The Independent - News app for iPhone and iPad

4.6 ( 8896 ratings )

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Developer: Independent Digital News & Media Limited

Free

Current version: 11.0.8, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 08 Feb 2012
App size: 45.37 Mb

It’s now even easier to stay expertly informed

The all-new Independent app puts breaking news and awarding-winning journalism at your fingertips, wherever you are and whenever you want. With a host of new features and our signature free-thinking reporting, the Independent app is your essential source of trusted journalism on the go.

What’s included in the Independent app?

All our journalism in one place
From up-to-the-minute breaking news to the daily digital newspaper, enjoy ad-free access to our reporting wherever you are and whenever you want.

5 things you need to know today
Streamline your morning with an essential briefing of the key stories that you need to know about that day.

Independent TV
Bring headlines to life and immerse yourself in the story with access to the latest news clips and trending videos.

Audio articles and playlists
Bring our reporting with you when on the go with audio articles and create playlists for offline listening.

The daily digital newspaper
Wake up to your digital newspaper from 5am each morning and enjoy your read of the days biggest stories.

Daily crosswords, sudoku and puzzles
Challenge yourself with our entertaining and extensive range of brain-training puzzles.

Exclusive events and e-books
Join the debate with expert-led digital events and deepen your understanding of a topic with our curated selection of e-books.

Dark mode
Perfect for evening reads and bedtime browsing.

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The Independent app is free to download and use. Simply register to access a limited number of free articles each week and stay up to date with breaking news notifications.

To unlock all features of the app, an active subscription is required. Subscribers benefit from unlimited access to our journalism, including premium analysis and opinion articles, the daily digital newspaper, audio articles, exclusive digital events, extensive puzzles and more.

To view our latest introductory offers, please check the app.

Please note:

• Payments for in-app subscriptions will be charged to your *Apple account* upon confirmation of purchase.
• Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period.
• Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period.
• You can manage your subscription and adjust your auto-renewal preferences by accessing your *Apple ID account settings* after purchase.

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Terms and conditions
https://www.independent.co.uk/service/terms-and-conditions-subscriptions-a7357841.html

Privacy Policy
https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-notice-a6184181.html

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Pros and cons of The Independent - News app for iPhone and iPad

The Independent - News app good for

Its clear and understandable. I like this type of news as it goes to the point and gives all points of views.

Skim the headlines, or dig a little deeper... This app has become a daily necessity. Thank you, The Independent!

An ability to review the Independents headlines and read many of them. That is generous and. Dry much appreciated. It lives on my first screen beside the FT.

Great source for local and world news, with no biased left- and/or right-wing twists. My number one!

The Independent is still free, which is getting rare, and very easy-to-use. So, I feel I ought not complain, but their imbedded ads are too easy to mistake for articles, and while ads are fine (and inevitable), helping "trick" readers into viewing an ad goes too far. It happened today to me and a first time users of the app wouldnt be able to distinguish between ads and content by their appearance alone. They ought to have a "sponsored content" tag, as they do on Instagram. Other than that, I think the Independent is among the best news apps out there.

Great journalism - just would like it to save my text size preferences, so I dont have to keep pressing that tiny button.

Some bad moments

The new app is well designed and easy to use. There isnt much to say about it, as it works quite well. The content, on the other hand, has been getting progressively worse. A couple years ago, The Independent was probably the second most balanced, informative papers in the UK, behind the Times. Sadly, the papers editorial stance has creeped far too much into their choice of topics, framing of the facts, etc. Most of the content you see on the app is closer to editorial than to news, even if it purports to be the latter. The rest is vacuous commentary on celebrities or football.

There is a definite partisan leaning to this site so their claim that they are an independent and nonpartisan news source is incorrect.

Like the new look, really freshens up the app. Impossible to share via Twitter, however. No possibility to log in to Twitter and an error "impossible to verify your account". Why not just use the iPhones share via Twitter capability?

Takes ages to load, and then theres no front page. Shame, because the first (and only) time it worked, it looked really good.

Been reading older versions for years without any problems. Once the teething problems are sorted it should be good as now have access to puzzles and supplements......when they load

Terrible in every sense of the word. Takes an age to load just the from page even on wifi and then you are greeted with a blank page or loading icon when you click on anything. Just doesnt work. Obviously never tested it. To make matters worse, the Indy has turned into a tabloid full of speculation and rumour that doesnt cross reference any of its stories in favour of attention grabbing quips. Maybe the Daily Mail app works? AVOID!!

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