Arizona Daily Star Reviews

New to Tucson, we wanted to get an e-subscription to the Daily Star. The automated phone system sent us to Mumbai, where I went through the process of signing up. Five days later, still no access to the online version. I went to the automated phone system again, this time ending up speaking to someone in the Philippines, again no help. After five more days I finally spoke to someone in Tucson at a different department in the Daily Star. Bingo! Very helpful, got our e-subscription going. Really like the paper - but they need to bring the subscription process back to Arizona!!!!

ArizonaDailyStar loads quickly and dependably without having to constantly log in. It looks exactly like the newspaper and is always there for you - on time and dry. It’s with you when you travel and it keeps back issues available for weeks. It’s included in the price you pay for your printed newspaper and your fingers don’t have printer’s ink on them when you’ve finished reading. It’s an exceptionally well-designed app. What’s not to like?

I live in Jacksonville, Florida. I got the online version of the Arizona Daliy Star because our son and family live in Tucson. I am so happy and impressed with the quality and content. It is so superior to our local newspaper. The content is relevant, very informative, and up to date on COVID Vaccines. I love this awesome, professional newspaper! Much superior to any other local newspaper that I have ever read before. Thank you! You do not disappoint in any way!

I installed Ios14 on my IPad 2 days ago. I have no other issues with it as of now. However, Arizona Daily Star does not full load pages without some help. A page will flash load all content , then the actual paper news articles disappear. If I touch the area where there should be an article it will show the article in the lower screen. If I then X that out it will then show the article in its proper place. I have to do this multiple times on each edition. I’ve had this service for a long time and never experienced this kind of failure to perform to my expectations.
PLEASE FIX!
Thankyou.

Works fine if you read the paper cover to cover without ever switching to another app. However, in real use it has a very annoying habit of returning to page 1 of the current edition!

So if you’re in the middle of the sports section and switch to another app, when you return to the paper it’ll update and return to page 1, forcing you to try and find where you left off. It doesn’t always do this when switching apps but usually does

This is even more annoying if you are trying to read a prior edition of the paper. Switch apps and when you return it takes you to page 1 of the current paper. Ugh.

As the price of the print edition of the Arizona Daily Star soared, and I called to cancel, the customer service rep suggested I roll my credit into prepayment of the online edition. I never thought we would enjoy it as much as we do. We can read it wherever our travels take us, or while sitting in a waiting room. It’s always with us, and the bonus is not wasting all that paper! Highly recommend it.

Never thought I’d give up the actual paper newspaper, but here I am, immensely enjoying ArizonaDailyStar! I love the traditional layout and the ease with which to read the individual articles. Also, with ArizonaDailyStar, it’s super easy to select and look at ads within the paper. Speaking of ads, the coupon section is a plus! I love that there are no ad banners or any other moving parts with ArizonaDailyStar. I’m really enjoying it!

I’ve been ready the AZ Daily Star every morning for over 30 years. Several years ago I moved to digital format so I could read anywhere anytime. It’s a well designed format though sometimes there are errors in text (like no space between words) that probably come from the automated digital process. But that’s OK as one can usually figure out what the intended words are.

We reluctantly gave up our paper-based subscription after 45 years…traumatic.

I did use the The on line app before this new one, but not very satisfying. this one starts with seeing the paper layout, ability to scroll by printed page and section, far better approach.

This does let me over a page and drill down into those I wish to read. It makes the full time transition to online far more satisfying. Good work!

I do like ArizonaDailyStar , especially when I am traveling & on the days when we don’t get a print version delivered. But I overwhelmingly prefer to have the actual physical paper in my hands!
ArizonaDailyStar is easy to use & convenient, so I get to enjoy both versions, depending on the day of the week or where I am. Thanks for all your hard work in keeping both versions accessible!

When you click into an article, it shows the article on the bottom half of the screen and the page of newspaper on the top with the place of the article highlighted. I would like the ability to use the full screen for the article I’m reading. I would also like to be able to set a default text size instead of having to resize every time. Besides these two annoyances, the newspaper app is pretty good.

I really like the e-edition because it can be downloaded offline and read without the Internet. Since I read it on my ipad it’s more portable and I can read it almost anywhere..l still believe the print edition is important because it is available when people don’t have the internet.

After 40 years reading the Star, changes have transitioned its format, reporting, and ownership. I become miffed when news of Tucson is reported in the a Az Republic but not our Tucson paper though they are owned by the same company. Fitzsimmons is our gem. Since we began our on line paper, it is easy to send articles to friends and it is less paper waste.
Journalism is the watch dog for our society. Keep striving!

I got so tired of online news apps that gave me stories I didn’t want and were full of annoying flashing and scrolling ads. Went back to my local paper's app. Now I can easily scroll through global, national and local stories. Pick the ones I want to read and scan others.

After subscribing to the Arizona Republic this year for comparison purposes, I have come to appreciate what an excellent newspaper we in Pima County are privileged to enjoy in the ADS.

If there is anything we as subscribers can do to help ward off a takeover by hedge fund vultures, I hope that our community leaders will organize and show us how to do so.

Jordan Luke

When I’m home I prefer the paper version but lately a lot of travel and love having the paper available with the original paper look .... thanks for all your efforts to remain a viable important invaluable source of local national and world news . Also like keeping up with my fav comic strips!

I really enjoy the e version of the newspaper but it seems like you have had technical difficulties getting the paper on line. Three times the last two weeks the first section of the paper was missing and trying to. Reset my iPad and ArizonaDailyStar didn’t help. Not until late in the day was the issue resolved way past my time I can read the newspaper. Will this get resolved?

I live away from Tucson now but the livin’ is easier because I’m able to read local news and happenings from my favorite place...Tucson! Tucson, you hold a very special place in my heart (and soul) and reading the Arizona Daily Star online is part of that!

We have received the AZ Daily Star electronically now for many years. There are occasional problems but they are rare. Enjoy getting the “paper” wherever we are, reading it without getting dirty and not having to recycle anything! One can email a link to articles or message them. So easy to save recipes or articles. Could never go back!

The most recent update much improves the on-line viewing of the Star. Before it was frustrating with the screen selections jumping
around, blurring, pink stuff when you don’t want it and so on. Thank you, now it is a joy to read.

ArizonaDailyStar works pretty well, with few bugs. I spend about 30 minutes a day with it reading the morning news, the only downside being that you can’t use it to help potty train a puppy when your are done with the daily edition.

I wish AZ Daily Star would pull their head out Purdue using a reliable app. The paper is okay, the only local full fledged paper available and is necessary for local news. The national news is pulled from the same wires all the other newspapers use. Their coverage is generally superficial on both fronts.

Their app is garbage. It’ll open up with no content, or with content that is illegible. It is often slow, but they seem happy with that. Why maintain high standards if you have no viable competitor?