult to navigate and like the old style that allowed easier "paging" thru the material.

I would give this app a half star if possible because as a subscriber the sign in should be on the front end not hidden on the TOS page, It's nearly as annoying as the sign in version of the papers online edition and by signing in it doesn't get rid of the ever changing bottom ads at each page. VERY TACKY!

I used to love this app and the Lexington Herald Leader and supported the advertisers who advertised on this page. However, this morning I was prevented from reading my news because I had exceeded my number of stories for the month. I guess I will look to other news media groups to get my news. So disappointed in Lexington Herald Leader.

The app works fairly well, however it needs a search function.

Works fine but there’s no way to search.

Settings will not allow you to open on the e-edition. Please fix this.

Ability to set preferences is limited. Text is too small. Some ads are objectionable.

First, we stopped our subscription to the print version of the H-L (finally!) for so many reasons. In part because your board is so anti-Catholic and we are Catholic. Then, I kinda got out of the habit of reading what I wanted of Top Stories, Local News and Obituaries. I didn't always check the headlines and read a few articles before moving on to email and Facebook. Now, with the latest "up"dated version of the app, I can only find One Top Story, which is often sports related. Really? With all that is going on in the world? It's not even basketball or football season. H-L, you may soon find yourself non-existent because nobody is watching or reading. You did it all to yourself. A slow, customer-unfriendly death....... just... gon

Two thumbs up!👍🏿👍🏿

So they updated the app, yet still feel in the last days of 2015 that not supporting the resolution of the 6+ or 6s+ is an okay update. UPDATE THE APP FOR 1080p phones! This app is just lazy at best.

I really enjoy the app. Easy to navigate.

It's convent, resourceful, and informational. You stay in the know.

The previous was much better. This one is so full pop up I had to toe most impossible to read the news.

Why would anyone want to pay for news?

I like the HL and the app makes it easy to read. But the comments section is very poorly made. Comments disappear only to reappear later. Write a comment on one device? Usually can't read it on a another. The old version before you switched to Facebook comments was more solid. It would be 5 star if you had the old comment section!

App needs search capability. Otherwise very nice.

The headlines are forced into a sidebar, making it difficult to see and browse headlines. Switching to Safari so I can see a proper layout.

Garbage app by a garbage media group

As of today, this app has a flashing icon at the bottom of the screen for some articles, making it look like you have an incoming message. Clicking on it takes you to a web page that says it is CNN, but it is really a page trying to sell a junk science supplement. Misleading at best, but I would go further and say the Herald-Leader's new advertising is flat out unethical.

Where is the print edition view? Where are the more detailed sections like UK Men's Basketball, or High School sports that made it easy to narrow the articles down to what a person wants to find? There was nothing wrong with the old format so this seems like a change just for the sake of saying it's "new". Lame "update". At least let us keep the old one.

Love the features especially having the choice to view the print edition or Live view.

Horrible service!

We are out of state for now and it is sooo good to continue reading it online. Thanks.

Terrible no one wants this app if it doesn't have the print edition! Why would you get rid of this?!

I paid to read the news, not get harassed by endless pop up ads. This is getting worse over time.